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The Department of Mechanical Engineering was placed in the College of Engineering Sciences and Technology in 1977-1978. Previously it was within the College of Physical and Engineering Sciences. The Acting Department Chair for the 1977-1978 academic year was Blaine W. Andersen.  The Department Chairs were: Blaine W. Andersen (1978-1982) and Joseph C. Free (1982-1984). In 1984-1985 the college was renamed the College of Engineering and Technology and the Department of Mechanical Engineering was within that college.
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The Department of Mechanical Engineering was established in 1977 in a renaming of the Department of Mechanical Engineering Science, and placed in the College of Engineering Sciences and Technology. In 1984 the department was retained in the newly renamed College of Engineering and Technology. Department chairs included Blaine W. Andersen (1978-1982), Joseph C. Free (1982-1992), Geoffrey J. Germane (1992-1996), Alan R. Parkinson (1996-2002), and Larry L. Howell (2002-2004). In 2004 the department was retained in the newly renamed Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology.
  
 
==Variant names==
 
==Variant names==
  
Brigham Young University. College of Physical and Engineering Sciences. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering  
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Brigham Young University. College of Engineering Sciences and Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
  
Brigham Young University. College of Engineering and Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering  
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Brigham Young University. College of Engineering and Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
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Brigham Young University. Mechanical Engineering Dept.
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
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Established: [[established in::date::1977]]
 
Established: [[established in::date::1977]]
  
Abolished: [[abolished in::date::1984]]
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Abolished: [[abolished in::date::2004]]
  
Location: [[location of::Provo, Utah]] ([[date::1977]]-[[date::1984]])
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Location: [[location of::Provo, Utah]] ([[date::1977]]-[[date::2004]])
  
 
==Functions==
 
==Functions==
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==Assets and Administrative Structure==
 
==Assets and Administrative Structure==
  
The Department of Mechanical Engineering was a department within the College of Engineering Sciences and Technology. The Acting Department Chair for the 1977-1978 academic year was Blaine W. Andersen. The Department Chair was under the direction of the Dean in the College of Engineering Sciences and Technology.
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The department was administered by a department chair, under direction of the college dean. The department was incorporated in the College of Engineering Sciences and Technology (1977-1984) and the College of Engineering and Technology (1984-2004).
  
 
==Associated Units==
 
==Associated Units==
  
Superior unit: [[superior unit::Brigham Young University. College of Physical and Engineering Sciences]] ([[date::1977]])
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Superior unit: [[subordinate to::Brigham Young University. College of Engineering Sciences and Technology]] ([[date::1977]]-[[date::1984]])
  
Superior unit: [[superior unit::Brigham Young University. College of Engineering Sciences and Technology]] ([[date::1977]]-[[date::1984]])
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Superior unit: [[subordinate to::Brigham Young University. College of Engineering and Technology]] ([[date::1984]]-[[date::2004]])
  
Later unit: [[later unit::Brigham Young University. College of Engineering and Technology.  Dept. of Mechanical Engineering]] ([[date::1984]])
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Earlier unit: [[earlier unit::Brigham Young University. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Science]] ([[date::1977]])
 
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==Associated Archival Materials==
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Later unit: [[later unit::Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering]] ([[date::2004]])
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
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Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1978-1979: p. 280 (Blaine W. Andersen, Chair)
 
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1978-1979: p. 280 (Blaine W. Andersen, Chair)
  
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1979-1980: p. 250 (Blaine W. Andersen, Chair)
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Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1982-1983: p. 350 (Joseph C. Free, Chair)
  
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1980-1981: p. 202 (Blaine W. Andersen, Chair)
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Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1984-1985: p. (College of Engineering Sciences and Technology renamed College of Engineering and Technology)
  
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1981-1982: p. 288 (Blaine W. Andersen, Chair)
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Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1984-1985: p. 1 (College of Engineering Sciences and Technology renamed College of Engineering and Technology) p. 97 (Joseph C. Free, Chair)
  
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1982-1983: p. 350 (Joseph C. Free, Chair)
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Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1992-1993: p. 139 (Geoffrey J. Germane, Chair)
  
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1983-1984: p. 352 (Joseph C. Free, Chair)
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Brigham Young University annual catalog, 1996-1997: p. 278 (Alan R. Parkinson, chair)  
  
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1984-1985: p. (College of Engineering Sciences and Technology renamed College of Engineering and Technology)
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Brigham Young University annual catalog, 2002-2003: p. 271 (Larry L. Howell, chair)
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Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 2004-2005: p. 72 (College changed to Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology)  
  
 
==Maintenance Information==
 
==Maintenance Information==
  
Record ID:
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Record ID: EAC-2009-00231
EAC-2009-00231
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Creator: UPB
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Creator: LFW

Latest revision as of 17:50, 16 November 2020

The Department of Mechanical Engineering was established in 1977 in a renaming of the Department of Mechanical Engineering Science, and placed in the College of Engineering Sciences and Technology. In 1984 the department was retained in the newly renamed College of Engineering and Technology. Department chairs included Blaine W. Andersen (1978-1982), Joseph C. Free (1982-1992), Geoffrey J. Germane (1992-1996), Alan R. Parkinson (1996-2002), and Larry L. Howell (2002-2004). In 2004 the department was retained in the newly renamed Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology.

Variant names

Brigham Young University. College of Engineering Sciences and Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

Brigham Young University. College of Engineering and Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

Brigham Young University. Mechanical Engineering Dept.

Description

Established: 1977

Abolished: 2004

Location: Provo, Utah (1977-2004)

Functions

To provide courses in applied science that deal with the analysis, design, development, fabrication, and application of products that are predominately mechanical. By its very nature, mechanical engineering includes many varieties of specialization. All students are provided with a central core of engineering fundamentals.

Assets and Administrative Structure

The department was administered by a department chair, under direction of the college dean. The department was incorporated in the College of Engineering Sciences and Technology (1977-1984) and the College of Engineering and Technology (1984-2004).

Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Engineering Sciences and Technology (1977-1984)

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Engineering and Technology (1984-2004)

Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering Science (1977)

Later unit: Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering (2004)

Sources

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1977-1978: p. 43 (Dept. of Mechanical Engineering within the College of Engineering Sciences and Technology) p. 282 (Blaine W. Andersen, Chair)

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1978-1979: p. 280 (Blaine W. Andersen, Chair)

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1982-1983: p. 350 (Joseph C. Free, Chair)

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1984-1985: p. 1 (College of Engineering Sciences and Technology renamed College of Engineering and Technology)

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1984-1985: p. 1 (College of Engineering Sciences and Technology renamed College of Engineering and Technology) p. 97 (Joseph C. Free, Chair)

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1992-1993: p. 139 (Geoffrey J. Germane, Chair)

Brigham Young University annual catalog, 1996-1997: p. 278 (Alan R. Parkinson, chair)

Brigham Young University annual catalog, 2002-2003: p. 271 (Larry L. Howell, chair)

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 2004-2005: p. 72 (College changed to Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology)

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2009-00231

Creator: LFW