| Show UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION Bette 1983 were the first husband-and-wife presidents Harold Jack Sumner 1963 and Brent 1991 were father-and-son Clarin Ashby 1967 was the father of Kevin 1987 John Stahle Jr 1968 the son offounding member of the association John Sr was the father of Howard Stahle 1972 and Larry 1992 Glenn Bjornn 1974 was the father of Richard 1980 Roy Schonian Duchesne Record was elected president in 1944 but resigned in mid-summer Albert Epperson of Kaysville the vice president completed Schonianterm and was then elected in 1945 Wm James Mortimer of the Deseret News hecame president in 1994 marking the first timedaily publisher had headed the association since 1935 when Owens of the Provo Herald was USPAleader The reason was that for the most part dailies had not been active members in those inter vening years The few participating had associate status In all only five daily newsmen held the presidency during the first century The average age of those assuming presidential responsibilities has been approximately 43-and-a-half-years But statistics are incomplete since birthplace and date information for Fred Nelson 1899 has defied research Forty-seven of the 89 presidents were age 43 or younger Which makes it appropriate that one of the two age-groups with the most numbers is 43 Six presidents were at that point in life and the same number were 38 Five were 34 four each had reached 48 39 and 29 years The latter figure marks the youngest president an honor for which four competed The title belongs to LaVaun Cox of the Manti Messenger 1954 who was only five days past his 29th birthday when he accepted the gavel Norman Fuellenbach Richfield Reaper was three months and 10 days into his 29th year and Leland Burress Bingham Bulletin was three months and 22 days past his 29th birthday Ernest Rognon 194 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
