Background
Jarvis, Joseph Boyer was born on June 1, 1923 in Springville, Utah, United States. Son of Joseph Smith and Mildred (Boyer) Jarvis.
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Joseph Boyer Jarvis
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Student, Harvard University, 1942. Bachelor, University Arizona, 1947. Master of Arts, Arizona State University, 1950.
Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1958. HHD, University Utah, 1989.
Career
Instructor speech, U. Arizona, 1950-1952; Instructor speech, Dartmouth College, 1954-1955; assistant professor, U. Utah, 1956-1963; associate professor, U. Utah, 1963-1968; professor speech, U. Utah, 1968-1972; professor communication, U. Utah, 1972-1989; assistant dean College Letters and Science, U. Utah, 1958-1960; associate program director station KUED-television, U. Utah, 1957-1960; assistant to president, U. Utah, 1962-1964; administrator university theatre, U. Utah, 1963-1964; dean summer school, U. Utah, 1962-1967; dean admissions and registration, U. Utah, 1965-1971; associate vice president academic affairs, U. Utah, 1967-1988. Special assistant to the United States Commissioner Education, Washington, 1961-1962.
Achievements
Membership
Board directors Salt Lake City Public Library., 1976-1991, president, 1978-1980, 84-86. Board directors Youth Inc., Salt Lake City, 1969-1977, chairman, 1970-1971. Vice chairman Alberta Henry Education Foundation, 1973-1980.
Board directors Utahns United Against the Nuclear Arms Race, 1984-1992, chairman, 1985-1986. Board directors Utah Committee for American-Soviet Relations, 1987-1991, chairman, 1989-1991. Board directors American Civil Liberties Union Utah, 1989-1990, president, 1990.
Board directors Utah Children, 1989-1995, Utah Heritage Foundation, 1990-1995, Utah Foundation for Open Government, 1993-1995, Utah Region National Conference for Community and Justice, 1998—2007. Community advisory council, Salt Lake City Young Women’s Christian Association, 1992-1998. Human Services advisory council Salt Lake County, 1992-1996.
Treasurer Gandhi Alliance Peace, since 2000. Member.Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (board directors Salt Lake chapter, 1993-2005), United Nations Association Utah (vice president 1978-1980, president 1980-1982), National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (board directors Salt Lake branch 1986-1994), Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.
Connections
Married Patricia Ann Potts, December 17, 1955. Children: Seth N., Nathan Y., Mary Beth.
