Borgman, Leon E.

Leon Borgman was born February 16, 1928 in Chicasha, Oklahoma. He dropped out of high school and joined the Merchant Marines for two years and then served for three years in the Air Force. During this time, he earned his GED. Borgman got married in 1949, and they moved to Colorado where he earned his B.S. in geological engineering at Colorado School of Mines. He earned his M.S. in mathematics at the University of Houston in 1959 and then his Ph.D. in statistics at the University of California, Berkeley. Borgman was employed by Shell Development Company in Houston as an oceanographic engineer, taught for six years at the University of California, Davis, and three years at the University of California, Berkeley. He came to the University of Wyoming in 1970 as a professor of geology and statistics. Following his retirement, he was a private consultant. Dr. Borgman passed away on February 5, 2007 at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center following a short battle with an aggressive brain tumor.

From the guide to the Leon E. Borgman papers, 1937-2001, (University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.)

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