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Eva Evelyn Burrows
Eva Burrows at The Salvation Army's Australia Southern Territory Training College
Born	September 15, 1929 (1929-09-15) (age 80) 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.

She was awarded the Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) in 1986^[1] and upgraded to Companion (AC) in 1994.^[2] 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

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Part of a series on The Salvation Army

Background Christianity · Protestantism · Pietism · Anglicanism · Arminianism · Methodism · Holiness Movement · Evangelicalism

Organization General · Chief of the Staff · High Council · Officer · Soldier · Corps

Persons William Booth · Catherine Booth · Bramwell Booth · Florence Eleanor Soper · Evangeline Booth · Ballington Booth · Catherine Bramwell-Booth · George Scott Railton · T. Henry Howard · Emma Churchill · Ray Steadman-Allen · Eva Burrows · John Gowans · John Larsson · Shaw Clifton ·

Other Band · International Staff Band · Promoted to Glory · Order of the Founder · Limelight Department · Christmas kettle · War Cry · Articles of War · Reliance Bank

Related organizations Volunteers of America · Skeleton Army · The Blind Beggar

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[edit] References

[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