Wayne B. Hales was a faculty member at Brigham Young University for over forty years. He joined the faculty in 1930 and was originally assigned to teach all of the physics courses. He would eventually teach courses on meteorology, astronomy, photography, and mathematics. Dr. Hales served in the university in several capacities including as chair …
One of the early stars of the Brigham Young University faculty was Dr. Carl F. Eyring, a renowned acoustical scientist. Carl F. Eyring was born in Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, on August 30, 1889. His early education took place at the Juarez Stake Elementary School (from which he graduated in 1902) and continued at the …
In 1921 President Franklin S. Harris began to reorganize the academic structure of Brigham Young University and recruit new faculty members to the university. Among his early recruiting successes was Thomas L. Martin. Professor Martin had a doctoral degree from Cornell University and was asked to join the faculty of the university as the department …
The University Archives is responsible for documenting the administrative, cultural, social, and intellectual history of Brigham Young University. The Archives accomplishes this task through a number of different programs. The Professional Papers Program was established in the mid-1990s to help the Archives capture pieces of the intellectual and administrative history of the university. The program …
Owen S. Rich was a broadcast education pioneer at Brigham Young University. He came to BYU in 1946 at the request of T. Earl Pardoe. Pardoe was looking for someone to introduce radio broadcasting at the university. Rich had been serving as a chief electronic technician for the United States Coast Guard when Pardoe contacted …
Brigham Young University is a remarkable place. It is a place of quiet reverence and boisterous enthusiasm. It is a place of competitive athletics and exceptional scholarship. It is a place of gifted musicians and capable engineers. It is a place of blending for the sacred and the secular. It is a place of students …