Stephen D. Nadauld
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Stephen Douglas Nadauld (born May 31, 1942) is an American academic and a former president of Weber State University
in Ogden
, Utah
. Nadauld was also a general authority
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1991 to 1996.
Nadauld was born in Idaho Falls
, Idaho
. From 1961 to 1964, he was a LDS Church missionary
in France
, where Nadauld became a fluent speaker of French
.
Nadauld obtained a chemistry
degree from Brigham Young University
, an MBA from Harvard Business School
, and a Ph.D.
in finance from the University of California at Berkeley. Nadauld has been a faculty member at the University of Utah
(1970–1972) and the University of California at Berkeley (1973–1976). In 1976, he became a faculty member at Brigham Young University, where he eventually came the head of the school's MBA program. In 1983, he left BYU and engaged in a variety of activities in the private sector, including a period of time as the CEO of a dairy cooperative
and CFO of Bonneville Pacific Corporation. He was also president of Weber State University for five years; during his tenure he was instrumental in Weber's State's preparations to become a state university in Utah. In 1991, Nadauld was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Weber State.
In 1991, Nadauld became a member of the LDS Church's Second Quorum of the Seventy, a full-time ecclesiastical appointment. For the entirety of his tenure as a general authority
, Nadauld was a counselor to Jack H. Goaslind
in the general presidency of the Young Men organization of the church. He served in this capacity until 1996, when he again returned to Brigham Young University as a professor of business management. From 2003 to 2006, Nadauld took a leave of absence from BYU to serve as the president
of the LDS Church's Switzerland
Geneva Mission
. Following this service, Nadauld returned as a faculty member at BYU.
Nadauld is the author of two books on spiritual LDS Church-related themes. He is married to Margaret Dyreng
, who was the general president of the LDS Church's Young Women organization from 1997 to 2002. They are the parents of seven sons.
On March 27, 2008, Nadauld was named interim president of Dixie State College in St. George, Utah
.
Weber State University
Weber State University is a public university located in the city of Ogden in Weber County, Utah, USA. It was founded in 1889 and is a coeducational, publicly supported university offering professional, liberal arts and technical certificates, as well as associate, bachelor's and master's degrees...
in Ogden
Ogden, Utah
Ogden is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. Ogden serves as the county seat of Weber County. The population was 82,825 according to the 2010 Census. The city served as a major railway hub through much of its history, and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
. Nadauld was also a general authority
General authority
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , a general authority is a member of certain leadership organizations who are given administrative and ecclesiastical authority over the church...
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1991 to 1996.
Nadauld was born in Idaho Falls
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Idaho Falls is a city in and the county seat of Bonneville County, Idaho, United States, and the largest city in Eastern Idaho. As of the 2010 census, the population of Idaho Falls was 56,813, with a metro population of 130,374....
, Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
. From 1961 to 1964, he was a LDS Church missionary
Mormon missionary
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of the most active modern practitioners of missionary work, with over 52,000 full-time missionaries worldwide, as of the end of 2010...
in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, where Nadauld became a fluent speaker of French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
.
Nadauld obtained a chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
degree from Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
, an MBA from Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School is the graduate business school of Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts, United States and is widely recognized as one of the top business schools in the world. The school offers the world's largest full-time MBA program, doctoral programs, and many executive...
, and a Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
in finance from the University of California at Berkeley. Nadauld has been a faculty member at the University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
(1970–1972) and the University of California at Berkeley (1973–1976). In 1976, he became a faculty member at Brigham Young University, where he eventually came the head of the school's MBA program. In 1983, he left BYU and engaged in a variety of activities in the private sector, including a period of time as the CEO of a dairy cooperative
Cooperative
A cooperative is a business organization owned and operated by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit...
and CFO of Bonneville Pacific Corporation. He was also president of Weber State University for five years; during his tenure he was instrumental in Weber's State's preparations to become a state university in Utah. In 1991, Nadauld was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Weber State.
In 1991, Nadauld became a member of the LDS Church's Second Quorum of the Seventy, a full-time ecclesiastical appointment. For the entirety of his tenure as a general authority
General authority
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , a general authority is a member of certain leadership organizations who are given administrative and ecclesiastical authority over the church...
, Nadauld was a counselor to Jack H. Goaslind
Jack H. Goaslind
Jack H. Goaslind, Jr. was a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1978 to his death. He was the seventeenth general president of the Young Men organization of the church from 1990-98.-Early life and local church service:Goaslind was born in Salt Lake City,...
in the general presidency of the Young Men organization of the church. He served in this capacity until 1996, when he again returned to Brigham Young University as a professor of business management. From 2003 to 2006, Nadauld took a leave of absence from BYU to serve as the president
Mission president
Mission president is a priesthood leadership position in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . A mission president presides over a mission and the missionaries serving in the mission...
of the LDS Church's Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
Geneva Mission
Mission (LDS Church)
A mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a geographical administrative area to which church missionaries are assigned. Almost all areas of the world are within the boundaries of an LDS Church mission, whether or not Mormon missionaries live or proselytize in the area...
. Following this service, Nadauld returned as a faculty member at BYU.
Nadauld is the author of two books on spiritual LDS Church-related themes. He is married to Margaret Dyreng
Margaret D. Nadauld
Margaret Dyreng Nadauld was the eleventh general president of the Young Women organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1997 to 2002.-Biography:...
, who was the general president of the LDS Church's Young Women organization from 1997 to 2002. They are the parents of seven sons.
On March 27, 2008, Nadauld was named interim president of Dixie State College in St. George, Utah
St. George, Utah
St. George is a city located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Utah, and the county seat of Washington County, Utah. It is the principal city of and is included in the St. George, Utah, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is 119 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, and 303 miles ...
.
Publications
- Stephen D. Nadauld (2001). Justified by Faith (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret BookDeseret BookDeseret Book is the largest Latter-day Saint book publisher and also owns a chain of LDS bookstores in the western United States. Over 150 people work in its Salt Lake City headquarters...
) ISBN 1573458317 - —— (1999). Principles of Priesthood Leadership (Salt Lake City, Utah: BookcraftBookcraftBookcraft was a major publisher of books and products for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints .-History:In 1940, LDS Church President Heber J. Grant asked the church's Improvement Era magazine to compile his sermons into a book called Gospel Standards. Compiler G...
) ISBN 1570086222