Lyman Willardson
Dublin Core
Title
Lyman Willardson
Subject
Artist; Beehive; Totem Pole
Description
Profile of Artist Lyman Willardson
Person Item Type Metadata
Birth Date
1927-05-10
Birthplace
Ephraim, Utah
Death Date
2005-10-04
Occupation
Irrigation and Drainage Engineering Researcher
Biographical Text
Lyman Willardson was born on May 10, 1927, in Ephraim, Utah. He was the oldest child of Lyman Young Willardson and Alice Sessions and was born in the same house where his father was born. He had two brothers and one sister, Harvey Christian Willardson (deceased), Kristeen Green of Orem, Utah, and Thomas Sheldon Willardson of Kanab, Utah. Lyman Sessions Willardson passed away Oct. 4, 2005, in Logan.
He attended school in Ephraim, through Snow Junior College. He attended classes at all levels, beginning with kindergarten, in the Noyes Building which houses Snow College. He graduated from Snow College in 1948, with an associate of science degree in engineering. He graduated from Utah State Agricultural College in 1950, with a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering with a specialty in irrigation.
Before graduation, he worked for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation during the summers. After graduation, he worked for the U.S. Soil Conservation Service in Logan, while continuing his studies toward a master/s degree.
In 1952, he accepted employment as an irrigation engineer with the United Fruit Company in the Dominican Republic, and moved there with his wife and two children. He was later transferred to Honduras in Central America. In 1954, he joined the Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Puerto Rico, where he did irrigation and drainage research until 1957. In 1957, he accepted a position with the USDA Agricultural Research Service at Utah State University in Logan, as a research irrigation engineer.
In 1965, he was transferred to Ohio State University, where he obtained a doctorate in agricultural engineering in 1967. From Ohio, he was transferred to the Imperial Valley of California where he worked in irrigation and drainage engineering research until 1974. He resigned from the USDA Agricultural Research Service after 20 years of service to accept a position as professor of irrigation and drainage engineering at USU, where he taught and conducted research through the spring semester of this year, well past his official retirement in 1994.
He also had many hobbies and talents. He enjoyed and was gifted in artistic expression through wood carving, sculpture, photography and gem faceting. One of his wood carvings was displayed in the Smithsonian Institution. He enjoyed black-and-white photography and had a gift for capturing the spirit of people in his photos.
Lyman S. Willardson was active in the U.S. Mormon Battalion and the Sons of Utah Pioneers. He was an active member of the LDS Church and has held responsible offices such as bishop, high councilor, auxiliary leader, teacher and home teacher. He served as executive secretary of the Logan Utah Cache West Stake for more than 18 years and as a worker in the Logan LDS Temple baptistery for nine years.
He attended school in Ephraim, through Snow Junior College. He attended classes at all levels, beginning with kindergarten, in the Noyes Building which houses Snow College. He graduated from Snow College in 1948, with an associate of science degree in engineering. He graduated from Utah State Agricultural College in 1950, with a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering with a specialty in irrigation.
Before graduation, he worked for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation during the summers. After graduation, he worked for the U.S. Soil Conservation Service in Logan, while continuing his studies toward a master/s degree.
In 1952, he accepted employment as an irrigation engineer with the United Fruit Company in the Dominican Republic, and moved there with his wife and two children. He was later transferred to Honduras in Central America. In 1954, he joined the Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Puerto Rico, where he did irrigation and drainage research until 1957. In 1957, he accepted a position with the USDA Agricultural Research Service at Utah State University in Logan, as a research irrigation engineer.
In 1965, he was transferred to Ohio State University, where he obtained a doctorate in agricultural engineering in 1967. From Ohio, he was transferred to the Imperial Valley of California where he worked in irrigation and drainage engineering research until 1974. He resigned from the USDA Agricultural Research Service after 20 years of service to accept a position as professor of irrigation and drainage engineering at USU, where he taught and conducted research through the spring semester of this year, well past his official retirement in 1994.
He also had many hobbies and talents. He enjoyed and was gifted in artistic expression through wood carving, sculpture, photography and gem faceting. One of his wood carvings was displayed in the Smithsonian Institution. He enjoyed black-and-white photography and had a gift for capturing the spirit of people in his photos.
Lyman S. Willardson was active in the U.S. Mormon Battalion and the Sons of Utah Pioneers. He was an active member of the LDS Church and has held responsible offices such as bishop, high councilor, auxiliary leader, teacher and home teacher. He served as executive secretary of the Logan Utah Cache West Stake for more than 18 years and as a worker in the Logan LDS Temple baptistery for nine years.
Collection
Citation
“Lyman Willardson,” Utah Folk Arts, accessed April 24, 2024, https://utahfolkarts.omeka.net/items/show/68.