Ricks College Charting a Course President David A. Bednar, Charting a Course Much of my life, professionally and personally, has been devoted to education. Over the course of my career, I have been associated with a number of educational institutions and have been greatly blessed by the training and experience I received within their halls and from many of their highly regarded professors. Little of my previous work, however, prepared me for the unique spirit and dedication I have encountered at Ricks College.
Ricks is extraordinary in many ways.
On this campus is a deep, penetrating commitment to learning-spiritually and academically. Even though there is an almost epic history associated with Ricks College, everyone seems to sense there is also a bright, even more important future. No one is resting on past laurels. Students who come to Ricks to begin their university education, or to prepare for the workplace, are not coming solely for the purpose of improving their future income possibilities. Their goals are more Christ-centered.