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Coaches and Staff CAA TUtahournament Appearances 7 Basketof 10 Mountain West Conference Titlesb 2006all NCAA Elite Eight 2001 NCAA SWEET 16 16 NCAA Tournament Appearances 7 of 10 Mountain West Conference Titles 2006 NCAA Elite Eight 2001 NCAA SWEET 16 16 NCAA Tournament Appearances 7 of 10 Mountain West Conference Head Coach Elaine Elliott 27th Season at Utah 559-222 (.716) Alma Mater: Boise State, 1977

ongtime Utah women’s basketball coach

AND STAFF Personal L Elaine Elliott has firmly entrenched conference mark below .500. Elliott has coached at Hometown: Lakewood, Wash. her name in the history books as one of Alma Mater: Boise State University, 1977 the greatest coaches of all time. Beginning least one first-team all-conference player in every her 27th season as head coach at Utah, the season but one. Utah has reached the conference championship game in all but seven MWC, Western longest-tenured coach in the Mountain West

C HES C OA Coaching Experience Athletic Conference and High Country Athletic Conference has a 559-222 career record tournaments ever held. Head Coach: Utah (1983-present) (.716 winning percentage) with the Utes. Assistant Coach: Utah (1979-83) The peak of her success has come during the Head Coach: U.S. Olympic Festival Mountain West Conference era. She has won seven of (1990) Elliott solidified her name among the most elite 10 regular-season titles and three MWC tournaments Assistant Coach: U.S. Junior National coaches in the country when she earned her 500th win with a 120-28 (.811) record in conference action. Team (1991) with a 73-57 victory over Colorado State on Jan. 12, In 2000-01, Utah went 28-4 with an undefeated Head Coach: Boise High School 2007. Her 559 victories going into the 2009-10 season 14-0 record in conference play, a feat that had been (1977-79) rank tied for 16th among all active Division I coaches. achieved only one other time in school history. In the Her 19 20-win seasons are also among the national NCAA Tournament, Utah hosted the first and second Awards coaching leaders. rounds at the Huntsman Center and advanced to its Over the past 26 years, Elliott has lead Utah to first-ever Sweet 16. The Utes ended their season with • 2001 John and Nellie Wooden 15 NCAA Tournament appearances, 11 regular-season a 69-54 loss to Notre Dame, the eventual national National Coach of the Year conference titles, three conference divisional crowns champion. Amy Ewert and Lauren Beckman both • WBCA Regional Coach of the Year and seven league tournament championships. She earned All-America honors that year. 2009, 2008, 2001, 2000, 1998 has had just one losing season and has never posted a The 2005-06 squad won the MWC Tournament • MWC Coach of the Year and advanced all the way to the Elite Eight round 2008, 2003, 2001, 2000 of the NCAA Tournament behind the play of All- • WAC Division Coach of the Year Americans Kim Smith and Shona Thorburn. Utah 1999, 1998, 1997 nearly continued to the Final Four before falling to Maryland, the eventual national champion, in • HCAC Coach of the Year overtime and finishing with a 27-7 record. 1989, 1986 Most recently, the 2007-08 team set a Utah and conference record with a 16-0 mark, finishing the year Accomplishments 27-5 on the heels of All-American Leilani Mitchell. • 15 NCAA Tournament Appearances In the WAC in 1997-98, Elliott guided the Utah • 2006 Elite Eight program to new heights. The Utes entered the national • 2001 and 2006 Sweet 16 polls for the first time in the program’s history on • Over 500 Career Wins Dec. 29 and remained there for 11 consecutive weeks, • 18 Postseason Appearances climbing as high as a tie for No. 9 in the USA Today/ • 15 Conference Championships ESPN poll. It was the highest ranking ever earned by • 25 Winning Seasons a WAC team at the time. Utah won its first 16 games, • Four players drafted by the WNBA the best start to a season in Utah and WAC history. (Kim Smith, Shona Thorburn, Leilani The 1996-97 Utes reached the second round of Mitchell and Morgan Warburton) the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school • 16 players with All-America honors history. Elliott has a 9-15 overall record in NCAA • Won more games than any other school in the Mountain West Tournament play. Conference Elliott has coached 16 players to All-America honors with eight players combining for 11 conference player of the year honors. Her players are scattered throughout the Utah, MWC and WAC record books. She has coached 16 1,000-point scorers.

