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Brigham Young University. College of Engineering and Technology

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1984 - 2004

Administrative History

The College of Engineering and Technology (1984-2004) was an administrative unit at Brigham Young University.

The College of Engineering and Technology, previously the College of Engineering Sciences and Technology, was established in 1984 within Brigham Young University and continued under its name until it was established as the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology in 2004. Between 1984 and 2004, the college was administered by deans L. Douglas Smoot and Douglas M. Chabries.

The College of Engineering and Technology was the administering body for the following departments and school: Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Education, Technology, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering and Technology, Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Technology, Technology Education and Construction Management, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and the School of Technology. The college was administered by a dean under the direction of the president of the university.

Citation:
Its Alumni directory, 2004: t.p. (Ira B. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology at Brigham Young University)

Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology WWW Home page, Aug. 12, 2005 (College of Engineering Sciences and Technology, est. 1972; renamed in 1985 to College of Engineering and Technology)

BYU Organizational History Project website, via WWW, Mar. 6, 2013 (College of Engineering and Technology 1984-2004, organized to train and prepare students as craftsman, technicians, technologists, and engineers to enable them to work together to solve problems and challenging needs in the world, previously the College of Engineering Sciences and Technology, est. within Brigham Young University and continued under its name until it was established as the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology in 2004, administered by deans L. Douglas Smoot and Douglas M. Chabries, administering body for: Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Education, Technology, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering and Technology, Manufacturing Engineering and Engineering Technology, Technology Education and Construction Management, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and the School of Technology. The college was administered by a dean under the direction of the president of the university)

Found in 15 Collections and/or Records:

Brigham Young University department audio-visual materials, 1981-1995

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 940 Series 3 Sub-Series 10
Scope and Contents

Collection of videocassettes and film reels from various colleges and departments including nutrition, engineering and technology, nursing, humanities symposium, and agriculture. Dated 1981-1995.

Dates: 1981-1995

Brigham Young University vice-presidential records on colleges, 1982-1987

 Sub-Series — Box 9: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197232531480], Folder: 1-10
Identifier: UA 679 Series 3 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, internal audits, research reviews, advancement and admission procedures, and other information for colleges of the university, including the Biology and Agriculture, Education, Engineering and Technology, Family, Home and Social Sciences, Fine Arts and Communications, and Humanities. Also includes college audits and information on university buildings, 1982-1987.

Dates: 1982-1987

College of Engineering and Technology associate dean correspondence, 1977-1987

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1032 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence surrounding the activities of the College of Engineering and Technology at Brigham Young University. Correspondence is in the form of memos and letters. Contains correspondence to and from various associate deans including S. Olani Durrant, David M. Ward, and Dee H. Baker. Contains correspondence regarding general administrative issues including funding, budget, grants, research, various proposals, and research. Dates range from 1977 to 1987.

Dates: 1977-1987

College of Engineering and Technology dean correspondence, approximately 1977-1987

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1032 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence to and from the dean, L. Douglas Smoot, of the College of Engineering and Technology at Brigham Young University. Correspondence is in the form of memos and letters. Correspondence concerns department spending/budget, research, and other general administrative issues. Dates range from approximately 1977 to 1987.

Dates: approximately 1977-1987

College of Engineering and Technology faculty correspondence, 1977-1985

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1032 Series 3
Scope and Contents Contains correspondence surrounding the activities of the College of Engineering and Technology at Brigham Young University. Correspondence is in the form of memos and letters. Contains correspondence to and from various professors within the College of Engineering and Technology including Kent E. Kohkonen, Paul O. Hedman, and Cliff S. Barton. Correspondence regards general administrative issues including funding, grants, research, meetings, budgets, and computer science. Dates range from...
Dates: 1977-1985

College of Engineering and Technology records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 1032
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence from 1977-1987 of administrators in the College of Engineering and Technology, including L. Douglas Smoot, David M. Ward, Paul O. Hedman, Dee H. Barker, Kent E. Kohkonen, Michael R. King, Cliff S. Barton, and S. Olani Durrant.

Dates: 1977-1987

College of Engineering and Technology research assistant correspondence, 1978-1982

 Series — Box 23: Series 2; Series 3; Series 4 [Barcode: 31197231220077], Folder: 3
Identifier: UA 1032 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence surrounding the activities of the College of Engineering and Technology at Brigham Young University. Correspondence is in the form of memos and letters. Contains correspondence to and from research assistant, Michael R. King. Contains correspondence regarding funding, projects, and computer technology. Dated 1978-1982.

Dates: 1978-1982

College of Industrial and Technical Education records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 574
Scope and Contents The material in this collection originated mostly from the files of Dean Jeppsen, the majority being receive from him in March 1976, with some earlier material already preserved in the University Archives. Some brochures, programs and meeting minutes were added from the Current Printed Material Collection. In general, the material includes minutes, correspondence and memorandums, brochures, news clippings and newsletters, programs and various reports including the "Historical Report of the...
Dates: 1954-1974

Graduate Studies records on Department of Engineering and Technology, 1984-2002

 Sub-Series — Carton 17: Series 6 [Barcode: 31197233639670], Folder: 23-29
Identifier: UA 1141 Series 6 Sub-Series 18
Scope and Contents

Materials are related to the graduate program of the Department of Engineering and Technology from 1984-2002. Materials include reports, department reviews, and proposals.

Dates: 1984-2002

Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology dean records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5364
Scope and Contents

Contains a history, minutes, photographs, memorandums, slides, and forms from the dean's office of the Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Includes information on college activities, curriculum, expenses, faculty, and students. Also includes information on the construction of the Clyde Building. Materials date from between 1953 and 2014.

Dates: 1953-2014