The Spencer W. Kimball Tower, also known as the Kimball Tower or KMBL (formerly SWKT ), is a 12-story

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campus in

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.Brigham Young University. nknown last update ''Campus Information''. Retrieved 7 April 2007, from http://unicomm.byu.edu/directories/bldg.aspx?id=SWKTHolland, J.R., Haws, K., Ballif, J.R., Kimball, E.L., Kimball, C.E., Hinckley, G.B., & Romney, M.G., "Kimball Tower Dedication." Brigham Young University. Provo, UT. 9 March 1982.Emporis. nknown last update ''Kimball Tower''. Retrieved 7 April 2007, from http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=kimballtower-provo-ut-usa

Honorary name

The building is named after

Spencer W. Kimball Spencer Woolley Kimball (March 28, 1895 – November 5, 1985) was an American business, civic, and religious leader who was the twelfth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The grandson of early Latter-day ...

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. During the summer of 2018, and upon request from the Kimball family, its nickname was changed from the SWKT to KMBL.

Design

Completed in 1981, the building stands at . It was the tallest building in Provo, Utah until the completion of the Provo Fourth District Courthouse in 2018 and the Pedersen Patient Tower of Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in 2019, the latter currently being the tallest building in Provo. To offset a corridor effect, the building was positioned at a 45-degree angle to nearby buildings.

Tenants

The building houses Brigham Young University's

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and

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and their various subsidiary departments and programs.

References

Personal correspondence between BYU and Mary Kimball Dollahite

External links

Interactive map of Brigham Young University
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Honorary name

Design

Tenants

See also

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