Sorenson Legacy Foundation Center for Clinical Excellence

The Beverley Garden

The Beverley Garden is named in memory of Beverley Taylor Sorenson, Utah philanthropist and tireless advocate for integrated arts education. Beverley was named after the Beverley Woods in Yorkshire, England, a place her father visited and was captivated by as a young man.

Beverley was an arts educator with an unending drive to bring dance, music, drama and visual arts into the classroom. Her passion for the arts began when she was a child. She recalled, “we had a piano in our home, and Mom saw to it that we all practiced.” Her older sisters, Helen and Virginia, were very talented and taught Beverley to play. While living in New York City as a young woman, Beverley took piano lessons from a concert pianist.

Beverley believed a strong arts program would raise test scores and foster a love of learning that would benefit Utah as a whole. She devoted much of her life to bringing arts education into every school in Utah. In July 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Beverley was recognized by the governors of the nation for her public service, one of eight individuals to be honored nationally. At the ceremony, Utah Governor Jon Huntsman called the Sorenson’s “perhaps the most generous family in our state.”

Jeffrey Mark Johnson (1991-2017) Memorial Bench

In Memory of Jeffrey Mark Johnson, Truly Elevated Aggie. July 2, 1991–October 29, 2017

Jeffrey was born with spina bifida and accepted his disability courageously. After graduating from Logan High School in 2010, he attended Utah State University through the Aggies Elevated Program. He enjoyed working in the Logan City Recreation Department and in the Hunting Department at Sportsman’s Warehouse.

Jeff had a great love for sports, especially basketball. He was a huge fan of the Utah State Aggies and the Utah Jazz.

Jerusha Sanjeevi (1992-2017) Memorial Bench

Jerusha was a talented chef, a prankster, and a gentle soul with a passion for social justice.
Jerusha moved to the United States to attend Bemidji State University in January 2011. She received a bachelor’s in psychology in 2013. After completing her degree, she took a position as a mental health worker at Andrew Residence and volunteered at the Sexual Violence Center in Minneapolis.

In the fall of 2014, Jerusha enrolled in a master’s program at Minnesota State University in Makato. She then began working toward a doctorate in clinical/counseling psychology at Utah State University.

R&O Construction Fountain

When Orluff Opheikens’s residential construction business faced an abrupt and unforeseen hike in interest rates, he surrounded himself with a team of trusted friends and co-workers and switched gears to focus on the commercial construction market. Orluff turned to longtime friend Les Randall, and together they formed Randall and Opheikens Construction Company, or R&O Construction. R&O Construction served as general contractor for the Sorenson Legacy Foundation Center for Clinical Excellence.

Beth’s Bistro

Beth Foley served as dean of the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services, the largest college on the Utah State University campus, from 2010 to 2020. During her tenure, the college served more than 6,000 students and was comprised of eight academic departments, five research centers and a laboratory school with 300 children in grades K-6. The college is the top producer of early childhood, elementary and special education teachers in Utah. U.S. News and World Report consistently ranks the college among the top graduate schools of education in the nation, with faculty generating more than $40 million in research funding annually.

Beth’s primary research interests focused on language and literacy development, assistive technology applications and acquired communication disorders in adults. Sh served as a consultant to educators and speech-language pathologists serving individuals with disabilities for more than 30 years. She received a doctorate in communicative disorders from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst in 1989, and joined the USU faculty in 1993.

Lyndsley Wilkerson Gallery
Room 101

In December of 2006, Justin Canha and Lyndsley Wilkerson, both artists with disabilities, began a lifelong friendship. Justin taught Lyndsley art, and to return the favor, Lyndsley taught Justin how to teach her art. It was a symbiotic relationship that was rooted in the joy of creating. They shared a love for animals and focused on expressing their experiences rather than their individual disabilities and medical diagnoses. In their friendship, Justin and Lyndsley didn’t merely look past one another’s conditions; they celebrated their differences as a path to beauty.

