Weber State University
Weber State University is a
university located in
Ogden,
Utah. Weber State was founded as the
Weber Stake Academy in
1889. In 1933, the academy was made a state junior college,
Weber Junior College. The school became
Weber State College in
1964 and gained university status in
1991. The proper pronunciation of the school's name is WEE-ber State.
Weber State's colors are
purple,
black and
white and their nickname is the
Wildcats. Weber State sports teams participate in
NCAA Division I (I-AA for
football) in the
Big Sky Conference.
WSU currently offers 215 certificate and degree programs in arts and humanities, science, applied science and technology, business and economics, education, social and behavioral sciences and the health professions. Master's degrees are offered in accounting, business administration, criminal justice and education.
Weber State has both a student run paper,
The Signpost, and an FM radio station
KWCR-FM.
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Tom Allen - Chairman of the
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board*
Bill Allred - Host of
Radio From Hell, on local station
X96.
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Harold Arceneaux - professional basketball player
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Nolan D. Archibald - CEO of
Black & Decker*
Ryan Bennett - Broadcaster and founder of
MMAWeekly.com http://MMAWeekly.com*
Fawn Brodie, historian and author.
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Robert Dotson - CEO of
T-mobile*
Eddie Gill - Point Guard for the
Indiana Pacers*
Heber Jentzsch - President of
Church of Scientology International*
Nolan Karras - Member, Board of Directors of
Scottish Power*
David M. Kennedy - Former Secretary of the Treasury
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J. Willard Marriott - Founder of
Marriott International*
Jamie Martin - 1991 winner of the
Walter Payton Award*
Boyd K. Packer - Acting President of the
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints*
Richard H. Stallings - Former member U.S.
House of Representatives*
Jeff Thredgold - Former Senior VP and Chief Economist of
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