Brigham Young University. Dept. of Geology
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).
Contents
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 (1973-1995)
Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (1958)
Later unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry (1995)
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)
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