Links and Quotes

Brother Garner’s Schedule
Book Time with Brother Garner
Curriculum Vitae
Doctoral Dissertation
Mathematics Department Homepage
I-Learn
Campus Calendar
Campus Maps
Academic Deadlines

Some great photos (from backpacking in the Wind River Mountains in 2018 and 2019, backpacking in the Uinta Mountains in 2020, visiting Snow Canyon and Zion National Park in 2020, on top of Table Mountain in Wyoming in 2022):

Eklund Lake
Square Top Mountain
Slide Lake
Slide Lake again
Looking toward Clear Lake
Three Divide Lakes
Three Divide Lakes camp
Snow Canyon rocks
Snow Canyon arch
Zion panorama
Zion colors and shadows
Table Mountain

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
– Thomas Edison

You see things; and you say ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say ‘Why not?’"
– George Bernard Shaw

“If we ever forget that we’re one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.”
– Ronald Reagan

“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.”
– Groucho Marx

Contact Info

Email: garnerb@byui.edu
Office: Chapman 202C
Office Phone: 208-496-7532
Cell Phone: 208-360-2877
Department Phone: 208-496-7521
Department Fax: 208-496-7523

Education
BS in Mathematics with German Minor, BYU, 1988
MA in Mathematics, University of Maryland College Park, 1994
Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction (Math Education emphasis), University of Maryland College Park, 1998

Work Experience
Math Teacher, Waterford School in Provo, Utah, 1987-1988
Cryptologic Mathematician at the National Security Agency, 1988-1995
NSA Mathematics Education Partnership Program Staff Member, 1995-1998
Mathematics Faculty member at the University of Houston Clear Lake, 1998-1999
Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education at Boise State University, 1999-2003
Mathematics Faculty member, Phoenix College, 2003-2007.

Biography
Brother Garner is married and has six children and six grandchildren. He enjoys the outdoors (birding, hiking, backpacking); he likes playing basketball, disc golf, the piano, the piano accordion, and board and card games. Doing family history research and taking names to the temple is also a treasured activity. He has lived in Utah, California, New York, Oregon, Maryland, Texas, Arizona and Idaho. He also served a mission to Frankfurt, Germany and loves the German language. To see some of his latest and greatest bird photos, click here.