Algie Eggertsen Ballif
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Algie Eggertsen Ballif (3 May 1896-11 July 1984) was an educational leader and politician in Utah. She was the sister of Virginia Sorenson
Virginia Sorenson
Virginia Sorensen, also credited as Virginia Sorenson, was the author of the 1957 John Newbery Medal winning Miracles on Maple Hill. Her first novel, A Little Lower Than the Angels, was written and published in 1942 while she resided in Terre Haute, Indiana, with her first husband Frederick C...

 and Esther Peterson
Esther Peterson
Esther Eggertsen Peterson was a lifelong consumer and women's advocate.-Background:The daughter of Danish immigrants, Esther Eggertsen grew up in a Mormon family in Provo, Utah. She graduated from Brigham Young University in 1927 with a degree in physical education. She moved to New York City...

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Ballif was born to Lars E. and Annie N. Eggertsen in Provo, Utah
Provo, Utah
Provo is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Utah, located about south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the county seat of Utah County and lies between the cities of Orem to the north and Springville to the south...

. She received her bachelors degree from Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...

. She married George S. Ballif (1894–1977) in 1920. In 1924 he received a law degree from the University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...

 School of Law.

George was a city attorney for Provo and later District Attorney. Algie served for 23 years as a member of the University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...

 Board of Regents.

Algie served for 23 years on the Provo City Council. She served from 1959-1961 as a member of the Utah State House of Representatives.

Their daughter Ann Greta Ballif was the wife of Chase N. Peterson
Chase N. Peterson
Chase Nebeker Peterson was the president of the University of Utah from 1983 to 1991.-Biography:Peterson was born in Logan, Utah where his father, E. G. Peterson was the president of what is now Utah State University. Peterson received both his bachelors degree and MD from Harvard University...

who served as president of the University of Utah.

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