Leo P. Vernon research notes
Scope and Contents
Contains research notes compiled by Leo P. Vernon.
Dates
- 1953
Creator
- Vernon, Leo P. (1925-2010) (creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Leo P. Vernon research notes must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Leo P. Vernon (1925-2010) was an chemistry professor and academic administrator in Utah.
Leo Preston Vernon was born on October 10, 1925 in Roosevelt, Utah to William Morley Vernon and Roseltha Bingham. As a child he lived in briefly in Kanab, Utah before the family settled in Orem, Utah, where he was raised. After high school he studied chemistry at Brigham Young University (BYU). In 1944 he joined the United States Army, and was trained as an X-ray technician. However, he spent most of his time in the service as a member of music corps. In 1946 Vernon returned to BYU and completed his degree in chemistry in 1948. That year he also married Fern Trunkey in Salt Lake Temple, and they later had five children. Vernon completed his education earning a Ph.D. in biochemistry at Iowa State University, and doing post-doctoral research in Madison, Wisconsin and Washington University of St. Louis.
Vernon joined the BYU chemistry faculty in 1954, but left for a year's study at Nobel Institute in Stockholm, Sweden in 1960. After his fellowship he did not return to the university, instead becoming the director of Kettering Research Labs in Yellow Springs, Ohio from 1961-1971. In 1971 he was recruited by university president Dallin H. Oaks to return as director of Research Division at BYU. In 1974 he was advanced to the role of Assistant Academic Vice President. At the end of the Oaks administration he returned to the Chemistry Department, where he taught for five years. Vernon retired from BYU in 1991.
In addition to his academic work, Vernon served as Mormon bishop, high councilor, stake presidency member, and stake president.
Vernon died on June 8, 2010 in Provo, Utah.
Extent
1 volume (152 pages)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
Includes index.
Appraisal
Departmental records (University Archives collecting policy, July 2003).
- Title
- Register of Leo P. Vernon research notes
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US