Difference between revisions of "Brigham Young University. Dept. of Geology"

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Superior unit: [[subordinate to::Brigham Young University. College of Physical and Engineering Sciences]] ([[date::1968]]-[[date::1973]])
 
Superior unit: [[subordinate to::Brigham Young University. College of Physical and Engineering Sciences]] ([[date::1968]]-[[date::1973]])
  
Superior unit: [[subordinate to::Brigham Young University. College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences]] ([[date::1973]]-[[date::1995]])
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Superior unit: [[subordinate to::Brigham Young University. College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences]] ([[date::1973]]-[[date::2006]])
  
Earlier unit: [[earlier unit::Brigham Young University. Dept. of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering]] ([[date::1958]])
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Earlier unit: [[earlier unit::Brigham Young University. Dept. of Geology and Geological Engineering Science]] ([[date::1968]])
  
Later unit: [[later unit::Brigham Young University. Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry]] ([[date::1995]])
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Later unit: [[later unit::Brigham Young University. Dept. of Geological Sciences]] ([[date::2006]])
  
 
==Associated Archival Materials==
 
==Associated Archival Materials==

Revision as of 15:39, 3 November 2009

The Department of Geology was created and placed in the College of Physical and Engineering Sciences in 1968. Previously, it was known as the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering Science. In 2006 the department was called the Department of Geological Sciences. The Department Chairs were: Lehi F. Hintze (1968-1970); W. Revell Phillips (1973-1975); Morris S. Petersen (1975-1983); Dana T. Griffin (1991-1997); Bart J. Kowallis (1997-2003); and Jeffrey D. Keith (2003-2006).

Variant names

Chemistry Department

Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Geological Sciences

Description

Established: 1968

Abolished: 2006

Location: Provo, Utah (1968-2006)

Functions

To offer curriculum in the area of Geology which offers an unusually wide variety of attractive career possibilities to students whose interests lie within the physical or life sciences. A graduate in geology may anticipate a position, with better-than-average pay, in a minerals industry, university, or some governmental agency. The Department of Geology offers bachelor degrees in earth science, geology, and geological engineering.

Assets and Administrative Structure

The department was administered by a department chair under the direction of the dean.

Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Physical and Engineering Sciences (1968-1973)

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (1973-2006)

Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Geology and Geological Engineering Science (1968)

Later unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Geological Sciences (2006)

Associated Archival Materials

A Brief History of the Chemistry Department of Brigham Young University, 1966. (UA SC 69)

Records, 1928-1964. (UA 510)

Sources

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1957-1958: p. 180 (Curriculum previously in Dept. of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering)

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1958-1959: p. 11 (Keith P. Anderson, Chair)

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1960-1961: p. 5 (Albert D. Swenson, Chair)

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1964-1966: p. 422 (Loren C. Bryner, Chair)

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1966-1968: p. 465 (J. Rex Goates, Chair)

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1968-1970: p. 518 (K. LeRoi Nelson, Chair)

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1972-1973: p. 544 (Richard T. Hawkins, Chair)

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1975-1976: p. 248 (Eliot A. Butler, Chair)

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1976-1977: p. 283 (Theodore A. Norman, Chair)

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1978-1979: p. 280 (Nolan F. Mangelson, Chair)

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1981-1982: p. 288 (J. Bevan Ott, Chair)

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1990-1991: p. 289 (Earl M. Woolley, Chair)

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1994-1995: p. 419 (Dept. now known as Chemistry and Biochemistry)

Maintenance Information

Record ID:

LCCN: nr 95014461

Creator: UPB