Ezra Christensen Dalby (1869–1934) was the president of the Bannock Stake/Ricks Academy from 1901 to 1914. Dalby was born and raised in Ephraim, Utah. At birth his name was Ezra Christensen, he legally added Dalby later to avoid confusion with the many other Christensen families. He began his school at Sanpete Stake Academy (now Snow College) and then went to the University of Utah from which he graduated in 1891. He also studied at the University of Chicago. After his time as president of Ricks, Dalby received an L.L.D. degree from La Salle Extension University and an MA from the University of Utah in 1924.