The purpose of the William (Bill) Gay Research Chair is to support scholarship in fields of study directly related to ancient scripture study, such as Egyptology and other relevant ancient languages and disciplines and to contribute in a significant way to further knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the scriptural heritage of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Occupant
John Gee is a Senior Research Fellow, and the William (Bill) Gay Research Professor the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages. He has over a hundred publications. He is the editor of eight books, and former editor of The Journal of the Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities, an international Egyptological journal. He has served on the board of trustees of national and international organizations.
Annual Reports
Scriptural Publications
Egyptological Publications
Studies in the Book of Abraham
The Gay Chair and Elder Neal A. Maxwell
Elder Maxwell was a friend of the Gee family since the 1950s. Professor Gee first met Elder Maxwell in the late 1970s. Professor Gee has made an extensive study of Elder Maxwell's works since the 1980s. Elder Maxwell presented Professor Gee with the Award for Outstanding Research for the Foundation of Ancient Research and Mormon Studies in September 1991. His remarks on the occasion can be found here.
Popular Quotes by Elder Neal A. Maxwell:
On Apologetics
On Studying the Ancient World
On the Organization That Would Later Bear His Name
