Directors of the
Sanderson Community Center
Compiled & Written by Jodi Becker Kinner
Published in 2018
Updated in 2021
Published in 2018
Updated in 2021
Dr. Robert G. Sanderson and Beth Ann Stewart Campbell were directors of the Community Center for the Deaf in Bountiful, Utah. Over the years, Dr. Sanderson became a "rehab man," counselor, a coordinator, and a director. He was known as the "Father of Vocational Rehabilitation."
When the Division Services to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DSDHH) was housed at the Utah Community Center for the Deaf (UCCD) in 1988, services to the deaf grew. The administration divided responsibilities between the Division Director and the Assistant Director. In 1989, Gene Stewart was appointed Division Director of the DSDHH. The title and job of Beth Ann Campbell as a director was same, and she reported to Gene Stewart.
Under the DSDHH, Gene Stewart and Rusty Wales directed the Utah Community Center for the Deaf. Marilyn Call was the director of the Robert G. Sanderson Community Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Taylorsville, Utah.
The directors' portraits line the wall of the Marilyn T. Call Conference Room. A portrait of Beth Ann Campbell has been taken down twice from the conference room due to a misunderstanding of the job description. I'm hopeful her portrait will be reinstalled in its rightful place on the wall. Without Campbell's dedication and contribution to the community, the Utah Deaf community would never acknowledge the services at the Sanderson Community Center today. In a letter to the former director, Marilyn Call, Beth Ann Stewart Campbell's job title was clarified. You'll also see evidence of photographs of Campbell's title under the "Corrections to the Historical Timeline Panels' Errors" section.
When the Division Services to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DSDHH) was housed at the Utah Community Center for the Deaf (UCCD) in 1988, services to the deaf grew. The administration divided responsibilities between the Division Director and the Assistant Director. In 1989, Gene Stewart was appointed Division Director of the DSDHH. The title and job of Beth Ann Campbell as a director was same, and she reported to Gene Stewart.
Under the DSDHH, Gene Stewart and Rusty Wales directed the Utah Community Center for the Deaf. Marilyn Call was the director of the Robert G. Sanderson Community Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Taylorsville, Utah.
The directors' portraits line the wall of the Marilyn T. Call Conference Room. A portrait of Beth Ann Campbell has been taken down twice from the conference room due to a misunderstanding of the job description. I'm hopeful her portrait will be reinstalled in its rightful place on the wall. Without Campbell's dedication and contribution to the community, the Utah Deaf community would never acknowledge the services at the Sanderson Community Center today. In a letter to the former director, Marilyn Call, Beth Ann Stewart Campbell's job title was clarified. You'll also see evidence of photographs of Campbell's title under the "Corrections to the Historical Timeline Panels' Errors" section.
Dr. Robert G. Sanderson
Dr. Robert G. Sanderson (Deaf)
Coordinator (1965-1983)
Services to the Adult Deaf
Dr. Sanderson was appointed as the first state coordinator of services to deaf people in the United States
Director (1983-1985)
Utah Community Center for the Deaf
Bountiful, Utah
1965 - 1985
Beth Ann Campbell
Beth Ann Campbell (CODA)
Director
Utah Community Center for the Deaf
Bountiful & Taylorsville, Utah
1985-1992
Gene Stewart
Gene Stewart (CODA)
Division Director (1989-1996)
Utah Community Center for the Deaf
Taylorsville, Utah
1989 - 1996
Rusty Wales
Rusty Wales (Deaf)
Division Director
Utah Community Center for the Deaf under the Division Services of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
1996 - 2001
Marilyn Call
Marilyn T. Call (Hard of Hearing)
Division Director (2001-2016)
Utah Community Center for the Deaf under the Division Services of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Marilyn became an Assistant Director after the Sanderson Community Center was moved under the Department of Workforce Service on October 1, 2016. She retired December 15, 2017.
2001 - 2017
Dan V. Mathis @ University of Washington
Dan V. Mathis (Deaf)
Assistant Director
Sanderson Community Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing under the Division Services of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
March 5, 2018 - April 16, 2019
Annette Stewart
Annette Stewart (Hearing)
Interim Assistant Director
Sanderson Community Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing under the Division Services of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
April 16, 2019 - January 10, 2020
Arlene Garcia Gunderson
Arlene Garcia Gunderson
Assistant Director
Sanderson Community Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing under the Division Services of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
January 13, 2020 - July 16, 2021
Eric Roux (Hearing)
Interim Assistant Director
Sanderson Community Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing under the Division Services of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
August 4, 2021 - June 8, 2022