Steven R. Appleton (March 31, 1960 – February 3, 2012) was an American business executive, the CEO of Micron Technology, based in Boise, Idaho.
[1] Born and raised in Southern California, Appleton attended Boise State University and played tennis for the Broncos.
[3] 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.
[8] On February 3, 2012, Appleton was killed while attempting an emergency landing in a Lancair IV-PT experimental-category, four-seat, turboprop airplane at the Boise Airport, moments after taking off.
[9][10] Eight years earlier in 2004 with a passenger aboard and several miles south of the same airport, Appleton had a serious plane crash piloting an Extra 300;[11] he sustained a punctured lung, head injuries, ruptured disk, and broken bones.