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Inauguration Ceremonies

Click to see original imageThere’ll be pomp and ceremony at Cedar City Wednesday when Dr, Orville D, Carnahan is inaugurated as 12th president of the Southern Utah State College. Gov. Scott M. Mathesen will be there. So will Commissioner Terrel H. Bell of the Utah System of Higher Education; Donald B. H0 brook, chairman of the Utah State Board of Regents, and a long list of other dignitaries. Dr. Carnahan has been at the SUSC helm since last summer, He’s a native of Idaho who received his bachelor degree at Utah State University and master and doctor degrees at University of Idaho. He had served as associate commisioner of higher education in Utah. Before that he spent two years as chancellor of Eastern Iowa Community College at Davenport and five years as president of Highline College at Midway, Wash. Dr. Carnahan succeeds Dr. Royden Braithwaite, who retired after a noteworthy career at Cedar City in which the college witnessed much growth academically, culturally, and otherwise, Dr, Braithwaite, well-known here, graduated from Brigham Young University and received his octorate at Cornell after which he joined the ‘Y’ faculty, He was dean of students here at the time he was named to the Cedar City post. Interestingly, a look at the record disc oses a surprising number of present and immediate past college presidents in Utah have a B U and Utah County orientation. The new SUSC president is one of the exceptions. Dr. David Gardner, president at University of Utah, received his bachelor degree at BYU. His predecessor, Dr. James C. Fletcher, son of honored scientist Harve Fletcher, long associated with”BYU, attended the Provo school for at time. Ray Olpin, U. president before that, was a native of Pleasant Grove and a past ‘Y’ student body president. Weber State’s former president, Joseph L. Bishop, received his master’s degree at BYU. The current president, Dr. Rodney Brady, didn’t attend the ‘Y’ but served the BYU School of Management on its national advisory council of which he is still an emeritus member, Marvin Higbee, president of Snow College at Ephraim, received his master’s at BYU. His predecessor, Floyd S. Holm, a native of Benjamin in Utah County, also received his master’s at the Provo university. Dr. Ferron C. Losee, graduate of Provo High and BYU, is the immediate past president of Dixie College at St. George. His successor, Rolfe Kerr, a USU graduate. is one of the few with no ‘Y’ connection that we could find. Dr. Dean M. McDonald, president of College of Eastern Utah at Price, received his doctor’s degree at BYU and his bachelor’s and rnaster’s at USU. His predecessor, Dr. John W. Tucker, graduated from BYU before going to Harvard for his doctorate. He i served at BYU in a staff capacity before going to CEU. Wilson W. Sorensen of Provo, president of the Utah Technical College at Provo and its predecessor the Central Utah Vocational School since 1945, received his master’s at BYU. Jay L. Nelson, retired president of Utah Technical College at Salt Lake, received his bachelor’s at BYU. He was succeeded by Dale Cowgill, who has no BYU orientation, according to ‘Y’ alumni records. President Glen Taggart of USU apparently had no tie with BYU but received an honorary award here. The former president Daryl Chase attended the ‘Y’ but didn’t graduate at this institution. What about BYU’s own presidents? Dr. Dallin H. Oaks, of course, received his bachelor’s degree here, as did his predecessor, the late Dr. Ernest L, Wilkinson. Returning to the subject of the Southem Utah State College, the Herald extends best wishes to Dr. Camahan in his presidential role and scheduled formal inauguration, and congratulates the former president Dr, Braithwaite on his accomplishments during his long educational career.