Brigham Young University. Department of Zoology
Dates
- Existence: 1972 - 2002
Administrative History
The Department of Zoology (1972-2002) was a department at Brigham Young University which focused on a wide range of biological sciences.
The Department of Zoology was established by the College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences in 1972. When the college was renamed the College of Biology and Agriculture in 1983 the department remained until it was disbanded in 2002. Department chairmen included Joseph R. Murphy (1972-1975), Clive D. Jorgensen (1975-1981), Ferron L. Andersen (1981-1983), Richard W. Heninger (1983-1989), H. Duane Smith (1989- 1995), Richard R. Tolman (1995- 1999), and John D. Bell (1999-2002).
The Department of Zoology included courses on human biology, preview of optometry, preview into dentistry, environmental biology, human anatomy, human physiology, human heredity and reproduction, marine biology, medical parasitology, veterinary parasitology, field entomology, bioethics, preview into medicine, natural history of wildlife, ecology, sociobiology, insect ecology laboratory, freshwater biology, comparative vertebrate anatomy, genetics and molecular biology, cellular and developmental biology, development of marine animals, disease of fish, aquaculture, insect morphology, insect physiology, insect classification, ichthyology, herpetology, ornithology, mammalogy, wildlife and fishery management techniques, fishery biology, principles of physiology, physiology and drug mechanisms, evolutionary science, human genetics, human embryology, economic entomology, medical entomology, comparative toxicology, aquatic entomology, immature insects, advanced topics in zoology, and endocrinology.
The department was administered by a department chairman, under the direction of the college dean. The college was associated with two colleges during its history including the College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences (1972-1983) and the College of Biology and Agriculture (1983-2002).
Citation:
BYU Organizational Hitory Project, via WWW, viewd May 15, 2013 (The Department of Zoology (1972-2002), Brigham Young University, established by the College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences in 1972, the college was renamed the College of Biology and Agriculture in 1983 the department remained until it was disbanded in 2002, department chairmen included Joseph R. Murphy (1972-1975), Clive D. Jorgensen (1975-1981), Ferron L. Andersen (1981-1983), Richard W. Heninger (1983-1989), H. Duane Smith (1989- 1995), Richard R. Tolman (1995- 1999), and John D. Bell (1999-2002), included courses on human biology, preview of optometry, preview into dentistry, environmental biology, human anatomy, human physiology, human heredity and reproduction, marine biology, medical parasitology, veterinary parasitology, field entomology, bioethics, preview into medicine, natural history of wildlife, ecology, sociobiology, insect ecology laboratory, freshwater biology, comparative vertebrate anatomy, genetics and molecular biology, cellular and developmental biology, development of marine animals, disease of fish, aquaculture, insect morphology, insect physiology, insect classification, ichthyology, herpetology, ornithology, mammalogy, wildlife and fishery management techniques, fishery biology, principles of physiology, physiology and drug mechanisms, evolutionary science, human genetics, human embryology, economic entomology, medical entomology, comparative toxicology, aquatic entomology, immature insects, advanced topics in zoology, and endocrinology, administered by a department chairman, under the direction of the college dean, the college was associated with two colleges during its history including the College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences (1972-1983) and the College of Biology and Agriculture (1983-2002))Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Department of Zoology minutes, 1960-1978
Materials include meeting minutes from the Department of Zoology. Dated 1960-1978.
Department of Zoology presentation on Vasco M. Tanner
Contains the text and accompanying slides for a presentation on the life and work of Vasco Tanner. Presentation was made at the Bean Museum on November 11, 1981, and narrated by Herbert Frost.
General Zoology Committee laboratory guide for general zoology
General zoology laboratory manual with 19 exercises prepared for September 1957.
General Zoology Committee laboratory guide for general zoology
General Zoology laboratory manual with 19 exercises prepared for September 1958.
Graduate Studies records on Department of Zoology, 1987-2000
Materials are related to the graduate program of the Department of Zoology from 1987 to 2000. Materials include reports, department reviews, and proposals.
History of the Department of Zoology and Entomology and the Department of Zoology at Brigham Young University / compiled by William W. Winder
Contains a history of the departments responsible for instruction on zoology at the university, as well as reminiscent accounts from faculty members and copies of curriculum vitae. Includes an electronic copy on DVD. Compilation produced by Winder in 2016.
Photograph of Glynis Crow examining a sea urchin in the John A. Widtsoe Building
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