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Show FEBRUARY 28, FOUNDERS DAY COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE 30 THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 2000 150 continued from page 28 Richard Cumming, was 1927-prese- director of the U's Honors Program from 1970 to 1995. Under his direction, the program reached national prominence; other such programs have been modeled after it. t AW has been a for over actor professional A U alumnus, Curtis received a Tony Award in 1971 for best supporting actor in "The Rothschilds." Curtis has appeared in over 46 plays, and had recurring roles in over 15 television Keene Curtis, 1923-presen- if t, a half-centur- y. 1 Jl- - fHf..-- f til if J 7 1 15 Reverend France Davis, 1946-pre-scn- 4 t, has been pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church. A graduate of the U, he is also an adjunct associate professor. Davis founded the Utah Opportunities Industrial Center to provide job training and placement for minorities. Under Davis, the congregation at the Calvary Baptist Church has more than tripled. Thomas D. Dee II, - TERRELL K. BELL Alfred C. Emery, 1920-presc- established an endowed chair in genetics and founded the Thomas D. Dee II Endowment for the Enhancement of Teaching in the Colleges of Humanities and Fine Arts. Dee has also made significant donations to the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Marriott Library and Pioneer Theatre. is the Charles Dibble, DisU's the only individual to receive 1909-prese- tinguished Research, Teaching and Alumnus awards. A professor from 1944 to 1978, Dibble is best known for translating the Florentine Codex, in the Aztec language, with Arthur Anderson. served 1919-prese- as president of the U from 1971 to 1973. A graduate of the U, Emery served as dean of the School of Law, academic vice president and provost of the U before serving as president. Emery was also president of the Utah Chapter of the Order of the Coif. served as direcLela Ence, tor of the Alumni Association for 18 years, from 1970 to 1988, Before becoming Alumni Association director, Ence was the first femsle president of the Utah Advertising Federation and first female member of the Salt Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, 1927-199- Lillian Ence, 9, spent 1912-198- 7, 27 years as secretary to three presidents and four academic vice presidents at trie U. An alumna of the U, Ence was a mem- ber of the Delta Delta Delia sorority. was the first vice president for health services at the U. A graduate of the U, Dixon also served as dean of the School of Medicine, was a Regent and a member of the Utah Stale Board of Health. Dixon played a major role in the U's research. John Dixon, 1923-199- 2, laser-surge- (Zeke) and Kay Dumke, 1923-prcsc- ry nt and founded the for Award the David Scholars Faculty Eccles School of Business. The Dumkes played a major role in developing Red Butte Garden and Arboretum. The new gymnastics training center at the U is named in their honor. G. Homer Durham, served as president of Arizona State University from i960 to 1969. Durham was also chair of the political science department at the U and the U's first academic vice president. After his time at ASU, Durham was Utah's commissioner of higher education from 1969 to 1911-198- 5, '975- - During her 27 years in the Park Building, she came to known as the resident expert by her colleagues. Eccles, and created the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation, a major contributor to the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Stadium, the Dolores Dore Eccles Broadcast Center, Gardner Hall and many other campus organizations. George Eccles was chairman of the U's 1900-198- 2 1903-199- 4, Rice-Eccl- es Medical Expansion Fund in the 1970s. Marriner and Sallie Eccles, and 1890-197- 7 supported a number of areas of campus including KUED, KUER, Red Butte Garden and Arboretum, and the College of Law. 1910-199- wrote the Strucand used book widely popular tural Geology of North America. An alumnus of the U, Eardley served as chair of the geology department and was dean of the College of Mines and Mineral Industries from 1954 to 1965. Eardley also served as president of the National Association of Geology Teachers and American Geological Institute. 2, 1901-197- Ruth P. and Wiibrd L. Eccles, 1909-198- 5 founded the Ruth and Eccles Herb Garden at the Red Butte Garden and Arboretum. Their foundation made the renovation of the Willard L. Eccles Dinosaur Flail possible in addition to supporting the Health Sciences Center and the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. 