Dates

• Existence: 1941

Biography

George Arne Vaieland was born September 1, 1941, to Aslaug Sofie and Arne Jens Vaieland. An only child, he lived with his family in Oslo, Norway until they immigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 1952. George immigrated to the United States in October of 1958 with his mother. They resided in Murray, Utah, where George finished his high school education. From 1961 to 1964 George served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Denmark. George and his wife Lena were married in the 1960s and lived in Maryland while attending Montgomery College. George and Lena had three children: Jo, Jon Karl, and Nancy. George received a bachelor's degree from Utah State University in 1970, and in 1972, he received his master's degree in education from Brigham Young University. From 1972 to 1974 he was a counselor at Box Elder High School in Brigham City, Utah. In 1974, George was hired as Assistant Director of Admissions, Brigham Young University, where he worked until his retirement in 2007. From 1961 to 2004, he served as an Intelligence Officer in the Utah Army National Guard, fulfilling numerous international assignments. After George's retirement from Brigham Young University in 2007, he relocated to Henderson, Nevada.

Citation:

George Arne Vaieland and Aslaug Haviland scrapbooks and memoir, 1947-2007 (George Arne Vaieland was born September 1, 1941 to Aslaug Sofie and Arne Jens Vaieland. An only child, he lived with his family in Oslo, Norway until they immigrated to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 1952. George immigrated to the United States in October of 1958 with his mother. They resided in Murray, Utah, where George finished his high school education. From 1961 to 1964 George served a full time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Denmark. George and his wife Lena were married in the 1960s and lived in Maryland while attending Montgomery College. George and Lena had three children: Jo, Jon Karl, and Nancy. George received a bachelor's degree from Utah State University in 1970, and in 1972, he received his master's degree in Education from Brigham Young University. From 1972 to 1974, he was a counselor at Box Elder High School in Brigham City, Utah. In 1974, George was hired as Assistant Director of Admissions, Brigham Young University, where he worked until his retirement in 2007. From 1961 to 2004 he served as an Intelligence Officer in the Utah Army National Guard, fulfilling numerous international assignments. After George's retirement from Brigham Young University in 2007, he relocated to Henderson, Nevada)

The George Arne Vaieland and Aslaug Haviland scrapbooks and memoir, 1913-2007(George Arne Vaieland)

Brigham Young University, L. Tom Perry Special Collections worksheet, July 17, 2009(George Arne Vaieland; admissions administrator at Brigham Young University; son of Aslaug Haviland)

Grade point differences of selected Canadian Brigham Young University students, 1972:t.p. (George Arne Vaieland)

Brigham Young University WWW site, June 4, 2009(George Vaieland)

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