On February 5, the Utah Board of Higher Education named 28 members to serve on the University of Utah Presidential Search Committee. After further review, the Board added two additional members to serve on the committee for a more holistic pool of representatives from across the university.
The two additional members of the committee include:
| University of Utah Administration, Faculty and Staff | |
| Helene Shugart | Professor of Communications and Director of Graduate Studies for Communications Department |
| Sarah Creem-Regehr | Professor of Psychology |
Both additional members of the committee have a background in the humanities and social sciences and were selected to serve as representation from those areas on the committee.
The search committee is co-chaired by Utah Board of Higher Education Chair Harris H. Simmons and University of Utah Board of Trustees Chair Christian Gardner. It is comprised of representatives from the Board of Higher Education, trustees and institutional stakeholders including faculty, staff, students, administration, alumni and community members.
Below is a complete list of the 30-member University of Utah Presidential Search Committee:
| Board of Higher Education | |
| Harris H. Simmons | Board of Higher Education Chair and Search Committee Co-Chair |
| Arthur Newell | Board member |
| Crystal Maggelet | Board member |
| Shawn Newell | Board member |
| University of Utah Board of Trustees | |
| Christian Gardner | Trustee Chair and Search Committee Co-Chair |
| Katie Eccles | Trustee Vice Chair |
| David Parkin | Trustee |
| Kim Brunisholz | Trustee; President U of U Alumni Association Board of Governors |
| University of Utah Administration, Faculty and Staff | |
| Randy Dryer | President, Academic Senate; Lecturer, Honors College, College of Law |
| Sneha Kasera | Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Engineering; Professor, School of Computing |
| Mary Elizabeth Hartnett | Endowed Chair and Distinguished Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences; Adjunct Professor, Neurobiology and Anatomy Labs and Pediatrics |
| Al Landon | Assistant Dean, Business Relations, David Eccles School of Business; Adjunct Professor, Accounting |
| Chris Linder | Associate Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy, College of Education; Director, McCluskey Center for Violence Prevention |
| Matthew Sigman | Peter J. and Christine S. Stang Presidential Endowed Chair of Chemistry; Chair, Department of Chemistry; Distinguished Professor, Chemistry |
| Smitha Warrier | Assistant Professor (Clinical), Department of Anesthesiology |
| Randall Peterson | Dean, College of Pharmacy; Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology |
| Martell Teasley | Dean and Professor, College of Social Work |
| Alison Flynn Gaffney | Executive Director, Service Lines, Ancillary & Support Services, U of U Hospitals & Clinics |
| Mary Ann Villarreal | Vice President for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion |
| Bryce Williams | President, Staff Council; Program Coordinator, Bennion Community Service Center |
| Heidi Woodbury | Vice President for Institutional Advancement |
| Helene Shugart | Professor of Communications and Director of Graduate Studies for Communications Department |
| Sarah Creem-Regehr | Professor of Psychology |
| University of Utah Students | |
| Merry Joseph | Undergraduate, Biomedical Engineering /Psychology |
| Ethan Ramos | Undergraduate, Computer Science |
| Claudia Loayza | Graduate Student, Architecture + Planning |
| Community/Alumni Representatives | |
| Clark Ivory | CEO, Ivory Homes |
| Kathie Miller | Member, U of U Health Educational Resource Development Council |
| Jennifer Price-Wallin | Chair, College of Fine Arts Advisory Board |
| Charles Sorenson | President and CEO Emeritus, Intermountain Healthcare; Founding Director, Intermountain Healthcare Leadership Institute |
Based on feedback obtained in the public forums that were held over the last two weeks, the committee will approve a position announcement and call for nominations and applications, with the assistance of a national search firm. The committee will then screen applications for the position and conduct interviews with candidates. After deliberating, the committee will recommend three to five semifinalists to the Board of Higher Education. The Board intends to name a new president by the fall of 2021 but will take the necessary time to find the most qualified candidate.
