- Eva Burrows
Eva Evelyn Burrows AC (born
15 September 1929 ) was the 13th General of theSalvation Army .Born in
Australia she became a Salvation Army Officer from theFortitude Valley corps inQueensland in 1951. She served at the Howard Institute inZimbabwe 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 inGreat Britain in 1975, and leader of the Salvation Army's work inSri Lanka in 1977. In 1980 she became leader of the Salvation Army's work inScotland , followed in 1982 as leader of the Salvation Army's work in theAustralia n Southern Territory. In 1986 she was elected General of the Salvation Army.She was awarded the Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) in 1986 [ [http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=872464&search_type=quick&showInd=true It's an Honour] - Officer in the Order of Australia] and upgraded to Companion (AC) in 1994. [ [http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=873614&search_type=quick&showInd=true It's an Honour] - Companion in the Order of Australia] In 1988 she became an Honorary Doctor of
Liberal Arts atEwha Womans University inSeoul , and was awarded an Honorary LLD fromAsbury University in the USA in 1988. In December 1993, she received an honorary Doctor ofPhilosophy from her alma mater, theUniversity 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.
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* [http://www.australianbiography.gov.au/burrows/bio.html Biography and interview from Australian Biography Online]
General
Predecessor=Jarl Wahlström
Successor=Bramwell Tillsley |Dates=1986–1993
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