Editing Steve Appleton (section)

==Career==
Appleton started his career at Micron shortly after graduation from BSU in 1983, working the night shift in production for less than five dollars an hour<!--$4.46-->. He&nbsp;held a variety of positions in the company, including wafer fab manager, production manager, director of manufacturing, and vice president of manufacturing before being appointed president and COO in 1991. Appleton was appointed [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] and chairman of the board in 1994 at age 34. In January 1996, he was fired and then rehired eight days later.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.businessweek.com/1996/20/b347578.htm|title=MICRON'S COMEBACK KID|last=Burrows|first=Peter|date=May 13, 1996|publisher=Businessweek|location=Idaho|publication-place=Boise|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118175500/http://www.businessweek.com/1996/20/b347578.htm|archive-date=2013-01-18|url-status=dead|access-date=2018-01-11}}</ref>

He formerly served on the board of directors for [[SEMATECH]], the Idaho State Supreme Court Advisory Council, and was appointed by the Clinton Administration to serve on the National Semiconductor Technology Council. At the time of his death, he was serving on the board of directors for the [[Semiconductor Industry Association]], and the board of directors for National Semiconductor Corporation, The U.S. Technology [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] Council, and was a member of the World Semiconductor Council and the Idaho Business Council. After his death, [[Mark Durcan]] assumed Appleton's position as CEO of [[Micron]].<ref name="Forbes_Durcan">{{cite news |last1=Savitz |first1=Eric |title=Micron Names Durcan CEO Following Appleton's Death |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericsavitz/2012/02/06/micron-names-duncan-ceo-following-appletons-death/#163fd7773d53 |accessdate=19 October 2018 |work=Forbes |date=February 6, 2012}}</ref>

In 2011 he received the Robert Noyce Award from the Semiconductor Industry Association.<ref>[http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/micron-technology-ceo-steve-appleton-honored-by-industry-peers-133168993.html Micron Technology CEO Steve Appleton Honored By Industry Peers], ''[[PR Newswire]]'', November 3, 2011.</ref>