I came to Salt Lake City in June of 1955 to do research of a Ph.D. dissertation at Northwestern University and was employed as a Teaching Assistant and Assistant to the Dean of the College of Letters and Science at the University of Utah.
Positions held:
Faculty
Assistant Professor of Speech and Theatre Arts 1956-61
Assistant Professor of Speech 1962-63
Associate Professor of Speech 1963-67
Professor of Speech 1967-72
Professor of Communication 1972-89
Administration
College of Letters and Science
Assistant to the Dean 1955-58
Assistant Dean 1958-60
Acting Dean 1960-61
Special Assistant to the U.S. Commissioner of Education 1961-62
Associate Program Director of KUED 1957-60
Assistant to the President 1962-64
Administrator of University Theater 1962-64
Dean of Summer School 1962-67
Dean of Admissions and Registration 1965-71
Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs 1967-88
Community Service
President, Adult Education Council of Greater Salt Lake 1958-59
Member, Board of Directors, Youth Inc. 1969-75
Chairman, Board of Directors, Youth Inc. 1970-71
Board Member, Alberta Henry Education Foundation 1973-88
Member, Salt Lake City Sister Cities Committee 1974-78
Member, Salt Lake City Public Library Board of Directors 1976-82
and 1983-91
President, Salt Lake City Library Board of Directors 1978-80
and 1984-86
Board Member, United Nations Association of Utah 1976-88
Board Member, Salt Lake Branch NAACP 1986-94
Vice President, United Nations Association of Utah 1978-80
President, United Nations Association of Utah 1980-82
Board Member, Utahns United Against the Nuclear Arms Race 1983-92
Chairman, Utahns United Against the Nuclear Arms Race 1985-86
Board Member, Repertory Dance Theater 1985-86
Chairman, Life Membership Committee, Salt Lake NAACP 1985-94
Board member, Utah Committee for American-Soviet Relations 1987-91
Chairman, Utah Committee for American-Soviet Relations 1989-91
Board Member, ACLU of Utah 1989-90
Board President, ACLU of Utah 1990
Board Member, Voices for Utah Children 1989-95
Board Member, Friends of Marriott Library 1989-92
Board Member, Utah Heritage Foundation 1990-95
Member, Salt Lake YWCA Community Advisory Board 1992-96
Member, Salt Lake County Human Services Advisory Council 1992-96
Member, U of U Graduate School of Social Work Advisory Board 1992-04
Board Member, Utah Region, NCCJ—Inclusion Center 1998-
Board Member, Salt Lake Chapter PFLAG (Parents, Familes and
Friends of Lesbians and Gays 1993-06
Awards
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Award 1989
Honorary Doctor of Humanities, U of U 1989
Planned Parenthood of Utah Annette P. Cumming Community
Service Award 1995
Honorary Alumnus Award, U of U 2000
Utah League of Women Voters Community Service Award 2003
Utah Region, NCCJ Humanitarian Award 2003
Utah Pride Parade Grand Marchal 2006
Equality Utah Allies Award (with wife, Pat) 2008
Purpose of Citizens’ Counsel:
To advocate for improvement and equity in the civic life of the state of Utah.