The Lyndsley Wilkerson Gallery features the work of international artists with disabilities who have likewise captured an inimitable vision of the world around them.

Jessica and Brian Higginbotham Lactation Room
Room 104

Brian Higginbotham is a professor in the department of Human Development and Family Studies at Utah State University. As an administrator, he has also spent time as the associate vice president for Utah State University Extension, which provides research-based programs throughout Utah regarding family-life, youth development, agriculture, community and economic development and natural resources.

Since 2005, Brian has been USU’s family life Extension specialist and directs one of the largest research-based relationship education initiatives in the United States, with programs for those who are single, dating, married, remarried and divorced. Funding also supports fatherhood programming. Brian received his doctorate in human development and family studies and a master’s in marriage and family therapy from Auburn University.

Hank and Drew Williams Sibling Room
Room 106

The Hank and Drew Williams Sibling Room is named after Henry (Hank) Joseph and Andrew (Drew) Michael Williams, the grandchildren of Michael and Suzanne Stones. Hank previously attended the ASSERT (Autism Support Services: Education, Research, and Training) program at Utah State University.

Founded in 2003, ASSERT is a training and research center in the department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling at Utah State University. The program aims to improve the lives of individuals with autism spectrum disorders.

Michael and Suzanne have a strong kinship with Utah State and enjoy providing patronage in many areas at the institution. Michael, a physician specializing in internal medicine at Intermountain Healthcare’s Budge Clinic, completed his medical degree at the University of Utah School of Medicine in 1976. Suzanne has a bachelor’s in medical technology from the University of Utah and a master’s in economics from USU.

Dennis G. Dolny (1956-2018) Aquatic Suite
Room 120

For 24 years, Dennis Dolny was a faculty member at the University of Idaho, where he directed the Human Performance Laboratory. In 2008, he accepted the department head position in Kinesiology and Health Science, part of the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services at Utah State University. From 2016–2017, Dennis served as head of the Nursing and Health Professions Department.

Dennis’s prime area of inquiry was aquatic therapy, the use of a pool to treat people with a variety of ailments. He studied the effectiveness of aquatic therapy in a variety of contexts, such as osteoarthritis and its impact on a person’s balance. He was a believer in using aquatic therapy to treat everyone from seniors to athletes.

Betty Jean Chandler Christensen (1923-2013) Movement Research
Room 126

The Betty Jean Chandler Christensen Movement Research Clinic is a state-of-the-art facility designed to improve quality of life for those with movement problems commonly associated with aging, such as osteoarthritis, or acquired conditions that impact movement, such as stroke or Parkinson’s disease.

Betty Jean attended Weber State College until transferring to Utah State Agricultural College (now Utah State University). She was a member of the Chi Omega sorority and graduated with a bachelor’s in clothing and textiles in 1946.

Betty Jean influenced and cared about everyone unconditionally. Her talents and leadership were varied: she taught classes in interior design and tailoring in California and Illinois, where her family resided; co-founded a volunteer pool in Northbrook, Illinois and Logan, Utah for citizens to contribute time and talents at their local school; chaired the Utah State University’s Festival of the American West Quilt Show; and founded the Utah Quilt Guild in 1977, serving as its first president.

Dr. Ann Rice Auditorium
Room 150

Born in 1928 in Ashburn, Georgia, Ann Rice spent her life teaching and serving others across the country and around the world. Ann is an expert in personal and family finance and owns commercial property in California, Georgia, Nevada and Utah. She is also a committed philanthropist, with endowed scholarships at Utah State University and four other universities, and is a member of several community boards and organizations. Ann taught at the USU Brigham City campus, and her husband Myron received his doctorate from USU.

Ann was honored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for her outstanding contributions and was named the outstanding alumna by Georgia State College for Women. She co-authored two college textbooks and has written a chapter in a sociology “classic,” many articles on education and consumer issues and a book entitled The Money Doctors.

