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Professor emeritus lloyd Bartholome Remembered for his teaching, Research, and service

by dennis l abonty and Jim elwood

Editor’s note: When we decided to do a story about an emeritus professor from the Management Information Systems Department, several insisted that the late Lloyd W. Bartholome needed to be recognized because of the tremendous impact he had on the department. In this profile Dennis Labonty, who taught at USU from 1990 to 2005, and Jim Elwood, who has been at USU since 1983, and is now the Jon M. Huntsman School’s manager of information technology, share their memories of Dr. Bartholome.

It doesn’t seem possible that one man could do so much to He was recognized with numerous awards including the affect the lives of so many in just a single life, but Lloyd W. prestigious John Gregg Award, the highest national award for Bartholome has done just that, leaving a group of people distinguished service in business education. He was also one of throughout the United States grateful to have known him. two people inducted into the Business Education National Hall

In 1979 he was appointed head of the Business Information of Fame in 2010. Systems and Education Department at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business. He was a significant player, providing foresight in preserving business educa“He had a profound impact on the MiS department from its beginning.” tion by changing the department’s name, — Jim Elwood academic emphasis, and focus to business information systems. Through his skillful direction, the department offered bachelor’s, master’s, Service was important to Dr. B. He believed that teachers at and doctoral degrees in business teacher education as well as all levels have important skills to share. He thought that it was information systems. Numerous Ph.D. graduates went on to important for business education to survive through its memadvance their careers at other colleges and universities around bers at local, state, and national organizations. He encouraged the country. As a result of Dr. B’s vision and model for business colleagues and teachers to be active members in professional teacher education, many deans and department heads ac- organizations. cepted and adopted his successful model at their colleges and He believed in God, the importance of family, work, and universities. play. In his heart he truly cared about people and believed in

Dr. Bartholome believed in teaching first—period! He giving everyone an opportunity to advance his or her career in said, however, that teaching needed to be grounded in sound any discipline. research. As a department head, he wholeheartedly supported He was a faculty member at Utah State University when he faculty members who revised their curriculum and updated died at age 73 in 2003. their courses. He himself maintained this practice by attending other universities during his sabbaticals. He did this into his late sixties.