Program for the dedication of the Dean F. Peterson Engineering Building and the George D. Clyde Water Research Laboratory, August 6, 1982 [click to enlarge; click again to browse all pages] (University Archives 6.4 Box 3)

Elected Utah’s governor in 1956, Clyde worked closely with Dean F. Peterson, who was appointed dean of engineering in 1957. In 1959, the state legislature earmarked funding to begin planning the construction of the Utah Water Research Laboratory (UWRL). Initial construction on the $1,200,000 facilities began in 1962, to include the building designed by Kenneth W. Jones, and constructed by Olson and Davis Construction Co. The completed building was dedicated on December 6 and 7, 1965, making this Year of Water the fiftieth anniversary of the UWRL. Vaughan E. Hansen was appointed as its first director. In August 1982, USU posthumously named the UWRL for George D. Clyde, whose life’s work in water began at USU.