7:30 AM – 3:30 PM Closed Session
Utah Board of Higher Education to interview Snow College presidential finalists
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM Public Meeting to Select President
Location: Eccles Center, Jorgensen Concert Hall
350 East Center Street, Ephraim, Utah 84627
Utah Board of Higher Education
Snow College
Friday, April 14, 2023
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
Minutes
Board Members Present Board Members Absent
Lisa-Michele Church, Chair
Jesselie Anderson, Vice Chair
Grace Acosta
Stan Albrecht
Julie Beck
Stacey Bettridge
Rich Christiansen
Sanchaita Datta
Hope Eccles
Korianne Gibson
Patricia Jones
Arthur Newell
Shawn Newell
Steve Starks
Scott Theurer
Xitlalli Villanueva
Rick Wheeler
Office of the Commissioner
Dave R. Woolstenhulme, Commissioner of Higher Education
Geoffrey Landward, Deputy Commissioner
Alison Adams-Perlac, General Counsel
Taylor Adams, Associate Commissioner for Strategic Initiatives
Brynn Fronk, Executive Assistant to the Utah Board of Higher Education
Julie Hartley, Associate Commissioner of Academic Education
Nate Talley, Deputy Commissioner and CFO
Snow College Board of Trustees
Leslie Kiesel, Chair
Rick Robinson, Vice Chair
Presidential Candidates
Courtney White
Kirk Young
Stacee McIff
Other Attendees
Members of the Snow College, Ephraim, and Richfield communities
Chair Church called the meeting to order at 7:50 a.m.
Vice Chair Anderson moved to go into closed session for the purposes of discussing the character, professional competence, or physical or mental health of an individual. Board member Bettridge seconded the motion, and the motion passed.
Closed Session
Board member Eccles made a motion to end closed session. Board member Rick Wheeler seconded the motion, and the motion passed.
Committee of the Whole
Chair Church welcomed those in attendance and thanked members of the presidential search committee for their efforts. Snow College Board of Trustees Chair Leslie Kiesel provided some brief remarks. Chair Church called for a motion. Vice Chair Anderson moved to appoint Stacee McIff as president of Snow College. Board member Christiansen seconded the motion, and the motion passed. Chair Church introduced President McIff and welcomed her to give remarks. President McIff addressed the group and expressed her appreciation and excitement.
Board member Christiansen moved to adjourn. Board member Gibson seconded the motion, and the motion passed.
The meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.
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Geoffrey Landward, Secretary
Date Approved: May 18, 2023