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of the
Brigham Young Academy
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Dr. L. Douglas Smoot served as the volunteer leader of the 1995 to 2001 successful effort to preserve the main Brigham Young Academy building.
Many earlier efforts had been made since BY High was closed in 1968, but the successful campaign led by Dr. Smoot consumed seven years and an estimated 8,000 hours of his time alone.
In his book, The Miracle at Academy Square, Smoot presents several lists of people who dedicated their time and efforts to this effort.
He says, "It would not be possible to recall and mention all who have participated in this remarkable 'miracle.'
"The press accounts include recognition of many of the visible participants, including the names of over 200 who supported passage of the bond election. Many participants labored behind the scenes with little recognition.
"The following, in alphabetical order, are among those Brigham Young Academy Foundation (BYAF) associates who must be mentioned for valiant contributions to this effort."
We have added Dr. Smoot's name to this list.
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Bill J. Anderson, BYAF Fundraising Committee
Janita Anderson, BYAF Member
Brent F. Ashworth, BYH '57, BYAF Member, Fundraising Committee, Legal Counsel, Library Board
and LCOC Art Subcommittee Chair
L. Lee Bartlett, President BYAF from December 1997
Maurine Brimhall, BYAF Officer, Long-time Advocate,
BYA Alumni Organizer
W. Smoot Brimhall, BYAF Member
Cynthia J. Clark, BYAF Advisor, Library Board
Stanley E. Collins, BYH '51, BYAF Fundraising Committee
Wallace Cooper, Architect, BYAF Advisor
Susan Famulary, BYAF Member, Secretary
William L. Fillmore, Legal Counsel, BYAF Member
Gary D. Golightly, BYH '68, BYAF Fundraising Committee
Reed E. Halladay, BYAF Fundraising Committee
Terry Ann C. Harward, BYAF Member, Library Employee
Mary Gay Hatch, Early Advocate
and BYAF Fund Raising Committee
Michael R. Hill, Former Mayor
and BYAF Fundraising Committee
Dean Hughes, BYAF Fundraising
and Bond Election Committees, Library Board
Ronald G. Hyde, BYAF Fundraising Committee
Joyce Janetski, BYAF Arts Subcommittee
Ronald Jones, BYAF Feasibility Study Committee
Suzanne C. Liechty, BYH '57, BYAF Officer
and BYH Reunion Organizer
Janelle Brimhall Lysenko, BYH '55, BYAF Officer
and Financial Manager
Monroe Paxman, BYAF Member
Shirley B. Paxman, BYAF Officer, Long-time Advocate
and Document Provider
Jaynann M. Payne, Early BYAF Advocate
and Document Provider
Wallace A. Raynor, President, BYAF to December 1997
Julie Roper, BYAF Member
Michael Ross, BYAF Member
L. Douglas Smoot, BYAF Chief Miracle Worker
Sharon Swindle, BYAF Arts Subcommittee
Jordan Tanner, BYAF Arts Subcommittee
Carol Thorne, BYAF Fundraising Committee
Brad Westwood, BYAF Advisor and BYU Archivist
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"Among those listed above, those most intimately involved in the whole or much of the process from 1995 to 2001 included Brent Ashworth, Lee Bartlett, Smoot Brimhall, Maurine Brimhall, Cynthia J. Clark, Terry Ann C. Harward, Suzanne Calder Liechty, Janelle Brimhall Lysenko, Shirley Brockbank Paxman and Wallace Raynor. Among this core of dedicated workers, thousands of hours were freely volunteered to make this project a reality.
"In addition to the BYAF participants, many others participated in the process as volunteers, elected officials, paid professionals and employees. A photograph of a bronze plaque, which is displayed in the historic Academy Building, is shown below:
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"This plaque [above] includes city administrators, municipal council members, city professionals and employees, architects, contractors, Library Construction Oversight Committee members and others.
"A second large plaque, which hangs in the library's main entry area, records the principal donors among an estimated 2,000 contributors." See below:
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