Governor Gary Herbert appointed Bailey Bowthorpe as the 2015-16 Student Regent. She is a student at Southern Utah University (SUU) pursuing her Masters of Public Administration. Ms. Bowthorpe was selected from among three finalists submitted to the Governor by the Utah Student Association. She will serve one year as a voting member of the Board of Regents.

Bailey earned her Bachelor’s in Communication from SUU and has extensive experience representing students at SUU.  This past year she served as the Student Association Vice President of Academics. She served as a Presidential Ambassador, on the SUU Dean’s Council, on the Executive Retention Team, and the Program and Course Fee Committee. She participated in the Utah Intercollegiate Legislature in March 2015. While pursuing her Masters she she also manages the public relations, branding and marketing for the Leavitt Center for Politics and Public Service at SUU.

The Student Regent plays an important role to the Board in representing the student voice in the Utah System of Higher Education.  The Student Regent works with the Utah Student Association whose leadership is comprised of the Student Body Presidents of Utah colleges and universities. Ms. Bowthorpe is the 38th Student Regent since the student position on the Board of Regents was first established in 1977. She joins a distinguished group of student leaders including SUU’s current President, Scott Wyatt who served 1986-87. The last time a female was appointed was 2007-08, and the last time a student from SUU served as Student Regent was in 2009-10.

Student Regents of the Utah State Board of Regents (1977-2016)