Dates

• Existence: 1919 - 2004

Biographical History

Fred A. Schwendiman (1919-2004) was an administrator at Brigham Young University. He came to the university at the urging of Ernest L. Wilkinson. His responsibilities included planning and construction, student housing, food services, auxiliary services, laundry, purchasing, warehousing, property management, bookstore, and farm properties. He was also involved with the planning and construction of the Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies in the 1980s.

Fred Austin Schwendiman was born 26 May 1919, in Auckland, New Zealand, where his parents were serving a mission for the Church. He was raised however, in Salt Lake where he attended South High School and the University of Utah, graduating from both before serving his mission to Great Britain in 1938. In November 1941, Fred married Winona Denhalter, and they are the parents of three children and many grandchildren. In 1943, he was commissioned an ensign in the Supply Corps of the U.S. Navy and served with the Seabees in the South Pacific. He held the rank of Captain in the Naval Reserve when he retired in 1976.

In 1953, Fred began working for Brigham Young University and he remained there until his retirement. In 1967, he became the director of Auxiliary Services and in 1971, Assistant Vice-President for business. He assumed responsibility for the physical facilities of the Church Educational System in 1974 in addition to his duties as Assistant Vice-President. In 1979, he became the Support Services Vice-President.

Citation:

Thanks be to God, 1982: t.p. (Fred A. Schwendiman)

Fred Austin Schwendiman autobiographical sketch form, L. Tom Perry Special Collections, BYU, Provo, Utah, 2000 (b. 26 May 1919, Auckland, New Zealand; housing director, associate v.p., vice president, Brigham Young University, 1953-1984)

Ancestry.com, viewed June 27, 2007 (Fred A. Schwendiman; d. July 1, 2004 in Orem, Utah)

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