Background
Hales was born in Spanish Fork, Utah. Hales was the son of Jonathan Hyrum Hales and Martha Ann Brockbank. As a youth Hales worked with his father in the Tintic Mines.
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Education
California Institute of Technology. University of Chicago. Brigham Young University.
University of Utah.
Career
He earned a bachelor"s degree from Brigham Young University (Brigham Young University) in 1916. He had lettered in both track and basketball while at Brigham Young University. Hales was the scoutmaster of the first troop in Provo and was given the Silver Beaver in 1942 for his commitment to scouting. After graduating from Brigham Young University Hales taught at Ricks College (now Brigham Young University-Idaho) from 1916–1921.
He served as president of Snow College from 1921–1924.
When Hales went to Snow its name was Snow Academy, and its name was changed to Snow Junior College in 1922. He was also the first leader of the institution to hold the title of president
Over the years he pursued advanced degrees at the University of Chicago and the University of Utah. He focused full-time on studies from 1924–1926 at the California Institute of Technology culminating in a Doctor of Philosophy Among those who Hales studied under were Albert A. Michelson and Robert A. Millikan.
From 1926–1930 Hales taught at Weber College (now Weber State University) he then joined Brigham Young University as the physics department.
During World World War II Hales was the coordinator for the Brigham Young University affiliated civilian pilot training corps" ground school. He was the only faculty member in the department and taught all the classes. In 1950 Hales served as the chair of Brigham Young University"s Diamond Jubilee Committee.
He was the dean of the General College of Brigham Young University from 1958–1964.
Later in the 1960s he was chairman of Brigham Young University"s athletic committee. Besides physics Hales also taught courses at Brigham Young University in astronomy, meteorology, mechanics, math and photography.
Hales taught the first classes in photography at Brigham Young University and was involved in forming the Brigham Young University Photo Studio. hales also served as chairman of Brigham Young University"s athletics council from 1952-1967. He became an emeritus professor in 1972 but continued to show up at Brigham Young University every day.
Among other projects he wrote some of the typescripts used as sources for the four volume centennial history of Brigham Young University. He also taught in Brigham Young University"s continuing education department until his death.
Hales for a time was editor of the Brigham Young University Physics and Astronomy Newsletter. He was one of the bishops called to preside over one of the first wards in the first Brigham Young University stake. He was also the first president of the Brigham Young University 5th Stake.
In 1916, Hales was married to Isabel Ethel Wilson.
They had six children. Isabel died in 1963. Hales later married Vivian Parkinson.
After his death a Wayne B. Hales memorial scholarship was established in Hales" honor.
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