| Show MANAGERS OVER HALF-CENTURY associationmanager for several years Jacquetta Jacque Nelson who had been an association staff member since 1953 was named Acting Manager upon the departure of Owen On August 1970 Harry Jefferies whose background was principally with United and Western Airlines was named Manager He remained in the position until June 25 1971 and was followed from August 1971 through December 1973 by Richard Buys newspaper and television advertising salesman He resigned to become publisher and was subsequently involved for varying periods of time with the Wasatch Wave of Heber City the Payson Chronicle the Morgan County News the Park Record and the Summit County Bee of Coalville His successors for terms from one to three years have been Gary Iverson 1974-75 Garry Payne 1976-77 LeRoy Yorgason 1977-1981 David Pruden January 1981 to February 1984 Nancy White June 1984 to April 1989 and Janice Keller the present executive who began June 1989 Yorgason who started his career in association management with the Utah position moved on to the Wisconsin Press Associa tion where he has enjoyedlong and successful tenure The association has operated from several offices At the outsetportion of Western Newspaper Unionlocation on Pierpont Street was provided and here Hendrik Romeyn and Roy Schonian performed managerial tasks Fortime UPA was housed in the Atlas building and in 1946 was moved to 310 Brooks Arcade building near State and 3rd South streets It was then relocated to 34 West Broadway where it remained many years In June 1961 inmove under the direction of President Jim Cornwell and Executive Manager Gordon Owen and spearheaded by the earlier work of Past President Parr Godfrey the offices were moved to Suite 204 El Paso Natural Gas Building On June 14 1973 after much groundwork effort by successive Presidents Howard Stahle and Robert Finney UPA purchased its own building at 467 East 300 South Richard Buys was the Executive Manager at that time In 1992 the present location in the Crane Building 307 West 200 South was occupied and the 303 Digital image 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah Al rights reserved |