Ann served on the editorial board of the Journal of Home Economics, the advisory boards for special research and Consumer Reports for Consumers Union, and the research advisory board of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Human Resources division.

Cache Valley Bank Conference Room
Room 157

The story of the west begins with an intrepid group of mountain men entering the mountains to trap the valuable beavers. They needed a central place to “cache” their furs and provisions, a place that would be safe, secure, and private. They chose a lush green valley located in the heart of the Rocky Mountains and called it Cache Valley.

It was there that they cached their furs and provisions. Each fall, they would all return to Cache Valley to rendezvous with the fur traders. This trading was followed by the music and celebrations began.

The purposes of “banking” and “caching” are much the same. Cache Valley Bank continues this heritage with a firm promise to keep your resources safe, secure and private while partnering with clients to surmount any challenges and seize any opportunities that come.

Clark and Julie Skeen Conference Room
Room 159

Clark Skeen is a graduate of Weber State University in accounting and Utah State University in business administration. He has worked as a senior consultant at Ernst and Young, as well as vice president and now president of Cubiscan. Julie attended Weber State University.

Cubiscan was founded in 1987 and produces specialized industrial sensing and data collection systems for supply chain and shipping applications. Cubiscan develops, distributes, sells and services high-quality dimension scanning equipment, related software, related weighing equipment and material handling integration services.

Eric and Brenda Larsen Family Pediatric Therapy Room
Rooms 166

Eric and Brenda Larsen are the parents of four daughters, all of whom have graduated from universities with two of them alumni of Utah State University. Two of their daughters are elementary school teachers.

When Eric was enrolled at Brigham Young University, he and Brenda, along with two other partners, bought a small business. Eric and Brenda worked side by side to build their business, and thirty years later it was sold. The proceeds from their dedication have allowed the Larsens to help others through endowed scholarships and other philanthropic endeavors.

George S. (1900-1982) and Dolores Doré (1902-1994) Eccles Applied Neuroscience Clinic
1st Floor Clinic

The George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation continues to further the goals of its founders as it enriches the lives of all Utahns through support of the arts, education, health and wellness, social services, historic preservation and the environment.

George Stoddard Eccles was chairman and CEO of First Security Corporation (now Wells Fargo) for more than four decades, leading not only the nation’s first operating bank holding company and multi-state banking empire, but also playing an active part in national and international business and banking.

A son of pioneering Utah industrialist David Eccles and his wife Ellen Stoddard Eccles, he was raised in Logan, Utah. After attending Utah State University and the University of California at Berkeley, he earned his business degree in 1922 from Columbia University in New York City. It was there he met fellow student Dolores Doré, affectionately known as “Lolie.”

After graduation, George began his career at Irving Bank and Trust, one of New York City’s major financial institutions at the time. Later that year, he returned to Utah to accept a leadership role with his family’s banks and to help establish First Security Corporation.

During their 57 years together, George and Dolores were among Utah’s most generous civic leaders and benefactors, joining with countless others in statewide causes for the betterment of all Utahns.

Mark and Melanie Moffat Research Suite
Room 201

Melanie Rice Moffat earned a bachelor’s in elementary education from Utah State University and a master’s in special education at the University of Utah. She taught in private and public schools. In 1990, she launched Educational Advantage Inc., which became a full-service tutoring center providing students with individual instruction to meet their specific needs. She has also been a teacher at Utah’s Park City High School and enjoys working with special needs and first-generation students.

Mark Moffat received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law in 1987. From 1988 to 1997, Mark worked as a trial lawyer at the Salt Lake Legal Defender’s office. During his time there, Mark represented clients charged with a wide variety of criminal acts ranging from simple misdemeanors to felonies to death penalty offenses. In 1995, Mark was appointed to head the Legal Defender’s Serious Youth Offender Division.

