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Stephen R. Covey was born 24 October 1932 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah to Stephen Glenn Covey (1897-1980) and Irene Louise Richards (1902-1991) and died 16 July 2012 Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho of unspecified causes.

Biography

Stephen Richards Covey was an American educator, author, businessman, and keynote speaker.

  • Professor at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University at the time of his death.

Grandparents

Paternal Grandfather: Stephen Mack Covey (1869-1959) - founder of the original Little America hotel restaurant in Granger Wyoming.

Maternal Grandfather: Stephen Longstroth Richards (1879-1959) - LDS Apostle and 1st Counselor to Pres McKay (1951-1959).

Early Life / Education

Covey was athletic as a youth but contracted slipped capital femoral epiphysis in junior high school, requiring him to change his focus to academics. He was a member of the debate team and graduated from high school early.

Covey earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of Utah, an MBA from Harvard University, and a Doctor of Religious Education (DRE) from Brigham Young University. He was a member of Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity. He was awarded ten honorary doctorates.

Lifetime Projects

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  • Covey Leadership Center - launched in 1985 and which later merged with FranklinQuest to become Franklin Covey producers of leadership planning guides.
  • Stephen Covey's Online Community - launched in 2008, a collection of online courses, goal management and social networking. Covey used it to teach his thoughts and ideas on current topics and self leadership.
  • professor at the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University for several years
  • professor at the Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University in his later years.
  • Leader in Me - Covey developed his 2008 book The Leader in Me into several education-related projects.
  • 2003 National Fatherhood Award - from the National Fatherhood Initiative in 2003.
  • English Missionary - He served a two-year mission in England for the LDS Church.
  • First Irish Mission President - Covey served as the first president of the Irish Mission of the LDS church starting in July 1962.

Injuries and Death

In April 2012, Covey, an avid cyclist, was riding a bike in Rock Canyon Park in Provo, Utah, when he lost control of his bike and fell. He was wearing a helmet but according to his daughter, Catherine Sagers, the helmet slipped and his head hit the pavement. Catherine said Covey "went down a hill too fast and flipped forward on the bicycle." "It was a pretty big goose egg on the top of his head," Sagers said. Covey also suffered cracked ribs and a partially collapsed lung.

Covey died from complications resulting from the bike accident at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho, on July 16, 2012.


Booklist

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  • The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People.
  • First Things First,
  • Principle-Centered Leadership,
  • The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Families,
  • The 8th Habit, and
  • The Leader In Me — How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time.

Covey authored several devotional works for Latter-day Saint readers, including:

  • Spiritual Roots of Human Relations (1970)
  • The Divine Center (1982)
  • 6 Events: The Restoration Model for Solving Life's Problems (2004).







Siblings


Offspring of Stephen Glenn Covey (1897-1980) and Irene Louise Richards (1902-1991)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Irene Louise Covey (1923-2014)
Marilyn Richards Covey (1928-1993)
Stephen Richards Covey (1932-2012) 24 October 1932 Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah 16 July 2012 Idaho Falls, Bonneville County, Idaho


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