Anne Osborn Poelman She is an MD and Distinguished Professor of Radiology at the University of Utah. She is a renowned neuroradiologist who is recognized internationally for helping establish the field of neuroradiology, which deals with the head, neck, spine, and the...
Russell M. Nelson Heart surgeon He worked on a team that developed the first machine that could perform the functions of a patient’s heart and lungs during heart surgery. In 1951, the machine performed well in the first open-heart operation on a human being. Four...
Adams Cowley, M.D Pioneer of trauma medicine He is known as the father of Emergency Medicine and Shock Trauma His pioneering work in open-heart surgery, trauma care and the development of emergency medical services systems is a monumental legacy that continues to...
Steven Charles Wheelwright President of BYU Hawaii Senior associate dean, Harvard University Served the university more than 25 years. Author of three books: Managing New Product and Process Development, Revolutionizing Product Development and Leading Product...
David Ulrich Professor of business administration, University of Michigan His teaching and research addresses the question: how to create an organization that adds value to employees, customers, and investors? He studies how organizations change fast, build...
Dr. V. Lane Rawlins President, Washington State University He is the ninth president of Washington State University. A former WSU faculty member and administrator, he served nine years, 1991-2000, as president of The University of Memphis before returning to WSU. He...
Gordon Gee President of Ohio State University Chancellor, Vanderbilt University,Nashville,Tennessee He was born Vernal, Utah. He likes to tell reporters: “I never saw a non-Mormon or a Democrat until I was eighteen.” He spent three years in Germany as a...
Kim Clark President of BYU- Idaho Former dean, Harvard Business School Kim B. Clark, the dean of the Harvard Business School, was named the new president of Brigham Young University-Idaho, Mormon church President Gordon B. Hinckley announced Monday. Clark, 56, will...
Richard Lyman Bushman Richard Lyman Bushman, Gouverneur Morris Professor of History emeritus at Columbia University , is the author of many books on early American cultural and religious history. Bushman’s most notable work, From Puritan to Yankee: Character...
Alison Davis-Blake Alison Davis-Blake was the first female dean of the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. She is also the Stephen M. Ross Professor of Business. She was also the first female dean of the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of...
Rob Davis Chief of police, San Jose, California In the 1970s, he served a full-time mission in Argentina. He became police chief in January 2004 when Vietnamese residents were accusing the department of cultural insensitivity after officers fatally shot Cau Bich...
Samuel Cowley (1899-1934) FBI inspector Shot and killed by Baby Face Nelson at the Battle of Barrington in Chicago, Illinois. Nelson died the next from wounds received in this gun battle. Roy Jensen played Samuel Cowley in the horribly inaccurate film: Dilenger...
Barbara Christiansen Cruelty Investigator She has been featured on the Animal Planet TV show Animal Cops Houston. She has eight years experience in emergency veterinary medicine. She loves being an investigator because she knows she’s making a...
James LeVoy Sorenson Mr. Sorenson, whose wealth was estimated to be $4.5 billion by Forbes magazine, when he was 86 years old. He was listed as the 68th-richest American in September 2007. He was an entrepreneur, real estate magnate and inventor of numerous medical...
Robert B. Ingebretsen In 1999, he received an Academy Award for his pioneering work in digital sound. Ingebretsen and his mentor, Thomas Stockham, invented technology that translated analog sound into a digital format — a discovery that eventually led to the...
Philo T. Farnsworth (1906-1971) Inventor of Television “I know that I have never invented anything. I have been a medium by which these things were given to the culture as fast as culture could earn them. I give the credit to God.” He developed and invented electronic...
Don Carlos Edwards He mixed ketchup with mayonnaise, pickle juice and a special blend of spices to create the popular regional treat known as fry sauce. He produced it himself, bottled it by the gallon and sold it on the street and to all of his Arctic Circle...
Almon H. Clegg He is a pioneer in the revolution of digital audio, was instrumental in development of digital recording and the digital audio disc which led to the compact disc revolution. He is a fellow member of the Audio Engineering Society; a life member of the...
John Moses Browning Gunsmith Firearms Designer (1855-1926) The most famous firearms designer the world has ever known with the greatest firearms inventory in history. With 128 firearm patents, John M. Browning’s inventions have marked every armed conflict from World...
Jonathan Browning (1805-1879) He was a judge in Quince, Illinois when the Mormons were being driven from Missouri. He was curious about the new comers and set off to meet their prophet. When news reached his home that he had joined the Mormons, he and his family were...
John A. Widtsoe (1872 – 1952) biochemist He studied biochemistry at Harvard and in 1889 received a Ph.D. in chemistry from Gottingen University in Germany.. Source: Famous LDS Scientists John A. Widtsoe was a prominent Educator in the state of Utah and Elder in...
Dr. Norman Tolk physicist A graduate of Harvard University, with a PhD from Columbia University, he is a world-renowned physicist. He was a recipient of the Humboldt award, which is one of the highest international recognitions for physicists. He has spoken and...