In 1998, Mark and his partners founded the law firm of Brown, Bradshaw and Moffat, LLP. Focused exclusively on criminal defense, the practice includes misdemeanors and felonies, white collar cases, professional licensing and criminal matters in the juvenile justice system. Mark has an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell and was named one of Utah’s Legal Elite by Utah Business Magazine.

Dr. Beth E. Foley Board Room
Room 209

Beth Foley served as dean of the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services, the largest college on the USU campus, from 2010 to 2020. During her leadership, the college served more than 6,000 students, and was comprised of eight academic departments, five research centers and a laboratory school serving 300 children grades K-6. The college is the top producer of early childhood, elementary and special education teachers among Utah’s public institutions. U.S. News and World Report consistently ranks the college as one of the top graduate schools of education in the nation, with faculty generating more than $50 million in research funding annually.

Beth’s primary research interests focused on language and literacy development, assistive technology applications and acquired communication disorders in adults. She served as a consultant to educators and speech-language pathologists serving individuals with disabilities for more than 30 years. Beth received her doctorate in communicative disorders from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst in 1989, and joined the USU faculty in 1993.

Arya M. Heravi Transition Services Clinic
2nd Floor Clinic

The Sorenson Legacy Foundation Center for Clinical Excellence’s transition services include Behavioral Support Services that provides assessment and interventions that reduce challenging behavior in individuals with significant behavioral disorders.

This clinic was named by Mehdi Heravi for his son, Arya M. Heravi. Mehdi, a generous benefactor to Utah State University, was born in Tehran, Iran. He moved to Logan, Utah, for high school and remained in Logan for his undergraduate degree at USU. He received his doctorate from the American University School of International Service.

Mehdi later served as vice president and provost at the University of Iran. After retirement, he began work in philanthropy, giving support to academic programs and charities, including an orphanage in northern Iran along the Caspian Sea. He also helps support several organizations related to cerebral palsy, the disease that afflicted his son, Arya.

Dr. Samuel G. and Barbara J. Fletcher Speech Palatometry Lab
Room 229

After serving in naval intelligence for two years, Samuel Fletcher graduated from Utah State Agricultural College (now Utah State University) in 1951. He worked as a fifth and eighth grade teacher and as a school principal before going back to school at the University of Utah. There he earned both master’s and doctoral degrees in audiology and speech pathology, with an anatomy emphasis. Samuel’s post-grad work was done at University of Oregon. He then returned to USU where he started the Audiology and Speech Pathology Department.

With a passion for research and desire to help others, Samuel spent many years developing the nasometer and palatometer, devices that dramatically help the deaf and others with speech handicaps by allowing visualization of tongue placement and measurement of nasality in speech production.

Barbara graduated from Utah State University with a bachelor’s in plant science in 1980.

Dorothy L. Taylor Child Language Laboratory (1943-2015)
Room 247

Dorothy Lee Taylor grew up in the Washington, D.C., area and graduated from the University of Maryland in 1965 with a degree in French studies. After graduation, Dorothy worked for four years at the National Security Agency in Fort Meade, Maryland. She moved to Logan in 1970.
Dorothy earned a master’s in educational audiology at Utah State University and joined the staff of the SKI-HI Institute, a center for persons with disabilities (particularly children) based at Utah State.

Over 23 years, Dorothy coordinated and conducted SKI-HI trainings locally and across the country, helped to write numerous grants and worked on many product development tasks. During her last few years at SKI-HI, she was co-director of the institute.

Menlove and Doutre Families Room
Room 255

Sara Menlove Doutre has bachelor’s degrees from Utah State University in both elementary and special education. She taught special education prior to working as an education program specialist in the Office of Special Education Programs of the U.S. Department of Education. Sara started a private consulting business, where she held contracts with multiple states and organizations to build the capacity of state and local agencies to develop, implement and evaluate systems for general supervision, data reporting and ensuring fiscal support for special education and early intervention programs.

