Brigham Young University - Banyan Yearbook (Provo, UT)

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President in December, 1964. During the first semester of 1964-65, Dr. Earl C. Crockett, with a background in various fields of education, filled the office of Acting President. With ap- parent ease and confidence, he showed a keen insight into the problems of a progressive university, and with the reappointment of President Wilkinson, assumed his former duties as Academic Vice-President, a post newly created for him eight years ago. The title of Acting Chancellor was held by Dr. Harvey L. Taylor until the president ' s return. His duties consisted of over-seeing the Uni- fied Church School System and partici- pating as an active member of the Church Board of Education. His second semester post was that of Administrator of all Church schools except BYU. BYU ' s future has an even rosier tint. While the studentbody growth is intentionally being slowed down, there are tentative plans for a Life Science Building and an addition to the Jesse Knight Building. The principle of seek- ing out the best of faculty and students for the University will endure as fu- ture destinies become realities. Dr. Earl C. Crockett, Academic Vice-president Dr. Harvey L. Taylor, Church Schools Administrator H 29

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HKfttiiaiiir.j ' . ' : u . . ADMINISTRATION Dr. Ernest L. Wilkinson, President THE PAST YEAR JL | ineteen hundred and sixty-five was the year at BYU when a large portion of the University ' s destinies became realities. While the school will con- tinue to improve its facilities and grad- ually increase enrollment, the year marked a plateau of which many aspects have been in the planning stages for some 14 years. Newly opened for opera- tion were the new Wilkinson Center (comparable to a student union build- ing), five seven-story Deseret Dorms, the Harris Fine Arts Center, an exten- sion to the George Albert Smith Field- house, already the largest in the West- ern Athletic Conference, and the all steel 26,000 seat football stadium. Still under construction was the new Stephen L Richards Physical Education Build- ing, with four gyms, three swimming pools and many other useful facilities. It was in 1950, with the appoint- ment of a dynamic attorney-educator. Dr. Ernest L. Wilkinson, as President of Brigham Young University, that much of today ' s reality began. It has been under President Wilkinson that the BYU campus, faculty, studentbody, curriculum, and academic organization were integrated into one of the world ' s important universities. Eighty of the present 100 buildings of the spacious campus were built during his adminis- tration. Because of the great emphasis he placed on scholarship. President Wil- kinson was instrumental in completely revising the curriculum: the original five colleges were expanded into 12; an Air Force ROTC unit was organized; and the two year certificate and doc- toral programs were inaugurated. In January of 1964, Dr. Wilkinson re- signed his office at BYU to seek the Utah Senate nomination; a close defeat was followed by his reappointment as 28

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VICE PRESIDENTS Ben E. Lewis A former Junior Class President and Studentbody President of BYU, Ben E. Lewis is currently serving under the title of Vice President of Auxiliary and Communications Services. Included in this organizational structure are hous- ing, food services, mail service, Wilkin- son Center, laundry, dairy products la- boratory, and the newly created Divi- sion of Communications Services which integrates the press, motion picture stu- dio, radio and television. Educational Media Services, and the Photo Studio. He is also a member of the BYU Ad- ministrative Council and Vice -Chair- man and Secretary of the Campus Plan- ning Committee. Besides his numerous duties involving the University, he still finds the time to serve the Church as President of the East Sharon Stake. Clyde D. Sandgren 30