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DR. EARL C. CROCKETT
The leadership of Brigham Young University
is now in the capable hands of Dr. Earl C.
Crockett, acting-president, who has been directing
affairs at the University since the resignation
of Dr. Ernest L. Wilkinson last January.
Dr. Earl C. Crockett came to BYU from University
of Colorado in September, 1957 and has
served as academic vice president since that
time.
At University of Colorado he was chairman
cf the Department of Social Sciences and assistant
to the vice president.
A native of Preston, Ida., he received the B.S.
degree in economics at University of Utah in
1927 and the Ph.D. at University of California
in 1931.
In his long teaching career, he has served as
a teaching fellow at University of California,
1929-31; assistant professor of finance, University
of North Dakota, 1931-34; assistant, associate
and full professor, University of Colorado,
1934-57.
During World War II he was principal econ­
Dr. Earl C. Crockett
omist for the War Production Board, Washington,
D. C, on leave from University of Colorado.
He served also as acting dean of the graduate school, University of Colorado, 1950-51; professor
of economics at University of Maryland, Overseas Program in Western Germany, 1952-53;
and professor of Banking, Colorado School of Banking, during the summers of 1953 and '54. He has
served on many important university committees.
Honored by his colleagues for scholarship, he was University of Colorado Research Lecturer in
1951, received the faculty research fellowship in 1955, and was awarded the alumni medal for extraordinary
service in 1957.
Active in state and community affairs, he served as consultant for the Colorado General Assembly,
for three governors, the Governor's Commission on the Aged, Colorado Department of Public
Welfare, and Boulder City Council.
He has written dozens of articles for economics, legal and political science periodicals.
He is also a member of the Higher Commission of the Northwest Association of Secondary and
Higher Schools, an inspection and accrediting commission, and last month was elected to the Executive
Committee.
He married Delia Comish and they have two daughters, Marian and Margaret, and a son, David.
Their oldest son, Robert, who was a U. S. Air Force jet pilot and a member of the Utah state attorney's
staff, died in 1961.
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