Dann W Hone has over 50 years of travel to the Near East
and is one of the founding members of the BYU Jerusalem
Center for Near Eastern Studies. He was responsible for training
an...view moreDann W Hone has over 50 years of travel to the Near East
and is one of the founding members of the BYU Jerusalem
Center for Near Eastern Studies. He was responsible for training
and teaching Jerusalem Center faculty and students in history,
archaeology, geography, and scriptures. He received his B.S.
in Political Science/International Relations from Brigham
Young University (BYU), and an M.A. in Biblical History/
Historical Geography from the Jerusalem University College.
He holds emeritus status with BYU, teaching for many years
as an instructor for the BYU Department of Ancient Scripture. Dann has written
numerous articles, study guides, and textbooks on the ancient and modern Near
East. Following retirement from BYU, he entered back into teaching as adjunct
faculty in the Department of History and Political Science at Utah Valley University.
He is a guest lecturer for church and civic audiences in continuing education
courses, conferences and seminars, fi resides, radio, and television. Dann continues
to serve as the Managing Director at the School of International Studies and directs
educational travel, having assisted over 60,000 people to many parts of the world.
He is married to his eternal companion of fi fty years, Shirley Rae Stokes, and with
her is the parent of 6 children, 23 grandchildren, and 5 great grandchildrenview less