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Tanner, John S.

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1950-

Biographical History

John S. Tanner (1950- ) is a English professor and university administrator in Utah.

John Sears Tanner was born in 1950 and raised in Southern California. He studied English at Brigham Young University (BYU), and received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley in 1980. He taught at Florida State University and BYU. He later served in the BYU administration, and was Academic Vice President between 2004 and 2011.

In 2011 Tanner left the university to serve as a mission president in São Paulo, Brazil for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After his return in 2014 he was called as the first counselor in the Sunday School General Presidency of the Church.

On May 12, 2015, Tanner was announced as the president of Brigham Young University--Hawaii.

Citation:
His Anxiety in Eden, 1992: CIP t.p. (John S. Tanner)

BYU Studies, vol. 50 no. 3, 2011: p. 20 (John S. Tanner; Academic Vice President of Brigham Young University, June 1, 2004 to February 1, 2011; Associate Academic Vice President to two previous BYU administrators; Chair of the English Department at BYU) p. 22 (BA in English form Brigham Young University, 1974; PhD from University of California at Berkeley in 1980; assistant professor at Florida State University; Senior Fulbright Lecturer in Brazil; mission president for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sa̋o Paulo South Mission since July 1, 2011)

Wikipedia, website viewed 13 December 2011 (John S. Tanner; John Sears Tanner; b. 1950; grew up in southern California; Academic Vice President at BYU; chair BYU English Department; author)

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints website, via WWW, Dec. 28, 2015 (John S. Tanner; served as mission president in Brazil, 2011-2014; first counselor in the Sunday School General Presidency; appointed president of Brigham Young University--Hawaii on May 12, 2015)

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Academic Vice-President's Council minutes

 Collection — Carton 1: [Barcode: 31197239174615]
Identifier: UA 5746
Scope and Contents

Contains minutes files from the Academic Vice-President's Council, including documents related to council meetings, such as e-mails, memorandums, agendas, and reports. Dated February to December 2009.

Dates: 2009 February-December

Committee on Competence and Academic Freedom collection on academic freedom, 1984-1999

 Series — Carton 2: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197232593142]
Identifier: UA 5742 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, memorandums, newspaper articles, clippings, and other material about academic freedom and Brigham Young University's Committee on Competence and Academic Freedom. Some materials appear to have been collected by John Tanner, which may not have initially been part of the committee's records. Dated 1984 to 1999.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1984-1999

Committee on Competence and Academic Freedom records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5742
Scope and Contents

Contains memorandums, policy drafts, clippings, articles, and other materials assembled by the committee during the development of its policy. Also contains correspondence and other materials from John Tanner, who served as head of Committee on Competence and Academic Freedom. Materials date from between 1984 to 1999.

Dates: 1984-1999

Committee on Competence and Academic Freedom report and other material, 1984-1999

 Series — Carton 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197232593134]
Identifier: UA 5742 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains information on the Committee on Competence and Academic Freedom report. Dated 1984 to 1999.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1984-1999

John S. Tanner chronological correspondence

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1233 Series 1 Sub-Series 4 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains correspondence created by Tanner during his service as Academic Vice President. Dates range from 1968 to 2007.

Dates: 1968-2007

John S. Tanner correspondence, 1968-2007

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1233 Series 1 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence created by Tanner during his service as Academic Vice President. Dates range from 1968 to 2007.

Dates: 1968-2007

John S. Tanner email correspondence, 2002-2007

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1233 Series 1 Sub-Series 4 Sub-Series Sub-series 3
Scope and Contents This file contains email correspondence addressed to BYU Vice President John S. Tanner prior to and during his tenure as Vice President at the university. This includes emails from English students who attended his classes prior to his promotion to BYU Vice President in 2007, correspondence pertaining to Sen. Harry Reid's visit to BYU's American Heritage class in 2007, travel documentation, preparations for weekly Devotional/Fourm addresses, emails pertaining to the closure of the Social...
Dates: 2002-2007

John S. Tanner papers, 1992-1994

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1027 Series 6
Scope and Contents note

Contains materials from John Tanner from 1992 to 1994. These materials include letters, reports, articles, minutes, and budgets.

Dates: 1992-1994

John S. Tanner topical correspondence

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1233 Series 1 Sub-Series 4 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Contains correspondence created by Tanner during his service as Academic Vice President. Dates range from 1968 to 2007.

Dates: 1968-2007

Shakespeare among the Saints

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230346501]
Identifier: MSS 2592
Scope and Contents

Typescript of an address Tanner gave at the Mormon History Association at SUU in Cedar City, Utah, on 17 May 2001. Tanner talked about the how William Shakespeare's works have had great importance for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Dates: 2001 May 17