Stephen Douglas Nadauld (born May 31, 1942) is an American

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, the former president of

Dixie State University Utah Tech University (UT), formerly known as Dixie State University (DSU) and similar names, is a public university in St. George, Utah. The university offers about 240 programs (4 master's degrees, 53 bachelor's degrees, 18 associate degrees, 4 ...

and

Weber State University Weber State University (pronounced ) is a public university in Ogden, Utah. It was founded in 1889 as Weber Stake Academy. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. History Weber State University was founded ...

(WSU). Nadauld was a general authority of

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(LDS Church) from 1991 to 1996. Nadauld was born in

Idaho Falls, Idaho Idaho Falls (Shoshoni: Dembimbosaage) is a city in and the county seat of Bonneville County, Idaho, United States. It is the state's largest city outside the Boise metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, the population of Idaho Falls was 64,8 ...

. From 1961 to 1964, he was a

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for the LDS Church in

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, where he became a fluent speaker of French. Nadauld obtained a

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in chemistry from

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-d ...

(BYU), an

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from Harvard Business School, and a

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in finance from the

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(UC Berkeley). Nadauld was a faculty member at the

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(1970–72) and UC Berkeley (1973–76). In 1976, he became a faculty member at BYU, where he eventually became the head of the school's MBA program. In 1983, he left BYU for private sector opportunities, including a period of time as the CEO of a dairy

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and

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of Bonneville Pacific Corporation. He was also president of Weber State College (now WSU) in Ogden, Utah, for five years. During his tenure, Nadauld was instrumental in Webers State's preparations to become a university. In 1991, Nadauld was awarded an

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degree from WSU. In 1991, Nadauld became a member of the LDS Church's

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, a full-time ecclesiastical appointment. For the his entire tenure as a general authority, Nadauld was a counselor to Jack H. Goaslind in the general presidency of the church's

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. He served as a general authority until 1996, when he again returned to BYU as a professor of business management. From 2003 to 2006, Nadauld took a leave of absence from BYU to serve as

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of the church's Switzerland

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. Following this service, Nadauld returned as a faculty member at BYU. On March 22, 2010, Nadauld was inaugurated as the 17th president of Dixie State College in

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, after serving since March 27, 2008, as its interim president. During his presidency, the institution transitioned from a college to a university, formally being designated as such in February 2013. He retired at the end of the 2013–14 academic year. 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

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from 1997 to 2002. They are the parents of seven sons.

Publications

*Stephen D. Nadauld (2001). ''Justified by Faith'' (Salt Lake City, Utah:

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) *—— (1999). ''Principles of Priesthood Leadership'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft)

References

External links

Stephen D. Nadauld: Latter-day Saint official profileBYU faculty profile
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