WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
DIXIE STATE COLLEGE
St. George, Utah
LOCATION
225 South 700 EastSt. George, UT 84770
(435)652-7500
http://www.dixie.edu
HISTORY
The 1972 school year saw the completion and dedication of the long awaited Student Union Building and the State Legislature officially changed the name of the College from Dixie Junior College to Dixie College.Names:
Dixie Junior College (????-1972)
Dixie College (1972-2000)
Dixie State College (2000-Present)
Presidents:
Hugh M. Woodward (1911-1918)
Erastus S. Romney (1918-1920)
Joseph K. Nicholes (1920-1923)
Edgar M. Jenson (1923-1926)
Joseph K. Nicholes (1926-1933)
B. Glen Smith (1933-1938)
Glenn E. Snow (1938-1950)
Mathew M. Bentley (1950-1951)
Ellvert H. Himes (1951-1954)
Arthur F. Bruhn (1954-1964)
Ferron C. Losee (1964-1976)
Wm. Rolfe Kerr (7/10/1976-1980)
Alton L. Wade (1980-1986)
Douglas D. Alder (1986-1993)
Robert C. Huddleston (1993-2005)
Lee G. Caldwell (2005-3/27/2008)
Stephen D. Nadauld (3/28/2008-Present)
PHOTOS
 WCHS-00866 Dixie College Sign |
 WCHS-00867 Dixie College Campus |
Other WCHS photos:
WCHS-00516 Early 1980s aerial photo of Dixie State College
Other photos on the web:
1980 aerial photo of Dixie State College
Postcard photo of Dixie State College
Recent panorama of Dixie State College
REFERENCES
Dixie State College History WebsiteA Dixie State College History
" The College a Community Built: Part II" by Lyman Hafen
Dixie State Magazine, Spring 2011, pp. 3-5, 26, and 6-9
A History of Dixie State College Land Purchase
Douglas D. Alder, " A Century of Dixie State College, 1911-2011"
Douglas D. Alder, " A Century of Dixie State College of Utah"
28th Annual Juanita Brooks Lecture
Douglas D. Alder and Karl F. Brooks, " A History of Washington County From Isolation to Destination"
pp. 236-237, 321-322, 364-365
Douglas D. Alder (former president of Dixie State College, " History of Dixie State College" (from a pioneer high school to a modern university)
A talk given to the Washington City Historical Society on February 17, 2011.
This audio recording was made by Carl Rich of http://www.dixietoday.com.