1908-199- ARNIE FERRIN HENRY EYRING Eccles Stadium, the Delta Center and Gould received the Oliver Townsend Award from the Atomic Industrial Salt Lake City Olympic bid efforts and in the Salt Lake Organizing Commit- Forum. tee. Abravanel Hall. Arnie Ferrin, was the 1926-prese- f is a U.S. District Court judge In Senior Utah. A graduate of the U, Greene served as president of the Utah State star basketball player who led the U to an NCAA championship in 1944 and a 1947 NIT title. Ferrin served as athletic director from 1978 to 1987. Prior to that, Ferrin was general manager of the Utah Stars basketball team. James C. Fletcher, 1919-599- Thomas, Greene, served 1, was director of the Space Technology CorpoLaboratory at ration. After his years at the U, Fletcher became the chief administrator of Ramo-Wooirid- ge was 1909-prese- cap- tain of the U.S. Davis Cup team in i960 and 1961. A graduate of the U, Freed was a fixture in Utah tennis, playing for over 65 years and teaching over 3,000 students for next to nothing. In David P. Gardner, is a tele- t, vision weather anchor and founder of WcatherBank, Inc. Eubank, a U alumnus, is one of the first weathermen to k hold a degree in meteorology. is one of the largest providers of weather information in the world. Weath-erBan- David C. Evans, developed the U's nationally prominent computer science department and served as its first chair. Evans the com& Evans puter graphics company Sutherland and received the Comput-crworl- d Smithsonian Award for Lifetime Achievement. 1924-199- 8, has been Harmon Eyre, president of both the national and Utah chapters of the American Cancer Society. A graduate of the U, Eyre was a professor of internal medicine and an investigator for a number research grants that dealt with the prevention of recurrence of breast cancer. was dean of Henry Eyring, the graduate school from 1949 to 1965. Eyring's research in chemistry garnered him 24 international and national awards, including the Wolf Prize and the National Medal of Science. His Absolute Rate Theory ranks among the mo-;important discoveries in modern science. 1, Frank Ferguson, is founding principal of FFKR Architecture. A graduate of the U's Graduate School of Architecture, Ferguson has also taught as an adjunct professor at the U. His projects have included Rice- 1935-prcsen- Emma Eccles Jones, found- H. Hinckley, founded the Robert H. Hinckley Institute of Politics in 1965. The institute has brought important lecturers and politicians from around the nation to the U and provided a number of scholarships for U students to enable them to serve internships in Washington, coached the U's men's basketball team from 1953 to 1971, leading it to two NCAA Final Four appearances. Gardner is a member of the Basketball Hail of Fame and coached five AH Americans at the U. Under Gardner, the Utes had a 4 1891-198- Alice Merrill Home, was the second woman in Utah to serve in the Utah State House of Representatives. A graduate of the U, Home was elected in 1898 and drafted legislation that created the first art institute in the U.S. In recognition of Home's ardent support for the arts, the state collection of Utah is named the Alice Art Collection. 339-15- record. was the first Jake Garn, official travel in to public space. An alumnus of the U, Garn served three terms in the U.S. Senate from 1974 to 1992. In 1985 he served as payload specialist in the Space Shuttle Discovery on a seven-da- y mission. Garn also served two terms as mayor of Salt Lake City before his terms in the Senate. 1932-prese- Stephen C. Jacobsen, 1868-194- 8, i94o-prese- designed the Utah Artificial Arm and participated in the development of the UtahMIT Dexterous Hand. An alumnus of the U, Jacobsen is currently a distinguished professor of mechanical engineering. Chairman and CEO of Sarcos, Inc., Jacobsen has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering and institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Science and has received the Leonardo da Vinci Award from the American Society of Mechan- E. Gordon Gee, has served as the chief administrator of five different universities. An alumnus of the U, Gee has been president of West Virginia University, the University of Colorado, Ohio State University and Brown University. Gee recently became chancellor of Vanderbilt Uni1944-presc- ical Engineers. versity. Florence and Ted Jacobsen, 1, nt I9i3-prcsc- plex. James Jardine, t, was CEO and of chair Southern president, California Edison Company. An alumnus of the U, Gould was a pioneer in researching alternative energy sources. 