Alumni, Emeriti, and Friends
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alumni, emeriti and friends of the College of Education.
Please explore this wonderful collection of profiles and discover how education
and human services professionals are shaping our world.
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McKell S. Withers
Dr. Withers grew up in Salt Lake City, attended the public city schools, and graduated from South High School where he was the studentbody president. He began his teaching career right out of high school as a Chapter I (now called Title I) tutor at Bryant Intermediate School. His first full-time teaching assignment was at the Granite Alternative High School working with students who had not been successful in a traditional high scho ol setting. He worked for twenty seven years in the Granite School District and held various positions.
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Bill Child
William H. "Bill" Child serves as Chairman of the Board of R.C. Willey Home Furnishing. Under his management, the company has grown over the past 52 years from one employee to over 3,000 employees, from a 600-square-foot store to 14 large stores in Utah, Idaho, Nevada and California, with an annual sales volume of over $800 million.
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