David P. Gardner

David P. Gardner
17th President University of California
Term	1983 – 1992
Predecessor	David S. Saxon
Born	March 24, 1933 (1933-03-24) (age 78) Berkeley, California
Alma mater	Brigham Young University University of California, Berkeley
Institutions	University of California University of Utah
Profession	University administrator, professor

David Pierpont Gardner (born March 24, 1933)^[1] was the 17th president of the University of California and was also the president of the University of Utah.

Biography

Gardner was born in Berkeley, California to Reed S. Gardner and Margaret Pierpont Gardner. He married Elizabeth (Libby) Fuhriman in 1958. They had four daughters (Karen, Shari, Lisa, and Marci) before Libby's death in 1991. He married Sheila S. Rogers in 1995.

Gardner was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)^[2] and contributed to the Encyclopedia of Mormonism.^[3]

Gardner's bachelors degree in political science, history, and geography was earned at Brigham Young University in 1955. He went on to the University of California, Berkeley to obtain an MA in political science in 1959 and a PhD in higher education in 1966.

He was appointed as Assistant to the Chancellor at UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) before completing his PhD, and accepted a joint appointment as Assistant Chancellor and Professor of Higher Education at UCSB in 1967. He moved to UCB as the Vice President for Public Service Programs and University Dean of University Extension for UCB in 1971, then became the Vice President for Extended Academic and Public Service Programs in the Office of the President (UC System wide) in 1972.

Gardner left the University of California to become the president of the University of Utah in 1973.^[4]

He stayed there until he returned to the University of California in 1983 as President. His wife Libby was named Associate to the President, and he worked with her closely. He resigned after her death in 1991 (effective in 1992), stating that he could not continue without her.

Gardner served as President of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation from 1993 to 1999. He became a professor of educational leadership and policy in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Utah in 2001.

External links

• Biography from the University of California archives
• Biographical Information
• Guide to the David P. Gardner Papers at The Bancroft Library

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ Peggy Fletcher & Allen Roberts (May–June 1980). "An Interview With David Gardner" (PDF). Sunstone (21): 10–16. https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/pdf/021-10-16.pdf. Retrieved 2009-06-30. 
3. ^ Gardner, David P. (1992). "Attitudes Toward Education". Encyclopedia of Mormonism. 1. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/daily/education/Attitudes_EOM.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-30. 
4. ^ "Becoming a Research Center, 1973-1990". University of Utah. http://www.lib.utah.edu/portal/site/marriottlibrary/menuitem.350f2794f84fb3b29cf87354d1e916b9/?vgnextoid=27360b0a76a0c110VgnVCM1000001c9e619bRCRD. Retrieved 2009-04-08. 

Academic offices
Preceded by David S. Saxon	President of the University of California 1983 – 1991	Succeeded by Jack W. Peltason
Preceded by Alfred C. Emery	President of the University of Utah 1973 – 1983	Succeeded by Chase N. Peterson

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Name	Gardner, David P.
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Date of birth	March 24, 1933
Place of birth	Berkeley, California
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