190S-prese- and have made generous contributions in a number of areas on campus. Both attended the U, and their company, Jacobsen Construction, has built, many U buildings including the Annex and HPER Com- was Utah's leading painter of portraits for decades.. From 1956 to 1962. Gittins served as the chairman of the art department. For decades, Gittins painted governors, U presidents and presidents of the LDS Church, among many others. William R. Gould, ed alumnus of the U, he was music director of the Cleveland Institute of Music from 1974 to 1985. He has soloed with orchestras around the world and helped the Utah Symphony select its current piano. made what was at the time the single largest gift in the history of the U. Jones, who' attended the U, donated $15 million to the School of Business which was renamed the David Eccles School of Business in recognition of her dona1898-199- 1, 8, D.C. 1910-prese- 1922-198- 1921-prese- world-renown- tion. Robert tion. Alvin L. Gittins, Archeology. Elizabeth Hayes, 8, 1933-prese- served as president of the U from 1973 to 1983. After his tenure at the U, Gardner became president of the University of California system. Gardner served as chairman of the National Commission on Excellence in Educa- 1941-prese- 1901-198- 1909-109- is a Grant Johanneses, conceit pianist. An 1902-197- ed the U's nationally recognized modern dance department. After founding the department in 1950, she continued teaching at the U until 3990., Hayes received the National Dance Association Heritage Award in 1977. Freed won the National Senior Championship. was the driJesse Jennings, of behind the establishment force ving the Utah Museum of Natural History. A professor of anthropology from 1948 101986, Jennings was a member of the National Academy of Science, and president of the Society for American Nora Eccles TreadweH and Richard 6 and A, Harrison, made a number of generous contributions to the School of Medicine and ':he Utah Museum of Fine Arts. The Nora Eccles Treadweil Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute is named in her honor. 194-199- NASA. David Freed, 1929-presei- it, Bar and on the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association. Greene also served as president of the Salt Lake Community Services Council. as president of the U from 1964 to 1971. Prior to serving as president, Fletcher Jack Gardner, Mark Eubank, 5. Sallie Eccles played a major role in the development of the Utah Museum of l ine Arts. r- 1954, Armand Erdley, ed Dolores Dore and George ' 4 I shows. E. R. v .4 1 1919-presc- - 1946-prescn- t, served as chairman of the University of Utah Board of Trustees for 10 years before becoming a member of the Utah State Board of Regents in 1999. Since 1998, Jardine has played a major role both in Alan Kay, developed the software interface for Macintosh computers and is considered the father of personal computing. An alumnus of the U, Kay is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a of the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center. 1940-prese- is curSung Wan Kim, rent director of the Center for Con1940-prese- trolled Chemical Delivery. A member of the College of Pharmacy faculty, Kim has received the National Institutes of Health Research Career Development award. His research funding total is over $25 million. Thomas C. King, served as academic vice president and provost of the U. King graduated from the U 1928-198- 5, and also served &s associate dean of the College of Medicine- An authority in medical education, King was also chief of thoracic surgery at the Salt Lake Veterans Administration Hospital. T. Kingsbury, served as president of the U from 1897 to 1916. An early graduate of the U, Kingsbury served as one of only three professors at the U in the late 1870s to 1880s. Kingsbury served as interim president from 1892 to 1894 and spearheaded the U's move to its current Joseph 1853-193- 7, location. Pierre Lassonde, is 1947-prese- minpresident of the ing Corp., the fifth largest gold company in the world. An alumnus of the U, Lassonde is also senior vice president of Beutcl, Goodman and Co. a large pension-funmanagement company in Canada. Lassonde wrote the influential Gold Book, The Complete InvestFranco-Neva- da d ment Guide to Precious Metals. William Leary, 1881-195- served as |
