Cowan, Richard O., 1934-
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Richard O. Cowan (1934-) was a Stanford graduate who is a member of the BYU Religious Education faculty.
Richard O. Cowan was born in January 1934 and is originally from Los Angeles, California. He received a doctorate in History at Stanford University in 1961 and has been a member of the BYU Religious Education faculty since that time. He is the author of nine books and numerous articles. He was the chair of a committee preparing Gospel Doctrine lessons for the Church from 1981-1993. He served as Church History department chair from 1994-1997 and taught at the BYU Jerusalem Center Fall 1989 and at the BYU Hawaii campus during Spring 2007. He was the BYU Professor of the Year, 1964-1965; and received the Karl G. Maeser Distinguished Teaching Award, 1969. He also received the annual Phi Kappa Phi in 2003 and was chosen to give a devotional assembly address 3 April 2007. He and his wife, Dawn, have six children and 22 grandchildren.
From the guide to the Richard O. Cowan collection of material relating to seminaries and institutes, 1970-1973, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)
Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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creatorOf | Cowan, Richard O., 1934-. Richard O. Cowan collection of material relating to seminaries and institutes. | Harold B. Lee Library | |
creatorOf | Marquardt, H. Michael. The Independence temple of Zion / by H. Michael Marquardt. | Community of Christ Library and Archives | |
creatorOf | Reynolds, Noel B. Research on Book of Mormon use, 1966-1998. | Harold B. Lee Library | |
creatorOf | Richard O. Cowan collection of material relating to seminaries and institutes, 1970-1973 | L. Tom Perry Special Collections |
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associatedWith | Brigham Young University |
associatedWith | Church Educational System (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) |
associatedWith | Marquardt, H. Michael. |
associatedWith | Reynolds, Noel B. |
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Birth 1934-01-24
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