BYU - Provo,Utah - Oct 11-12, 1996 homecomings
Honorary Alumni Award: Fred A. Schwendiman As an administrator with both BYU and the LDS Church, Fred A. Schwendiman managed the educational property of the Church and university for more than 30 years. Business school at the University of Utah and at Harvard prepared Fred for the heavy responsibilities ahead of him. In 1953 he was made student housing director at BYU and by 1974 he was overseeing the university's physical plant, in charge of the planning, construction, and maintenance of the 380 buildings on campus. During this time he was also made administrator for physical facilities in the LDS Church Education System. As Support Services vice president of BYU from 1979–1984, he directed purchasing, food services, physical facilities, and housing. For 22 years Fred also managed the physical services at the Missionary Training Center. After his retirement from BYU, Fred and his wife, Noni, resided in Jerusalem where he was project director for the construction of BYU's Jerusalem Center. Fred helped organize the first student stake at BYU in 1956 and later served as president of the Third Stake for 12 years. source:BYU MAG Nov 1996 |
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