Sara has a master’s in education policy studies from George Washington University and a doctorate in sociobehavioral epidemiology in the USU Psychology Department. Her dissertation focused on a multistate study of early detection and intervention programs for young children with hearing loss.

Sara, whose daughter is deaf because of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV), serves as a parent on Utah’s Interagency Coordinating Council and has chaired the board of the Utah Parent Center. She is the chair of the Community Advisory Council for USU’s Institute for Disability Research, Policy and Practice, and she co-founded the National CMV Foundation to help women learn how they can prevent CMV infections during pregnancy.

Matt Hillyard (1976-2018) Classroom Aggies Elevated
Room 285

At not even a year old, Lyle and Alice Hillyard’s son Matt was in the hospital, facing a major operation after being diagnosed with Down Syndrome. Despite the challenges he faced, Matt was recognized in Cache Valley and throughout the state for his good-natured personality.
A highlight in Matt’s life was attending Logan city schools, where he made many friends among both teachers and students while he worked to receive a certificate of completion. Following this milestone, his employment for over 20 years was sorting mail at Utah State University and at Hillyard, Anderson and Olsen Law Firm. Matt was an honorary member of the Utah Legislature and an Honorary Patrol Officer with the Utah Highway Patrol. He was also recognized as the Best Supporter of USU’s Caine College the Arts. In 2018, Matthew died at the age of 42 in his home in Logan, Utah due to congestive heart failure.

The Matt Hillyard Classroom houses the Aggies Elevated program, which gives college-age adults with disabilities the chance to live on campus and earn a certificate from USU.

Dave and Lin (1946-2002) Weeshoff Conference Room
Room 304

David Weeshoff graduated from Utah State University with a bachelor’s in experimental psychology in 1968. He subsequently worked for IBM for 35 years in marketing, systems development and consulting on business processes.

After retiring from IBM in 2004, he became a volunteer with International Bird Rescue, where he assisted the veterinary staff in the care of sick, injured, orphaned and oiled aquatic birds. David represents the activities and goals of International Bird Rescue to the public at the center and in other venues. He was on the board of directors for five years and was chairman for three of those years.

David is a past president of the San Fernando Valley Audubon Society and has served as their conservation chair. He is a frequent speaker to all ages, teaching about birds and environmental issues for Audubon, Heal the Bay and 5 Gyres. He is member of the Climate Reality Project and he speaks and writes on the impact of climate change on birds and their habitats.

Shelton and Sharon Wakefield Distance Education Classroom
Room 310

Shelton and Sharon Wakefield have a long-treasured connection with education. Shelton was born in Huntington, Utah and graduated from Carbon College (now Utah State University Eastern) in 1959 with an associates in education before continuing his studies at the University of Utah. Following graduation, Shelton began his career as a teacher. After five years of teaching school, Shelton took a job with Conoco Oil, where he worked in corporate training and development until retirement.

Shelton met his bride-to-be, Sharon, at Carbon College, where they were both involved in music and band. They developed a relationship while traveling together by bus on band trips. Sharon was born in Idaho and moved to Price, Utah as a young girl. After studying at Carbon College and the University of Idaho, she earned her teaching degree from Brigham Young University. She retired from teaching after a remarkable 30 years of service.

Eric and Brenda Larsen Family Therapy Room
Room 335

Eric and Brenda Larsen are the parents of four daughters, all of whom have graduated from universities with two of them alumni of Utah State University. Two of their daughters are elementary school teachers.

When Eric was enrolled at Brigham Young University, he and Brenda, along with two other partners, bought a small business. Eric and Brenda worked side by side to build their business, and thirty years later it was sold. The proceeds from their dedication have allowed the Larsens to help others through endowed scholarships and other philanthropic endeavors.

