Author: DeVerl Stratford Humpherys
Alternate names: DeVerl S. Humpherys; DeVerl Humpherys
Born: 20 August 1931
Died: 23 March 2020
Bio: Many knew DeVerl as the first Electrical Engineering Professor hired by BYU in 1964, where he worked until retirement in 1995. Some will know him as the Y-Mountain Man due to his 300+ consecutive monthly hikes to the top of Y Mountain; a goal that took him 25 years to complete! Others recognize him as their “walking friend” due to his daily walks from home up to Mile High Drive and back.