Latter-Day Profiles #805
Jon M. Huntsman
Jon M. Huntsman is chairman and founder of Huntsman Corporation. He started the firm with his brother Blaine in 1970. By 2000, it had become the world's largest privately held chemical company and America's biggest family owned and operated business, with more than $12 billion in annual revenues before going public in early 2005. He was a special assistant to the president in the Nixon White House, was the first American to own controlling interest of a business in the former Soviet Union, and is the chairman of the Board of Overseers for Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, his alma mater. Mr. Huntsman also served on the boards of numerous major public corporations and organizations, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Red Cross. The Huntsman businesses fund the foundation that is the primary underwriter for the Huntsman Cancer Institute, a leader in the prevention, early diagnosis, and humane treatment of cancer.
In 1996, Elder Huntsman was called by President Gordon B. Hinckley to serve as an Area Seventy. Currently, he is a member of the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy of The Church. From 1980 to 1983, he was president of the Washington D.C. Mission.
You can catch the interview with Elder Huntsman on Wednesday, March 3rd at 11p.m or Friday, March 5th at 10:30 a.m. MT. You can also watch streaming video of the entire interview by clicking here.
Debbie Morisie and Eda Ashby.
Many will recognize Larry Gelwix from the movie Forever Strong. Larry attended Brigham Young University where he received his BA and MA in Organizational Communication. Larry was introduced to rugby at BYU and played on the club team for three years.
Brandon Mull resides in a happy little valley near the mouth of a canyon with his wife and three children. He spent two years living in the Atacama Desert of Northern Chile where he learned Spanish and juggling. He once won a pudding eating contest in the park behind his grandma’s house, earning a gold medal. Brandon is the author of the New York Times bestselling Fablehaven series and The Candy Shop War.
Joseph A. Cannon graduated with a law degree from Brigham Young University and became editor of the Deseret Morning News December of 2006. The Deseret Morning News was founded in 1850 and is the oldest, daily newspaper continually published out of Salt Lake City.
Vern Law is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. Born in Meridian, Idaho, Law played for 16 seasons (1950-1951 and 1954-1967) for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Dan Burr has illustrated for magazines and produced young adult book jackets for 20 years. The last several years he has concentrated on children’s picture books and has seven titles published. He also works with the Church magazines producing illustrations for the Ensign and Liahona.
Dennis Packard is a professor of philosophy at BYU and a co-producer of Fire Creek. Fire Creek is BYU’s first feature film released in theaters. The film was a collaborative effort among students and faculty at BYU. Packard has been involved in many productions including working as a producer on Songs of Praise and Remembrance and Experience Shakespeare for PBS and working on the writing committee for Savior of the World and Nauvoo Pageant. 
Chad Lewis walked- on to the BYU football team and was a four- year starter as a tight end. While he played for LaVell Edwards, BYU finished in the top ten two times, with a rank of 10th in ’94 and 5th in’96. Following his career at BYU, Chad entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent, making the team with the Eagles. He spent time with the Philadelphia Eagles, the St. Louis Rams, and then back with the Eagles, where he became a starter. He was selected to the Pro Bowl three times and helped his team get to the Super Bowl once. Chad and his wife, Michelle, have seven children and live in Cedar Hills, Utah.
