Brigham Young University. College of Education
Dates
- Existence: 1921 - 1996
Administrative History
The College of Education (1921-1996) oversaw various programs for future educators at Brigham Young University.
The College of Education, previously known as the School of Education, was created in 1921 from by the newly appointed President Harris. The organization was created to qualify students to be supervisors, elementary teachers, high school instructors, or high school principals under the Church and State school systems. The four main purposes were outlined as: (1) Preparing teachers for public and private schools; (2) Providing graduate programs for the preparation of school principals, counselors, school psychologists, curriculum supervisors, speech/language pathologists, clinical audiologists, and master teachers; (3) Offering research-based graduate programs; and (4) Researching educational processes and issues. In 1996 the college was reorganized as the David O. McKay School of Education. Deans and acting deans of the College included John C. Swenson (1921-1924), L. John Nuttall (1924-1930), Amos N. Merrell (1930-1946), Asahel D. Woodruff (1955-1961), A. John Clarke (1961-1962), Antone K. Romney (1962-1970), Stephen L. Alley (1970-1974), Curtis N. Van Alfen (1974-1985), Ralph B. Smith (1985-1989), Dan W. Andersen (1989-1993), and Robert S. Patterson (1993-1997).
Citation:
nuc89-92225: Ramses II, c1985 (hdg. on UPB rept.: Brigham Young University. College of Education; usage: Brigham Young University/College of Education)LC data base, 06-01-90 (hdg.: Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. College of Education; usage: College of Education, Brigham Young University)
Phone call from BYU, David O. McKay School of Education, Dean's Office, June 29, 2004 (College of Education changed its name to the David O. McKay School of Education on Sept. 11, 1996)
BYU Organizational History, website viewed Oct. 10, 2012: College of Education (College of Education, School of Education. 1921, President Harris, supervisors, elementary teachers, high school instructors, or high school principals, Church and State school systems, purposes, preparing teachers, graduate programs for principals, counselors, school psychologists, curriculum supervisors, speech/language pathologists, clinical audiologists, and master teachers, research-based graduate programs, educational processes, deans John C. Swenson (1921-1924), L. John Nuttall (1924-1930), Amos N. Merrell (1930-1946), Asahel D. Woodruff (1955-1961), A. John Clarke (1961-1962), Antone K. Romney (1962-1970), Stephen L. Alley (1970-1974), Curtis N. Van Alfen (1974-1985), Ralph B. Smith (1985-1989), Dan W. Andersen (1989-1993), Robert S. Patterson (1993-1997))
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
College of Education records, 1973-1993
Contains administrative files produced by the college, including correspondence, research, employment information, and files on graduate studies, job placement, partnership studies, scholarship, counseling and guidance, as well as a history of the College of Education.
Oral history interview with A. Reed Morrill
Interview by C. Garn Coombs with A. Reed Morrill concerning his experiences as a Brigham Young University student in the late 1920s; and as a member of the Utah State Board of Education, and as a member of the BYU College of Education. Includes transcript and sound recording.
Oral history interview with Dean C. Christensen
Interview by C. Garn Coombs with Dean C. Christensen regarding his experiences as a teacher in Duchesne County, Utah during the 1940s and early 1950s, and later as a member of the Brigham Young University College of Education. Includes transcript and sound recording.
Oral history interview with Flora Davis Fisher
Interview by C. Garn Coombs with Flora Fisher regarding her experiences while teaching at Brigham Young University from 1917-1940; and her experiences with the BYU College of Education. Includes transcripts and sound recordings.
Oral history interview with John Clifton Moffitt
Interview by C. Garn Coombs with John C. Moffitt regarding his experiences as a teacher and superintendent of schools in Utah from the 1930s through the 1960s. Also reflects on his experiences with the BYU College of Education. Includes transcript and sound recording.
Oral history interview with Marguerite Ivins Wilson
Interview by Edith Bauer with Marguerite Wilson who recounts her childhood, education and teaching in Utah, and her teaching at experiences at Brigham Young University. Includes transcript and sound recording.
Oral history interview with Reuben D. Law
Interview by C. Garn Coombs with Reuben D. Law concerning his experiences as a professor in the Brigham Young University College of Education, 1935-1977. Includes transcript and sound recording.
Oral history interview with Stephen L. Alley
Interview by C. Garn Coombs with Stephen L. Alley, Brigham Young University professor, concerning his experiences as a member of the BYU College of Education since 1965. Includes transcript and sound recording.
Oral history interview with Thelma Bonham de Jong
Interview by C. Garn Coombs with Thelma de Jong concerning her experiences as a teacher trainer at Brigham Young University during the 1950s and 1960s. Includes transcript and sound recording.