The Emeritus Association honored these 10 alumni for their outstanding achievements and service: (standing, from left) S. Chris Johnson, Jay H. Smith, Reed M. Powell, Dayton D. Wittke, Ed Pinegar; (seated, from left) Ronald T. Daly, Bonnie M. Winterton, Lynn H. Slaugh, Dorothy G. Stowe, B. Gale Wilson.
Ten members of the Brigham Young University Emeritus Association received special recognition awards at the association’s annual meeting March 13, when the class of 1959 was inducted into the organization. The following alumni were honored:
Ronald T. Daly, ’56 (Donna), Knoxville, Tenn., received a BS in political science from BYU and an MA and EdD in health and recreation from the University of Utah. He is now professor emeritus at the University of Tennessee.
Daly is recognized nationally for his work in family life. He taught and researched at leading U.S. universities and created several television shows on enriching husband-wife relationships. He also served on the Federal Inter-Agency Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect. In 1980 he was honored by then-President Jimmy Carter for service to American families, and in 1996 he was honored for outstanding leadership of national extension family programs.
S. Chris Johnson, ’47 (Faye Hunter, ’46), Salt Lake City, earned a BA in business management from BYU and an MS in marketing from New York University. While at BYU he was a member of Blue Key and president of the Tausig social unit. He and his wife, Faye, have visited 129 countries.
Now the president of Hunter Investment Co., Johnson formerly served as regional manager for Sears, Roebuck, and Co. He chaired the board of trustees of Holy Cross Hospital and the Chamber of Commerce for the Greater Salt Lake United Way, and he served on the boards of Utah Opera and Westminster College. He spent eight years on the National Advisory Council for BYU’s Marriott School and now serves on the Utah Symphony board. He is an honorary colonel in the Utah National Guard.
Ed Pinegar, ’56 (Patricia), Orem, Utah, earned a BS in chemistry from BYU and a DDS from the University of Southern California. While at BYU he served on the Freshman Council, lettered in tennis and basketball, and was a member of Phi Beta Sigma. He now serves on the LDS Young Men’s General Board and teaches at the Orem Institute of Religion.
Pinegar has served as the Utah County chair of the American Cancer Society and as vice president of the Utah Valley Symphony board. He has twice served as a mission president for the LDS Church. His contributions to BYU include serving on the athletic committee, on the Alumni Association board, and as president of the Cougar Club. His honors include Provo City’s Service to Mankind Award and the Outstanding Continuing Education Teacher Award from BYU.
Reed Madsen Powell, ’46, MS ’47 (Katherine Richards, ’45), Villa Park, Calif., is internationally recognized as a teacher and consultant. After earning a BS in language acquisition and an MS in sociology at BYU, he earned a PhD at Michigan State University and did postdoctoral work at Harvard.
Powell has received teaching awards from four major universities and has taught business executives around the world. He participated on an international advisory board to NASA, served as an advisor to the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury in two administrations, and served two terms as chair of the National Small Business Advisory Council. He was honored by the U.S. Senate and received the Meritorious Service Award from the U.S. Small Business Administration.
Lynn H. Slaugh, ’52 (Deann Nelson, ’69), Houston, studied organic chemistry at BYU and earned a PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Washington. He joined Shell Development Company as an exploratory research chemist and in 1980 was awarded Shell’s highest technical title of Distinguished Scientist.
Jay Hamilton Smith, ’51 (Kirma), Kimberly, Idaho, earned a BS in agronomy at BYU, an MS in bacteriology at Utah State University, and a PhD in soil microbiology at Cornell. Now retired, he worked most recently for the Snake River Conservation Research Center. He also worked with the University of Idaho Extension and with farmers, promoting recommended agricultural practices. The Idaho Association of Commerce and Industry honored him for his contributions to the Idaho potato industry.
Smith has served as chair of the local school board, president and member of the credit union board (for which the Idaho Credit Union League named him 1990 Credit Union Volunteer of the Year), and president of the Chamber of Commerce. In 1995 Ricks College gave him its Distinguished Alumni Award.
Dorothy Gilchrist Stowe, ’44, MA ’51, Salt Lake City, earned BA and MA degrees in music at BYU. While raising her four children, she taught piano and voice lessons at home. She also led church choirs and accompanied her husband George in his role as a music reviewer for The Hartford Times in Connecticut.
After her husband’s death in 1972, Stowe became a music critic herself. She worked for three years in New England and later for 19 years at the Deseret News in Salt Lake City. An ardent supporter of the arts, she was honored in 1993 with the Utah Governor’s Award in the Arts and an Outstanding Achievement Award from the YWCA. She now serves on the Temple Square Concert Series committee.
B. Gale Wilson, ’53 (Carolu), Colfax, Calif., earned a BA in political science at BYU and later became the city manager of Fairfield, Calif., where he served for 32 years. He was honored in the naming of Fairfield’s B. Gale Wilson Elementary School and B. Gale Wilson Boulevard, and the International Management Association gave him its Outstanding Manager Innovator Award.
Wilson chaired the California State Commission on Police Officers Standards and Training. He also helped establish Enterprise Development Foundation, a pioneer effort for teaching management skills through micro-enterprise, and helped direct the Alta, Calif., Regional Center, which serves 10 northern California counties. For BYU, Wilson served 15 years on the Marriott School’s National Advisory Council, and in 1974 he received the school’s Public Administrator of the Year Award.
Bonnie Jean Moesser Winterton, ’51 (Boyd, ’47, MA ’51), Salt Lake City, earned a BA in music from BYU and MA and PhD degrees in music from the University of Utah, where she taught for 25 years. While at BYU she was a member of White Key and Phi Kappa Phi, was named “Belle of the Y,” and composed the winning song for the annual Song Fest. She also conducted student choral groups, worked with Crawford Gates, and accompanied the A Cappella Choir under Newell Weight.
Winterton was the accompanist/assistant conductor for the Utah Symphony Chorus for 27 years. She conducted a 300-voice choir for the all-Church sesquicentennial concert and has served on the Primary General Board, the Young Women’s General Board, and the General Church Music Committee.
Dayton D. Wittke, ’56 (Geralee Cundick, ’54), Omaha, Neb., earned a BES in mechanical engineering at BYU and MS and PhD degrees in nuclear engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago. While at BYU he was involved with the USAF ROTC drill team, the Arnold Air Society, the Argonaut social unit, and Blue Key. He now serves as vice president of the Omaha Public Power District.
Wittke has been a consultant for many public power and natural gas companies, as well as for Lockheed Missiles and Space Aerospace Corporation. Active in mechanical engineering and nuclear societies, he has produced and marketed 93 video tapes for training nuclear engineers. He also volunteers for the Special Olympics.
