Brown, Sherman D. (Sherman Daniel), 1929-
Biographical History
Sherman D. Brown (1929- ) was a professor of materials engineering at the University of Illinois.
Sherman Daniel Brown was born September 10, 1929 in Salt Lake City, Utah to parents Leon Brown and Lillian Leone Hendrickson. He attended West High School in Salt Lake City, Utah. On September 11, 1953, he married Kathryn Anne Smith, and together they had five children. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Utah in chemical engineering in 1958. He was a professor of materials engineering at the University of Illinois--Champaign-Urbana until his retirement in 1996.
Sherman held many callings in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and was called to be a stake patriarch in 1978.
Citation:
Email to Lorelei Waddel (daughter), February 4, 2015 (Sherman Daniel Brown; b. Sep. 10, 1929; parents Leon Brown and Lillian Leone Hendrickson; married Kathryn Anne Smith on Sep. 11, 1953; five children; Ph.D. in chemical engineering, University of Utah, 1958; professor of materials engineering at University of Illinois; retired in 1996; stake patriarch; attended West High School)Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Harold B. Lee letter to Sherman D. Brown
Collection contains a letter written by Harold B. Lee to Sherman D. Brown. The letter describes an experience Harold B. Lee had on a flight to Salt Lake City. He felt hands upon his head in a manner similar to a priesthood blessing, then later experienced massive hemorrhaging. He believed that the blessing on the plane allowed him to survive until he was off the flight. Dated 1973.