David A. Bednar
David Allan Bednar (b. June 15, 1952) is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Elder Bednar was sustained on October 2, 2004 as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, the youngest man named to that body since Dallin H. Oaks in 1984. He was ordained an Apostle on October 7, 2004 by Church President Gordon B. Hinckley. Bednar filled the vacancy occasioned by the death of Apostle David B. Haight on July 31, 2004. As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Bednar is accepted by the church as a prophet, seer, and revelator. In addition, Bednar is a member of the Church Board of Education, the governing body of the Church Educational System.
Prior church service
Bednar has served as a bishop (Fayetteville Ward, 1987), a stake president twice (Fort Smith Arkansas Stake, 1987-1991 and Rogers Arkansas Stake, 1991-1995), a Regional Representative of the Twelve Apostles (1994-1995), and an Area Seventy. During his time as a bishop, stake president, and Regional Representative, Bednar was an associate dean at the University of Arkansas. In 1997, Bednar became president of what was then Ricks College in Rexburg, Idaho. He was president of the college during its transition into becoming a four year university, which is now known as Brigham Young University-Idaho (BYU-I).
Personal history
Bednar was born on 15 June 1952, in Oakland, California. His mother came from a long line of Latter-day Saints, but Bednar's father did not join the church until Bednar was in his late twenties. He served as a full-time missionary in Southern Germany and then attended Brigham Young University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication in 1976 and a Master of Arts degree in organizational communication in 1977. He then received a Doctorate in organizational behavior from Purdue University in 1980.
From 1980 to 1984, Bednar was the assistant professor of management in the College of Business Administration[1] at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He moved on to assistant professor of management at Texas Tech University from 1984 to 1986. He then moved back to the University of Arkansas as the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies in the College of Business Administration from 1987 to 1992 and was then the director of the Management Decision-Making Lab from 1992 to 1997. In 1994, he was recognized as the outstanding teacher at the University of Arkansas and received the Burlington Northern Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching. He has twice been the recipient of the Outstanding Teacher Award in the College of Business Administration.
Bednar then served as the president of Brigham Young University–Idaho (formerly Ricks College) from 1997 to 2004.
Bednar married Susan Kae Robinson in the Salt Lake Temple on 20 March, 1975. They are the parents of three sons.
Published works
- Donald D. White, David A. Bednar (1991). Organizational Behavior: Understanding and Managing People at Work. Allyn & Bacon. ISBN 0-205-12851-3.
- Ronald R. Sims, Donald D. White, David A. Bednar (compiler) (1992). Readings in Organizational Behavior. Allyn & Bacon. ISBN 0-205-12857-2.
See also
References
- Official Biography
- Biography at BYU-Idaho
- Eyring, Henry B. (Mar. 2005). Elder David A. Bednar: Going Forward in the Strength of the Lord. Ensign. p. 17.
Conference talks
- Ye Must Be Born Again
- And Nothing Shall Offend Them
- That We May Always Have His Spirit to Be With Us
- Becoming a Missionary
- The Tender Mercies of the Lord
- In the Strength of the Lord
| Preceded by Dieter F. Uchtdorf |
Quorum of
the Twelve Apostles October 7, 2004— |
Succeeded by Quentin L. Cook |
| Preceded by Steven D. Bennion |
President of Brigham
Young University–Idaho 1997 – 2005 |
Succeeded by Kim B. Clark |
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