Brigham Young University. Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese was created after the dissolution of the Department of Languages in 1968. Department chairmen included: M. Carl Gibson (1968-1980), C. Dixon Anderson (1980-1983), Thomas E. Lyon (1983-1990), Merlin H. Forster (1990-1994), John R. Rosenberg (1994-1998), Christopher C. Lund (1998-2001), J. Halvor Clegg (2001-2005), Alvin F. Sherman, Jr. (2005-2011), David P. Laraway (2011-2017), Jeffrey S. Turley (2017-2023), and Scott Alvord (2023- ).

Variant names

Brigham Young University. College of Humanities. Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese

Brigham Young University. Dept. of Spanish and Portuguese Languages

Brigham Young University. Spanish and Portuguese Dept.

Description

Established: 1968

Location: Provo, Utah (1968- )

Functions

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese offered Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts degrees in Portuguese and Spanish, and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Spanish.

Assets and Administrative Structure

The department was administered by the department chairman, under the direction of the college dean.

Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Humanities (1968- )

Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Languages (1968)

Associated Archival Materials

Irene Osmond Spears oral history interview, Dec. 18, 1979. (UA OH 36)

Register to the Merlin H. Forster (1928- ) papers, 1965-2003 (MSS 2510)

Sources

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1968-1970: p. 518 (M. Carl Gibson)

Brigham Young University General Catalog, 1980-1981: p. 288 (C. Dixon Anderson)

Brigham Young University General Catalog, 1983-1984: p. 352 (Thomas E. Lyon)

Brigham Young University General Catalog, 1990-1991: p. 289 (Merlin H. Forster)

Brigham Young University Undergraduate Catalog, 1994-1995: p. 382 (John R. Rosenberg)

Brigham Young University Undergraduate Catalog, 1998-1999: p. 428 (Christopher C. Lund)

Brigham Young University Undergraduate Catalog, 2001-2002: p. 431 (J. Halvor Clegg)

Brigham Young University Undergraduate Catalog, 2005-2006: p. 414 (Alvin F. Sherman, Jr.)

Brigham Young University 2010-2011 Undergraduate Catalog WWW Site, 18 March 2010: Spanish and Portuguese (Alvin F. Sherman, Jr., chair)

Brigham Young University Undergraduate Catalog, 2019-2020, Aug. 26, 2019 (Spanish and Portuguese; Jeffrey S. Turley, chair)

BYU magazine, Fall 2011: p. 14 (David P. Laraway now chair of department)

Y News, July 6, 2023 (Scott Alvord appointed department chair)

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2009-00439

Creator: RSP