Wilson, Vanez T., 1895-1977

Vanez Theurer Wilson was born September 13, 1895 in Logan, Utah. From 1918-1919 Wilson served in the Army and fought in World War I. He received a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Utah State Agricultural College in 1920, majoring in irrigation. On July 14, 1921, he married Margaret Ann Budge in the Logan LDS temple. Together they had five children, four of which survived to adulthood.

After receiving his bachelor’s degree, Mr. Wilson was employed in the private sector for a number of years. In 1927 he began his career with the Department of the Interior, helping to survey and establish what was to become the Bear River Bird Refuge just outside of Brigham City, Utah. He was appointed to be the Refuge Manager on April 1, 1937, a position which he held until his retirement on August 5, 1965.

Mr. Wilson was an active member of his community. He held many leadership positions in the Rotary Club (where he was president for a number of years), the American Legion, the Boy Scouts of America, the Chamber of Commerce, as well as his local LDS congregation where he served in a number of ecclesiastical positions.

From the guide to the Vanez T. Wilson Photograph Collection, (Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives)

Vanez Theurer Wilson was born September 13, 1895, in Logan, Utah. From 1918 to 1919 Mr. Wilson served in the United States Army and fought in World War I. Mr. Wilson received his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Utah State Agricultural College in 1920, with a specialty in irrigation. On July 14, 1921, he married Margaret Ann Budge in the Logan Latter-day Saints temple. Together they had five children, four of which survived to adulthood.

After receiving his bachelor’s degree, Mr. Wilson was employed in the private sector for a number of years. In 1927 he began his career with the Department of the Interior, helping to survey and establish what was to become the Bear River Bird Refuge just outside of Brigham City, Utah. He was appointed to the position of Refuge Manager on April 1, 1937, a job which he held until his retirement on August 5, 1965.

Mr. Wilson was an active member of his community. He held many leadership positions in the Rotary Club (where he was president for a number of years), the American Legion, the Boy Scouts of America, the Chamber of Commerce, and his local LDS congregation, where he served in a number of ecclesiastical positions.

From the guide to the Vanez T. Wilson Papers, 1918-2002, (Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives)