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History

Founded 3 April 1908, the Utah Academy of Sciences was organized "to promote investigations and diffuse knowledge in all areas of science." Beginning 1923, the Academy started publishing the papers presented in its annual meetings in Proceedings. In June 1933 at the annual meeting, the Academy was enlarged to include the arts and letters, and the name was changed to the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. Articles of incorporation and nonprofit organization status were accepted by the Academy membership at the spring meeting in April 1959. In 1977, the name of the journal of the Academy was changed from Proceedings to Encyclia. It became a refereed journal at this time. In the mid 1980s, the scope of the Academy was expanded still further to include 1) Business, 2) Education, 3) Engineering, 4) Library Information and Instruction, and 5) Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. Beginning with the 1998 issue, the journal is now The Journal of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters.

Annual Meeting

The Academy's annual meetings are normally held in April on one of the Utah campuses of higher education. The plenary session is called the Tanner Lecture, endowed by Mr. O. C. Tanner in 1986.

Best Paper Awards

The best paper presented in every division is given a cash award, which is presented at the "Academy's Awards Evening" held the following Fall.

Distinguished Service Awards

The Academy recognizes outstanding contributions to teaching and scholarship by means of annual Distinguished Service Awards, alternating every other year between disciplines.

Membership

When the Academy was founded in 1908, membership was by nomination, ratified by the Council, and elected by a "three-fourths vote of members present." Today, the Academy's membership is available by application.

Institutional Members

All Utah institutions of higher education are members of the Utah Academy. The Academy appreciates their patronage.

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Annual Conference

The Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters will hold its 2012 Annual Conference on April 13, 2012 at Utah State University.

Authors of papers presented at the Annual Conference: Presenters are encouraged to publish their paper in The Journal of the Utah Academy.

The Journal’s criteria are that a submission: (1) affords fresh, meaningful scholarly insight on its subject; (2) be readable and well written; and (3) be of general interest for an academic readership beyond the author’s field.

All submitted papers will be considered for an Outstanding Paper Award. Include both your institutional and home addresses and phone numbers, email address and fax number. Papers will be peer reviewed. Please suggest possible appropriated referees, including names, telephone numbers, addresses and email. The Journal of the Utah Academy is a refereed journal. Editorial responses will be forthcoming after the resumption of school the following fall when referees have returned their comments to the division chairs.

Publication and abstract submission guidelines are available on the Annual Conference page.

Biographies of awards recipients are available on the Award Nominations page.

Here is a link to a map of the Utah State University campus.

Here is the final program and some last minute program information.


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