Full Name Martha Sonntag Bradley Born June 18, 1951 (age 65) ( 1951-06-18 ) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. Occupation Professor at the University of Utah Spouse(s) Robert Neldon Evans (m. 2002; his death 2013) Books Kidnapped from that land, Pedestals and podiums, 4 Zinas, Glorious in Persecution: Joseph S, Salt Lake City Yesterda | ||
Martha Sonntag Bradley-Evans (born June 18, 1951) is an American academic who is a professor in the College of Architecture and Planning at the University of Utah. She was the president of the Mormon History Association. Bradley-Evans is also the author of several books, and is known for her history of Mormon feminism.
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Early life
Martha Sonntag Bradley was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on June 18, 1951. She had three brothers. Bradley-Evans is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
Bradley-Evans married Robert Neldon Evans in 2002, although she had been previously married and had six children.
Career
Bradley-Evans was the president of the Mormon History Association. Bradley-Evans was also the co-editor of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. The journal encouraged members of the LDS Church to freely express their opinions and promoted discussion of various topics.
Bradley-Evans taught at Brigham Young University (BYU) in the history department. She was "mildly chastised" for her involvement and active discussion on Mormon feminism on a television talk show. She also received criticism by LDS members of the John Birch Society for being part of the faculty at the university since she was an active feminist. She resigned from BYU in July 1993.
Bradley-Evans began teaching at the University of Utah in 1994 where she has spent most of her career. She was awarded the Distinguished Teaching Award, the Bennion Center Service Learning Professorship, the University Professorship and the Student's Choice Award among other honors for her teaching. She was appointed the Dean of the Honors College at the University of Utah in 2002 and served in that position until 2011. She became the Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs and the Dean of Undergraduate Studies in 2011.
Awards and accomplishments
Bradley-Evans received the Teaching Excellence Award from both BYU and from the University of Utah.
She was appointed chair of the Utah Heritage Foundation in 2006. That same year, was also made the vice chair of the Utah State Board of History. Bradley-Evans received the Honorary AIA from Utah's American Institute of Architects in 2009. Bradley-Evans received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the YWCA in 2013 and was made a Fellow of the Utah State Historical Society in 2013. She was also awarded the Mormon History Association's highest honor in 2013.