In Memory of “Doc” Bill Thain (1925-2016) Examination Room
Room 355

Wilbur Sutton Thain, M.D., or Bill, as he liked to be called, was born in Logan, Utah, on November 4, 1925 and raised in West Los Angeles, California. He graduated from University High School in 1942. After one year at University of California, Los Angeles, he joined the Naval Air Corp, where he received his wings just as World War II ended. He then returned to UCLA for undergraduate school and continued on at the University of Southern California for medical school in 1948. He married to Ruthie J. Tait Andres in 1951.

Bill graduated in 1952 and started his internship at the U.S. Naval Hospital in San Diego. He was transferred to an amphibious troopship at the end of his internship. The troop landed in Seoul, Korea, days before the armistice was signed. Upon leaving the service, he began a one-year residency at the Bakersfield General Hospital. The Thain family moved to Logan in 1955, where Bill stablished his medical practice.

Bill delivered over 3,000 babies in his 30 years of practice in Logan. He loved his practice and the people he served. In particular, he loved working with children with special needs. This led him to help establish the Exceptional Children’s Center at Utah State University (formerly called the Center for Persons with Disabilities and now called the Institute for Disability Research, Policy and Practice). He served as the medical director there for 13 years. The children were delighted to come to his office and see him, with one of their great joys being a coin for his large gumball machine as a treat at the end of the visit.

Emma Eccles Jones (1898-1991) Foundation Nursing Education Center
4th Floor Clinic

The Emma Eccles Jones Foundation Nursing Education Center includes four state-of-the-art simulation rooms equipped with high-fidelity mannequins to simulate various medical conditions. A classroom within the suite allows hands-on teaching and instruction with the nursing skills laboratory nearby.

The Eccles family moved to Logan when Emma was a child. She attended Utah State Agricultural College (now Utah State University), Radcliffe College and Harvard University, and she received a degree in English from the University of California-Berkeley. Emma established the first kindergarten program in Logan in cooperation with another Utah education pioneer, Edith Bowen. In 10 years of directing the program, Emma contributed her own salary toward supplies. After the death of her husband, LeGrande Jones, in 1937, she moved to California and directed an innovative child-care program at Mills College.

Emma received an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree from USU in 1985. A major contribution to the university led to the naming of the Emma Eccles Jones Education Building, which was dedicated in January 1990.

Emma was a patron of the arts and significant contributor to opera, symphony and ballet in California and Utah. The Emma Eccles Jones Foundation has been a source of philanthropy in Utah for decades.

Carolyn (1943-2019) and Don Petersen Nursing Skills Room
Room 470H

Carolyn Poole Petersen graduated from Preston High School in Preston, Idaho. She loved her high school years and the many friends she made, but perhaps her fondest memory was that of the baton corps. She would dazzle her grandchildren at family events by twirling her batons and marching. Class reunions were a highlight for Carolyn, and she would never miss them.

Carolyn attended Utah State University and joined the Kappa Delta sorority. She served as senior class secretary, was listed in Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities and was a yearbook personality. Carolyn graduated with a bachelor’s in elementary education. She died on September 30, 2019 from glioblastoma, a very aggressive brain cancer. After being diagnosed, she bravely underwent an operation and fought to the very end.

Don R. Petersen is an experienced Provo attorney. He graduated from Utah State University in 1961 and obtained a Juris Doctorate from the University of Utah in 1964. He was a member of Sigma Chi and the Army ROTC. Among his various awards, Don was voted Number One Divorce Attorney according to the Reader’s Choice Awards in 2007. In 2009, the University of Utah’s J. Reuben Clark College of Law honored Don with a Lifetime Achievement Award for 40 years of legal service to the community.

The nursing suite includes four state-of-the-art simulation rooms equipped with high-fidelity mannequins to simulate various medical conditions. A classroom within the suite allows hands-on teaching and instruction with the nursing skills laboratory nearby..

