Editing Steve Appleton (section)

{{Short description|American businessman (1960–2012)}}
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'''Steven R. Appleton''' (March 31, 1960 – February 3, 2012) was an American business executive, the [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of [[Micron Technology]], based in [[Boise, Idaho]].<ref>[http://www.micron.com/about/company/leadership/steven-r-appleton Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer], www.Micron.com. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226015436/http://www.micron.com/about/company/leadership/steven-r-appleton |date=February 26, 2012 }}</ref>

Born and raised in [[Southern California]], Appleton attended [[Boise State University]] and played [[tennis]] for the [[Boise State Broncos tennis|Broncos]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=2008 feature on Micron's Steve Appleton: 'I don't have any regrets'|url=https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/2008-feature-on-microns-steve-appleton-i-dont-have-any-regrets/article_4069e259-0783-5fd7-a57b-12eb37fb11ca.html|last=Ceja|first=Brenda|website=Idaho Press|date=3 February 2012 |language=en|access-date=2020-05-20}}</ref> A&nbsp;lifelong aviation enthusiast, he died when his single-engine plane crashed shortly after takeoff from the [[Boise Airport]] on February 3, 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Transportation Safety Board Aviation Accident Final Report|url=https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20120203X23028&AKey=1&RType=Final&IType=FA}}</ref>