['< sod > brand was born in [ [ longmont, colorado ] ], may 9, 1931, and is the son of rudolph william and donna mae brand. < ref name = " nasa " > { { cite web | url = http : / / www. jsc. nasa. gov / bios / htmlbios / brand. html | title = biographical data : vance devoe brand | date = april 2008 | work = [ [ lyndon b. johnson space center ] ] | publisher = [ [ nasa ] ] | accessdate = 2009 - 07 - 16 } } < / ref > he was active in troop 64 of the [ [ boy scouts of america ] ] in longmont, where he achieved its second highest rank, [ [ life scout ] ]. graduated from [ [ longmont high school ] ] in 1949, he received a [ [ bachelor of science ] ] degree in [ [ business ] ] from the [ [ university of colorado at boulder ] ] in 1953, a [ [ bachelor of science ] ] degree in [ [ aeronautical engineering ] ] from there in 1960, and a [ [ master of science ] ] degree in [ [ business administration ] ] from [ [ university of california, los angeles | ucla ] ] in 1964. < eod > < sod > brand was born in [ [ longmont, colorado ] ], may 9, 1931, and is the son of rudolph william and donna mae brand. < ref name = " nasa " > { { cite web | url = http : / / www. jsc. nasa. gov / bios / htmlbios / brand. html | title = biographical data : vance devoe brand | date = april 2008 | work = [ [ lyndon b. johnson space center ] ] | publisher = [ [ nasa ] ] | accessdate = 2009 - 07 - 16 } } < / ref > he was active in troop 64 of the [ [ boy scouts of america ] ] in longmont, where he achieved its second highest rank, [ [ life scout ] ]. brand graduated at [ [ longmont high school ] ] in 1949, and at the [ [ university of colorado at boulder ] ] he received a [ [ bachelor of science | b. s. ] ] in [ [ business ] ] in 1953 and a [ [ bachelor of science | b. s. ] ] in [ [ aeronautical engineering ] ] in 1960. he was a member of just the [ [ sigma nu ] ] fraternity and of the [ [ demolay international | international order of demolay ] ]. in 1964 he completed an [ [ master of science | m. s. ] ] in [ [ business administration | business administration ] ] at [ [ university of california, los angeles | ucla ] ]. < eod >']