Board of Trustees
The Higher Education Act of 1969, as amended, created the Board of Trustees as an integral part of the Utah System of Higher Education. As provided in the Act, the State Board of Regents delegates to and vests certain powers in institutional boards of trustees.
Responsibilities and objectives of the Southern Utah University Board of Trustees:
- Facilitate communication between institution and community
- Assist in planning, implementing and executing fundraising and development projects aimed at supplementing institutional appropriations
- Perpetuate and strengthen alumni and community identification with the University’s tradition and goals
- Select recipients of honorary degrees
- Select recipients of the Board of Trustees Award of Excellence
Jodi Hart Wilson
Chair
Eric Schmutz
Vice-Chair
Marilee Eyre
Trustee
Beverly Burgess
Trustee
Sydney Nakken
Trustee
Caytee Wankier
Trustee
Michael Wankier
Trustee
Derral Eves
Trustee
Colter Bennett
Student Body President