Mark and LeAnn Stoddard Nursing Skills Laboratory
Room 477

Leading Central Valley Medical Center in Nephi, Utah, for more than 35 years, Mark Stoddard dedicated himself to advancing medical resources in rural areas. During this time, he promoted and coordinated the construction of a state-of-the-art hospital and a medical clinic, as well as the recruitment of physicians. A strong voice for education, Mark is instrumental in establishing nursing education programs in Utah. The Utah Hospital Association presented Mark with the Distinguished Healthcare Executive Award in 1998 and the Distinguished Service to Healthcare Award in 2017. Both awards recognize Mark as an advocate for improving health care at local, state and national levels.

The nursing suite includes four state-of-the-art simulation rooms equipped with high-fidelity mannequins to simulate various medical conditions. A classroom within the suite allows hands-on teaching and instruction with the nursing skills laboratory nearby.

Dr. Michael and Suzanne Stones Nursing Simulation Laboratory
Room 478

Suzanne Stones earned a bachelor’s degree in medical technology from the University of Utah and a master’s in economics from Utah State University. She was formerly employed as an academic advisor at the Utah State University Health, Physical Education and Recreation department and as a health science instructor at both Bridgerland Technical College and Weber State University.

Dr. Michael Stones is a physician specializing in internal medicine at Intermountain Healthcare’s Intermountain Budge Clinic in Logan, Utah. He completed his medical degree at the University of Utah School of Medicine in 1976.

The nursing suite includes four state-of-the-art simulation rooms equipped with high-fidelity mannequins to simulate various medical conditions. A classroom within the suite allows hands-on teaching and instruction with the nursing skills laboratory nearby.

Intermountain Medical Group Nursing Simulation Laboratory
Room 480

Intermountain Medical Group is a multi-specialty group of about 1,400 employed primary care and secondary care physicians. The Intermountain Medical Group also employs nearly 300 midlevel clinicians and about 3,700 other employees in a variety of clinical settings. Medical Group physicians share information, knowledge and resources, and clinical teams work to apply best practices and improve outcomes.

The nursing suite includes four state-of-the-art simulation rooms equipped with high-fidelity mannequins to simulate various medical conditions. A classroom within the suite allows hands-on teaching and instruction with the nursing skills laboratory nearby.

Frank and Nancy Stewart Pavilion

Frank C. Stewart served for many years as a development director at Utah State University, including 13 years in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services.

Frank holds a Certificate of Fundraising Management from the Indiana School of Philanthropy and is a member of the American Fundraising Professionals Association.

Frank is originally from Logan, and he and his wife, Nancy, are both graduates of USU. Nancy teaches fifth grade for Edith Bowen Laboratory School on the Utah State University campus.
Frank often joked with previous Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services Dean Beth Foley that the Sorenson Center’s building plans should include a pavilion. Lance Beckert (an executive director of development) and Stan Meyrick (an Advancement Board Member) led a small fundraising drive to name the Frank and Nancy Stewart Pavilion in recognition of Frank’s work as a development officer for the college.

The Harriet R. Rasmussen Roof Garden

Harriet Richards Rasmussen received her bachelor’s in early childhood education from Utah State University in 1967. She taught 4th grade in the Davis County School District in Utah for one year before becoming a full-time mother, where her degree served her well. Harriet is the mother of four children, all of whom have graduated from college.

Harriet left Utah with her husband Waldemar upon his graduation from the University of Utah Law School. They moved to Houston, Texas, where new opportunities with Humble Oil and Refining Company (now a part of Exxon Mobil Corporation) awaited them. Over the years, they have lived in Texas, West Virginia and Colorado.

Harriet has been involved in parent/teacher organizations, often serving as an officer.  She has also been active in civic and community affairs and has served in numerous leadership positions within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The therapeutic space of the Speech and Language Clinic extends into the Harriet R. Rasmussen Roof Garden, which offers a peaceful setting for clients to receive private clinical services with a mountain view. When not in use for therapy, the space can be utilized by providers seeking a tranquil space to write notes.