Woodruff, Asahel D. (Asahel Davis), 1904-1994
Dates
- Existence: 1904 - 1994
Biography
Asahel D. Woodruff (1904-1994) was a professor of education and administrator at Brigham Young University and the University of Utah.
Asahel D. Woodruff was born October 21, 1904 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Elias Smith Woodruff and Nellie Maria Davis, He was the grandson of Wilford Woodruff and Emily Jane Smith. Asahel married Eva Mildred Stock on April 14, 1930. After Eva passed away, Asahel married Dorothy Nelson Candland on March 12, 1972.
Asahel received a B.S. and M.S. from Brigham Young University in 1936 and 1937. He recieved a Ph. D., from the University of Chicago in 1941. Asahel became the director of the L.D.S. Institute in Ogden, Utah, from 1941 to 1942. He became a professor of Educational Psychology at Cornell University, working from 1942 to 1949. Asahel became dean of the Graduate School at Brigham Young University, serving from 1949 to 1952. He served as the associate director in the Human Resources Research Office at George Washington University from 1952 to 1954. Asahel then became dean of the College of Education at Brigham Young University from 1954 to 1960, after which he became dean of the College of Education at the University of Utah from 1960-1966, as well as a professor of Educational Psychology from 1966 to 1973. Asahel helped establish the department and faculty of education at Haile Sellassie I University in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Asahel was involved in various leadership positions in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including stake and mission presidencies and Scouts groups, and authoring Sunday School manuals. He also authored two college textbooks and numerous articles.
Asahel D. Woodruff passed away January 20, 1994.
Citation:
Teaching the gospel, 1958: t.p. (Asahel D. Woodruff)OCLC, Sept. 17, 2004 (hdg.: Woodruff, Asahel Davis, 1904-; Woodruff, Asahel D. (Asahel Davis), 1904-; usage: Asahel D. Woodruff, Asahel Davis Woodruff)
FamilySearch, July 16, 2019 (Asahel Davis Woodruff; born 21 October 1904 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; died 20 January 1994 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; son of Elias Smith Woodruff and Nellie Maria Davis; grandson of Wilford Woodruff and Emily Jane Smith; married Eva Mildred Stock (1904-1969) on 14 April 1930; married Dorothy Jane Nelson (1909-1996) on 12 March 1972; B.S., Brigham Young University, 1936; M.S., Brigham Young University, 1937; Ph. D., University of Chicago, 1941; Director, L.D.S. Institute, Ogden, Utah, 1941-1942; Professor, Educational Psychology, Cornell University, 1942-1949; Dean, Graduate School, Brigham Young University, 1949-1952; Associate Director, Human Resources Research Office, US Army Research, George Washington University, 1952-1954; Dean, College of Education, Brigham Young University, 1954-1960; Dean, State College of Education, University of Utah, 1960-1966; Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Utah, 1966-1973)
Deseret News, via www, (Dorothy Candland; Assisted in the establishment of department and faculty of education at Haile Sellassie I University in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Asahel was involved in various leadership positions in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including stake and mission presidencies and Scouts groups, and authoring Sunday School manuals. He also authored two college textbooks and numerous articles. Died January 20, 1994) https://www.deseret.com/1994/1/22/19088211/death-asahel-d-woodruff/
Found in 52 Collections and/or Records:
College of Education departmental admissions and policies minutes, 1970-1971
Contains minutes from departmental admissions and policies meetings.
College of Education experimental programs and projects reports, 1965-1969
Contains proposals, project files, studies, and reports from the College of Education.
College of Education general files, 1951-1968
Contains class roll books, memoranda, reports, bulletins, and policy and procedures.
College of Education publications, 1950-1971
Contains published reports and booklets produced by the College of Education.
College of Education publications and reports, 1965-1968
Contains reports, manuals, interpretive studies, program files, and notes related to the College of Education.
College of Education published reports, 1952-1971
Contains reports, resource guides, and other publications produced by the College of Education.
College of Education records
Contains correspondence, minutes, reports, comparative graphic charts, booklets, manuals, studies, catalogues, student publications, policy statements, memoranda, bulletins, news clippings, and payroll schedules.
College of Education records, 1955-1961
Contains meeting minutes, correspondence, applications, and other materials produced by Asahel D. Woodruff during his term as dean.
College of Education records, 1961-1968
Contains administrative correspondence, memos, working materials, agreements, policy and procedures, and reports.
College of Education records, 1946-1972
Contains administrative files produced by the college, including correspondence, reports, minutes, and surveys.