Ernest L. Wilkinson - Citizendia

Ernest L. Wilkinson (4 May 1899 – 6 April 1978) was president of Brigham Young University (BYU) from 1951 to 1971. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Previous to becoming president of BYU, Wilkinson had served as a lawyer in Washington and New York. He was born in Ogden, Utah. Ogden is a city in and the County seat of Weber County, Utah, United States. The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States.

Under Wilkinson's administration, BYU expanded in all ways. The number of students increased several times over. He instituted aggressive recruiting methods where faculty would accompany general authorities on visits to stake conferences and tours of missions. This changed BYU from having a student body mainly from Utah to having a student body from virtually every state in the nation. Under his administration the number of buildings on campus grew tremendously. BYU also for the first time granted Ph.D.s. "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation.

Wilkinson was the ninth Commissioner of Church Education of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Church Educational System (CES of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church consists of several institutions that provide religious and secular education The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known During his tenure, the position bore the title "Administrator–Chancellor of the Unified Church Schools System".

In 1964, Wilkinson won the Republican Party nomination for the United States Senate, but lost in the general election to incumbent Senator Frank Moss. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives A general election is an Election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election Frank Edward Moss ( September 23, 1911 &ndash January 29, 2003) was a Moderate Democratic United States Senator

Preceded by Howard S. McDonald	President of BYU 1951–1971	Succeeded by Dallin H. Oaks

Howard S McDonald (b July 18, 1894 - d 1986 was President of Brigham Young University. The following people have served as presidents of Brigham Young University. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Dallin Harris Oaks (born August 12, 1932) is an American attorney jurist and religious leader

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