David P. Gardner
David P. Gardner | |
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15th President of the Jack W. Peltason | |
10th President of the University of Utah | |
In office 1973–1983 | |
Preceded by | Alfred C. Emery |
Succeeded by | Chase N. Peterson |
Personal details | |
Born | David Pierpont Gardner March 24, 1933 Berkeley, California, U.S. |
Died | January 2, 2024 Park City, Utah, U.S. | (aged 90)
Spouses |
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Children | 4 |
Alma mater | Brigham Young University University of California, Berkeley |
Profession | University administrator, professor |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Education |
Institutions | |
David Pierpont Gardner (March 24, 1933 – January 2, 2024) was an American university administrator, and professor who served as the 15th president of the University of California. He also served as president of the University of Utah.
Biography
David Pierpont Gardner was born in Berkeley, California, on March 24, 1933,[1] to Reed S. Gardner and Margaret Pierpont Gardner. He married Elizabeth (Libby) Fuhriman in 1958. They had four daughters (Karen, Shari, Lisa, and Marci) before Libby's death in 1991. He married Sheila S. Rogers in 1995.
Gardner was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)[2] and contributed to the Encyclopedia of Mormonism.[3]
Gardner's bachelor's degree in political science, history, and geography was earned at Brigham Young University in 1955. He went on to the University of California, Berkeley, to obtain an MA in political science in 1959 and a PhD in higher education in 1966.
Gardner was appointed Assistant to the Chancellor at
Gardner left the University of California to become the president of the University of Utah in 1973.[4]
Gardner stayed there until he returned to the University of California in 1983 as President. His wife Libby was named Associate to the President, and he worked with her closely. He resigned after her death in 1991 (effective in 1992), stating that he could not continue without her. He was given a controversial retirement package worth nearly $2.4 million.[5]
In 1983, Gardner was elected a fellow of the
Gardner died in Park City, Utah on January 2, 2024, at the age of 90.[9][10]
References
- ^ "APS Member History".
- Sunstone(21): 10–16. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- OCLC 24502140.
- ^ "Becoming a Research Center, 1973-1990". University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
- ^ "Archives". Los Angeles Times. 3 April 1992.
- ^ Incorporated, Prime. "National Academy of Public Administration". National Academy of Public Administration. Retrieved 2023-02-07.
- ^ "David Pierpont Gardner". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ Former University of Utah President David P. Gardner dies at 90
- ^ David Gardner Obituary
Further reading
- Gardner, David P. (1967). The California Oath Controversy. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press. .
- Gardner, David P. (2005). Earning My Degree: Memoirs of an American University President. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520931114.