 Pardoe was president of the Utah Speech Association, the Rocky Mountain Forensic League, and the Western Speech Association at various times during his career.Pardoe wrote multiple speech and drama textbooks, as well as "The Sons of Brigham", which is a history of the early presidents, professors, and graduates of BYU.Pardoe also later served as a member of the general board of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association of the LDS Church.