Dates

• Existence: 1923 - 2014

Biographical History

A. Lester Allen (1923-2014) was a dean of Brigham Young University's College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences.

A. Lester Allen was born September 24, 1923 to parents Charles A. and Ida L. Allen. He was raised in Los Angeles. On December 29, 1943, he married Marilyn Murphy. They had eleven children together. He served in the Panama Canal Zone during World War II, after which he received a PhD from UCLA. He was hired at BYU in 1954, and served as dean of the College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences from 1968-1981. He died March 4, 2014.

Citation:

Brigham Young University Studies, vol. 29, no. 3, 1989: page 71 (A. Lester Allen is a emeritus professor of zoology and former dean of the College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences at Brigham Young University)

Deseret News obituaries, via WWW 2 April, 2015 (A. Lester Allen -also known as Lester- born September 24, 1923, died March 4, 2014; raised in Los Angeles; served as an officer in the Army Air Corp during World War II; graduated with a Ph. D. from UCLA; Began teaching at BYU in 1954, with emphasis in zoology; moved to Orem, UT in 1955)

Daily Herald Obituaries, August 8, 2014 (A. Lester Allen; b. September 24, 1923 to Charles A. and Ida L. Allen; raised in Los Angeles; married Marilyn Murphy on December 29, 1943; had 11 children; served in the Panama Canal Zone in World War II; received PhD from UCLA; hired at BYU in 1954; d. March 4, 2014)

Organizational History Project, August 8, 2014 (Brigham Young University. College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences; served as dean 1968-1981)

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