Background
Lye, William Frank was born on February 19, 1930 in Kimberley, British Columbia, Canada. Son of Arthur Percy and Jessie Loretta (Prince) Lye.
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William Frank Lye
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Student Ricks College, 1953-1955, Duke University, 1963.
Career
Instructor political science Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho, 1959-1963, 67-68, head department political science, 1959-1963. Teaching assistant department history University of California at Los Angeles, 1964-1965. Assistant professor Utah State University, Logan, 1968-1969, acting head department history and geography, 1969-1970, associate professor, head department history and geography, 1970-1973, professor, head department history and geography, 1973-1976, dean College Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, 1976-1983, vice president for university relations, professor department history and geography, 1983-1991, professor of history, 1991-1995, emeritus, 1996.
Visiting lecturer department history Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, 1970.
Temporary lecturer department history U. Cape Town, Republic of South Africa, 1974. Social consultant for project design teams in land conservation, United States Agency for International Development Khartoum, Sudan, 1978, Maseru, Lesotho, 1979.
Member higher education taskforce on telecommunications, Utah, 1977-1982. Chairman State of Utah Telecommunications Cooperative, 1987, Regents" Committee on Credit by Examination, Utah,1976.
Member of advisory committee Station KULC-television, State Ednl.
Telecommunications Operating Center, 1976-1980. Board directors, Executive Committee Children"s Aid Society Utah, 1985-1989, president, 1990-1991. Member Utah Statehood Centennial Commission, 1989-1996, Utah Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Commission, 1990-1991.
Achievements
Membership
Member African Studies Association, Royal African Society, Western Association Africanists (program chairman 1972-1974, president 1974-1976), American Society Landscape Architects (accreditation board 1976-1993), Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Alpha Theta.
Connections
Married Velda Campbell, October 16, 1953. Children: William Mark, Matthew Campbell, David Arthur, Victoria, Regina.
