About the Board
The Utah Board of Higher Education is the governing body for the Utah System of Higher Education. The Utah Legislature grants it the power to control, manage, and supervise USHE. The Board’s major responsibilities include selecting and evaluating institutional presidents, setting policy, reviewing programs and degrees, approving institutional missions, and submitting a unified higher education budget request to the Governor and State Legislature.
The Utah Board of Higher Education is comprised of 18 Utah citizens, all appointed by the Governor. There are two student Board members, one from a degree-granting public college or university and one from a technical college.
Sixteen of the members are appointed to six-year staggered terms while the student Board members are appointed to a one-year term.

Board Members

Lisa Michele Church
Chair

Jesselie Barlow Anderson
Vice Chair

Grace Acosta
Board Member

Stan L. Albrecht
Board Member

Julie Beck
Board Member

Stacey K. Bettridge
Board Member

Rich Christiansen
Board Member

Sanchaita Datta
Board Member

Hope Eccles
Board Member

Korianne Gibson
Student Board Member

Patricia Jones
Board Member

Arthur E. Newell
Board Member

Shawn Newell
Board Member

Steve Starks
Board Member

Scott L. Theurer
Board Member

Richard Wheeler
Board Member

Xitlalli Villanueva
Student Board Member