Eva Burrows
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| Eva Evelyn Burrows | |
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 Eva Burrows at The Salvation Army's Australia Southern Territory Training College |
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| Born | September 15, 1929 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Officer of The Salvation Army |
| Years active | 42 (1951 - 1993) |
| Title | General (Retired) |
Eva Evelyn Burrows, AC (born 15 September 1929) was the 13th General of the Salvation Army.
Born in Australia she became a Salvation Army Officer from the Fortitude Valley corps in Queensland in 1951. Eva was educated at the prestigious Brisbane State High School. She served at the Howard Institute in Zimbabwe from 1952 to 1967, was Principal of the Usher Institute from 1967 to 1970, and served at the International College for Officers, at The Cedars, Sydenham Hill London, from 1970 to 1975, first as Assistant Principal, then as Principal.
She became the leader of the Salvation Army's Social Services for Women in Great Britain in 1975, and leader of the Salvation Army's work in Sri Lanka in 1977. In 1980 she became leader of the Salvation Army's work in Scotland, followed in 1982 as leader of the Salvation Army's work in the Australian Southern Territory. In 1986 she was elected General of the Salvation Army by the slimmest margin in the history of the High Council (22 to 24 on the fourth ballot, a margin of one person's vote).[1]
She was awarded the Order of Australia (AO) in 1986[2] and upgraded to Companion (AC) in 1994.[3] In 1988 she became an Honorary Doctor of Liberal Arts at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, and was awarded an Honorary LLD from Asbury University in the USA in 1988. In December 1993, she received an honorary Doctor of Philosophy from her alma mater, the University of Queensland.
Burrows continues active salvation warfare, having just completed a ten-year post on the Board of the International Bible Society (in 2005), and being the international Champion of the Be A Hero campaign, as well as sitting on the Board of Reference of The Salvation Army War College. She is a formidable leader and leaves an indelible mark on The Salvation Army.
[edit] Appointments & Qualifications
| Details | Location | Date |
| Soldier, Fortitude Valley, Queensland | Australia Eastern Territory | |
| Bachelor of Arts | Queensland University | |
| Commissioned as an Officer | Australia Eastern Territory | 1951 |
| Post Graduate Certificate of Education | University of London, UK | |
| Corps Work | British Territory (UK Territory) | 1951–1952 |
| Howard Institute | Zimbabwe | 1952–1967 |
| Head of Teacher Training, Howard Institute | Zimbabwe | 1965 |
| Vice-Principal, Howard Institute | Zimbabwe | 1965–1967 |
| Principal, Usher Institute | Zimbabwe | 1967–1970 |
| Assistant Principal, International College for Officers | London | 1970–1974 |
| Principal, International College for Officers | London | 1974–1975 |
| Leader of Women's Social Services | Great Britain | 1975–1977 |
| Territorial Commander | Sri Lanka Territory | 1977–1979 |
| Territorial Commander | Scotland Territory | 1979–1982 |
| Territorial Commander | Australia Southern Territory | 1982–1986 |
| General of The Salvation Army | Worldwide | 1986–1993 |
| Officer in the Order of Australia | Australia | 1986 |
| Master of Education | Sydney University | |
| Hon. Dr. Liberalium Artium (Dr. of Liberal Arts - DLA) | Ewha Womans University, Seoul | 1988 |
| Hon. Dr. of Laws (LLD) | Asbury College | 1988 |
| Paul Harris Fellow of Rotary International | Worldwide | 1990 |
| Hon. DST (Delta Sigma Theta) | Houghton College | 1992 |
| Hon. Dr. of Divinity (D.D.) | Olivet Nazarene University | 1993 |
| Hon. Dr. of Philosophy (PhD) | Queensland University | 1993 |
| Hon. Dr. of the University | Griffith University | 1994 |
| Companion of the Order of Australia | Australia | 1994 |
| Living Legacy Award, Women's International Center | USA | 1996 |
| Board, International Bible Society | 1995–2005 | |
| Board of Reference, The Salvation Army War College | Vancouver & Chicago |
[edit] References
- ^ Henry Gariepy, Christianity in Action: The International History of The Salvation Army (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2009) 101.
- ^ It's an Honour - Officer in the Order of Australia
- ^ It's an Honour - Companion in the Order of Australia
- ^ International Heritage Centre - Eva Burrows
[edit] External links
- Biography and Interview from Australian Biography Online
- "Why Help The Poor?" - A condensed version of an address delivered by General Burrows at the opening session of the Third Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Banking with the Poor held in Brisbane 21–25 November 1995.
- Gariepy, Henry (1993). General of God's Army; The Authorized Biography of General Eva Burrows. Victor Books. ISBN 1564760448.
| Preceded by Jarl Wahlström |
General of The Salvation Army 1986–1993 |
Succeeded by Bramwell Tillsley |
