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unusual facts about Quinn G. McKay


Quinn G. McKay

Later in his career, McKay worked as a vice president of Skaggs Companies.


Cheryl B. Preston

After graduating from J. Reuben Clark in 1979, Preston clerked for the Honorable Monroe G. McKay of the Tenth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals, in Utah.

David O. McKay School of Education

The David O. McKay School of Education, namesake of David O. McKay, operates one of the largest teacher preparation programs in the nation.

Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket

Following this flight, Crossfield and NACA pilots Joseph A. Walker and John B. McKay flew the aircraft for such purposes as to gather data on pressure distribution, structural loads, and structural heating, with the last flight in the program occurring on 20 December 1956, when McKay obtained dynamic stability data and sound-pressure levels at transonic speeds and above.

Ian G. McKay

In 2001, Ian moved to Ottawa and served as senior policy advisor to three federal cabinet ministers; Minister of Industry, Allan Rock; Leader of the Government in the Senate, Jack Austin; and David Emerson, Minister of Industry.

In July 1980, he was sent by his hometown to live in the city of Ikeda, on Japan’s island of Hokkaido.

From 2006 - 2009, Ian was Director of Business Development for ICAP Capital Markets (Canada) Inc, working in the energy markets in Vancouver and Calgary.

Matthew B. Durrant

Durrant’s pedigree also includes a clerkship with Judge Monroe McKay of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, a position as a lawyer for the Utah firm Parr, Brown, Gee, and Loveless for over a decade, and time spent on the bench of Utah’s Third Judicial District.

Temple garment

In 1926, then-LDS Church apostle David O. McKay offered an updated description that was later incorporated into the church's endowment ceremony.

The Search for Truth

The film is prefaced by a monologue from David O. McKay, then-president of the LDS church, and includes interviews with three prominent scientists: Wernher von Braun, the father of rocket science; Harvey Fletcher, the father of stereophonic sound; and Henry Eyring, prominent theoretical chemist.

Victor Séjour

In Nellie Y. McKay, Henry Louis Gates (eds), The Norton Anthology of African American Literature Second edition, Norton, 2004.


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