Tingey, Dale Thomas
Dates
- Existence: 1924-05-05
Biographical History
Dale Thomas Tingey (born 1924) is an educator and proponent for the advancement of Native American education.
Dale Thomas Tingey was born on May 5, 1924 in Centerville, Utah to parents Wesley Earl Tingey and Ivy Gladys Parsons Tingey. He worked on his family's farm from a very young age. Dale began taking flying lessons in high school, and he eventually joined the United States Air Force. Later, Dale served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Czechoslovakia. Dale married Jeanette Dursteller on October 27, 1950 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Utah in 1952, his master's degree from Brigham Young University in 1955, and his doctorate degree from Washington State University in 1957. His career involved extending education to the Native American population. In 1968, he served as a mission president for the Church of Jesus Christ in the Southwest Indian Mission. Dale worked for and eventually became director of American Indian Services in Utah. In 2012, he assumed the title of director emeritus.
Citation:
Same drum, different beat, 2003: page 1 (Dale Thomas Tingey; born May 5, 1924 in Centerville, UT; parents Wesley Earl Tingey and Ivy Gladys Parsons Tingey; worked on his family's farm from a very young age; began taking flying lessons in high school) page 8 (joined the United States Air Force) page 16 (served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Czechoslovakia) page 25 (married Jeanette Dursteller on Oct. 7, 1950 in Salt Lake City, UT) page 27 (received bachelor's degree from University of Utah in 1952; received master's degree from BYU in 1955) page 43 (received doctorate degree from Washington State University in 1957) page 79 (career involved extending education to the Native American population) page 94 (worked for and became director of American Indian Services)American Indian Services website, via WWW, Nov. 12, 2018 (assumed title of director emeritus in 2012; AIS based in Utah)
Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:
Institute of American Indian Services and Research assistant director records, 1956-1972
Contains project files, proposals, agreements, news clippings, correspondence, maps, budgets, minutes, etc.; files on alcoholism, educations, crafts, housing, various local tribes, Indian education and health, Kaibab and Kanosh projects, the Kellogg Foundation, the Lamanite Development Project, the Francis Mannie Poultry Project, and farm co-ops.
Institute of American Indian Services and Research correspondence, 1968-1978
Contains check deposits, purchase receipts, budgets, hiring notices, miscellaneous receipts, Lamanite Program brochure statements, and Native American Studies brochures.
Institute of American Indian Services and Research correspondence, 1966-1977
Contains office information, financial files, correspondence, missionary files, project files, personal files, and other miscellaneous materials associated with the collection.
Institute of American Indian Services and Research correspondence, 1972-1974
Contains alphabetical files for 1972, chronological files for 1972, and alphabetical files for 1974.
Institute of American Indian Services and Research correspondence, 1973
Contains alphabetical correspondence files, A-Y (except Q, U, X).
Institute of American Indian Services and Research correspondence, 1975
Contains alphabetical correspondence files, A-Y.
Institute of American Indian Services and Research correspondence, 1976
Contains alphabetical correspondence files, A-Y (except Q, W).
Institute of American Indian Services and Research correspondence, 1966-1977
Contains files on Welfare Service development, Christmas addresses, Indian housing, various Native American cultural topics, copies of articles submitted to the Indian News, LDS Seminary News, Amedian, etc. Also budget reports and proposal project files.
Institute of American Indian Services and Research director records, 1965-1972
Contains office files, including finances, correspondence, Liberty Resources Foundation materials, economic development papers, project files on various Indian tribes (e.g., morality, improvement, education), San Juan Resource Development correspondence and memos, and seminar addresses.
Institute of American Indian Services and Research financial records, 1968-1978
Contains office information, financial files, correspondence, missionary files, project files, personal files, and other miscellaneous materials associated with the collection.
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