Dates

• Existence: 1909 - 1997

Biographical History

Robert John Evans (1909-1997) was a poultry professor and researcher in Michigan.

Robert John Evans was born on March 18, 1909 in Logan, Utah to Robert James and Alice Hazel Stallings Evans. He attended schools in Logan, and then moved with his family to Lehi during high school. After graduating he attended Brigham Young University, where he ran for the track team. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he served a mission to South Africa between 1929 and 1932. After his return he attended Utah State Agricultural College, where he earned his bachelor's degree in chemistry and mathematics, and a master's in poultry science. He continued his studies at the University of Wisconsin, earning his Ph.D. in the field in 1939. He returned to the West, working at Carbon College in Price, Utah and at the State College of Washington in Pullman. In 1941 he married Alice Pugmire, and they had two children.

In 1947, Evans took a position on the faculty of the Poultry Department of Michigan State University. He completed some advanced studies at Cambridge, England and Edinburgh, Scotland, but remained at Michigan until his retirement in 1977. He was internationally recognized as an expert in protein biochemistry, doing extensive work with eggs and beans.

He and his wife then moved back to Utah and settled in Ogden. During this time, he participated in travel study programs offered by Brigham Young University. Evans died on December 6, 1997 in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Citation:

UPB files, accessed Nov. 26, 2013 (at Michigan State University 1947-1977; travelled with the BYU Travel Studies Department, 1983-85) .

Ancestry.com, via WWW, Nov. 26, 2013 (Robert John Evans; b. Mar. 18, 1909 in Logan, Utah; parents: Robert James Evans and Alice Hazel Stallings; m. Aug. 14, 1941 in Logan, Utah to Alice Pugmire; d. Dec. 6, 1997, two children)

LexisNexis, Nov. 26, 2013 (Robert John Evans; father of Robert Pugmire Evans)

Familysearch.org, via WWW, Nov. 26, 2013 (Robert John Evans; b. Mar. 18, 1909 in Logan, Utah; lived in Ithaca, N.Y., 1909-1912; member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; attended high school in Lehi, Utah; attended Brigham Young University, ran track; served mission to South Africa, 1929-1932; graduated from Utah State Agricultural College (USAC), chemistry and math, ran track; master's degree from USAC, then Ph.D. from University of Wisconsin in 1939; taught at Carbon College (Price, Utah), then State College of Washington (Pullman, Wash.) in Poultry Dept.; moved to Lansing, Mich. in 1947 to work at Michigan State University; advanced studies at Cambridge, England, 1963; further advanced studies at Edinburgh, Scotland and Cambridge, England, 1972; retired in 1977, moved to Ogden, Utah; d. 1997 in Idaho Falls, Idaho)

UPB files, accessed March 19, 2014, (internationally recognized as an expert in protein biochemistry, doing extensive work with eggs and beans)

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