Stephen Douglas Nadauld (born May 31, 1942) is an American

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, the former president of Dixie State University and

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(WSU). Nadauld was a general authority of

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(LDS Church) from 1991 to 1996. Nadauld was born in

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to Sterling Dwaine Nadauld and Lois Madsen Nadauld Corey. From 1961 to 1964, he was a

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for the LDS Church in

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, where he became a fluent speaker of French. Nadauld obtained a

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from

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU) is a Private education, private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System sponsore ...

(BYU), an

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from

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, and a Ph.D. in finance from the

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(UC Berkeley). Nadauld was a faculty member at the

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(1970–72) and UC Berkeley (1973–76). In 1976, he became a faculty member at BYU, where he eventually became the head of the school's MBA program. In 1983, he left BYU for private sector opportunities, including a period of time as the

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of a dairy

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and CFO of Bonneville Pacific Corporation. He was also president of Weber State College (now WSU) in

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, for five years. During his tenure, Nadauld was instrumental in Weber State's preparations to become a university. In 1991, Nadauld was awarded an

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degree from WSU. In 1991, Nadauld became a member of the LDS Church's

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, a full-time ecclesiastical appointment. For his entire tenure as a general authority, Nadauld was a counselor to Jack H. Goaslind in the general presidency of the church's Young Men organization. He served as a general authority until 1996, when he again returned to BYU as a professor of business management. From 2003 to 2006, Nadauld took a leave of absence from BYU to serve as

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of the church's

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. Following this service, Nadauld returned as a faculty member at BYU. On March 22, 2010, Nadauld was inaugurated as the 17th president of Dixie State College in St. George, Utah, after serving since March 27, 2008, as its interim president. During his presidency, the institution transitioned from a college to a university, formally being designated as such in February 2013. He retired at the end of the 2013–14 academic year. Nadauld is the author of two books on spiritual LDS Church-related themes. He is married to Margaret Dyreng, who was the general president of the LDS Church's

Young Women organization The Young Women (often referred to as Young Women's or Young Woman's) is a youth organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The purpose of the Young Women organization is to help each young woman "be worthy to ...

from 1997 to 2002. They are the parents of seven sons. Nadauld is the niece of singer Eve Young.FamilySearch
"Eva Alice Nadauld"
Retrieved December 8, 2024.

Publications

*Stephen D. Nadauld (2001). ''Justified by Faith'' (Salt Lake City, Utah:

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) *—— (1999). ''Principles of Priesthood Leadership'' (Salt Lake City, Utah:

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)

References

External links

Stephen D. Nadauld: Latter-day Saint official profileBYU faculty profile
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