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Smith and Mitchell both earned the highest accolades as third-team Associated Press All- Americans each of their respective senior seasons. Smith (2002-06) was a four-time MWC Player of the Year and just the second player in NCAA history to win a league Player of the Year award four times. She finished her career as the MWC

leader in both points (2,281) and rebounds (1,015). C OA C HES Mitchell (2008), the 2008 MWC Player of the Year, was a finalist for the Lieberman Award, which is given to the top point guard in the country. Her 7.5 career assists average tops the charts at Utah. Julie Krommenhoek (1995-98), a four-time WBCA honorable mention All-American, ranks AND STAFF second all-time in WAC history with 2,087 points and her 17.8 career scoring average is first all-time at Utah. She also holds the WAC record with an 85.1 career free-throw percentage. Thorburn’s (2002-06) 689 career assists are a MWC record. Alli Bills (1994-98) ranks second all-time in the WAC in career assists (612) and steals (230). Deb Asper (1980-84) ranks second all-time at Utah with 1,042 career rebounds and her 2,075 points is third. She was a third-team WBCA All-American in 1984, Elliott’s first year as head coach. Anne Handy (1981-85) still holds the Utah records for rebounds (1,106) and rebounding average (9.5). Morgan Warburton, Utah’s most recent WBCA honorable mention All-American and the 2009 MWC Player of the Year, holds the MWC Elliott’s Year-by-Year Coaching Record record for career free-throw shooting (88.3%). Year Overall Conf. Place Postseason Four of Elliott’s players have gone on to 1983-84 19-12 9-3 (HCAC) T-2nd NWIT Third Round the WNBA. Thorburn was the highest draft pick 1984-85 16-12 8-4 (HCAC) T-2nd in MWC history in 2006, going as the seventh 1985-86 21-8 11-1 (HCAC) 1st NCAA First Round selection to Minnesota. Smith also went 13th 1986-87 20-7 10-2 (HCAC) T-1st to Sacramento that year. Mitchell was selected 1987-88 19-9 9-1 (HCAC) 2nd 25th in the second round in 2008 by Phoenix and 1988-89 24-6 9-1 (HCAC) 1st NCAA First Round Warburton was a 33rd overall pick in round three 1989-90 20-10 6-4 (HCAC) 3rd NCAA First Round by Sacramento in 2009. 1990-91 20-10 9-3 (WAC) 2nd NCAA First Round Elliott has picked up numerous awards 1991-92 22-8 10-4 (WAC) 3rd for her accomplishments. In 2001 she was the 1992-93 19-10 9-5 (WAC) T-2nd recipient of the John and Nellie Wooden Coach 1993-94 12-14 9-5 (WAC) 3rd of the Year award. Elliott has been named the 1994-95 23-7 12-2 (WAC) 2nd NCAA First Round Women’s Basketball Coaches Association District 1995-96 21-8 12-2 (WAC) T-1st NCAA First Round VII Coach of the Year five times (1998, 2000, 2001, 1996-97 25-6 15-1 (WAC) 1st* NCAA Second Round 2008 and 2009). She earned conference Coach of 1997-98 21-6 11-3 (WAC) 1st* NCAA First Round the Year nine times between the MWC, WAC and 1998-99 21-7 12-2 (WAC) 2nd* WNIT First Round HCAC. Elliott has picked up four MWC Coach of 1999-00 23-8 11-3 (MWC) 1st NCAA First Round the Year awards (2000, 2001, 2003 and 2008) and 2000-01 28-4 14-0 (MWC) 1st NCAA Sweet 16 won three consecutive WAC Division Coach of the 2001-02 15-12 8-6 (MWC) 5th Year awards (1996-97, 1997-98 and 1998-99). 2002-03 24-7 12-2 (MWC) 1st NCAA Second Round She was also recognized as the 2001 2003-04 24-7 12-2 (MWC) 1st Sportsperson of the Year by the National Multiple 2004-05 26-8 12-2 (MWC) 2nd NCAA Second Round Sclerosis Society Utah State Chapter. 2005-06 27-7 12-4 (MWC) 2nd NCAA Elite 8 Elliott stepped into Utah’s head coaching 2006-07 19-14 10-6 (MWC) 5th WNIT Second Round position in 1983, after serving as assistant 2007-08 27-5 16-0 (MWC) 1st NCAA First Round the previous four years. In four years under 2008-09 23-10 13-3 (MWC) 1st NCAA Second Round Intermountain Region coaching legend Fern 26 Years 559-222 (.716) 281-71 (.798) Gardner, Elliott helped guide Utah to four * - Division Finish conference titles and four postseason appearances.

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Winningest Active Division I Coaches

Name, Team Yrs. Won Lost Pct. 1. Pat Summit, Tennessee 35 1,005 193 .838 2. C. Vivian Stringer, Rutgers 38 825 208 .746 3. , North Carolina 34 812 286 .742 4. Tara VanDerveer, Stanford 30 757 193 .796 5. Robin Selvig, Montana 31 725 204 .780 , Georgia 30 725 239 .752 7. , Virginia 32 699 298 .701 8. , Connecticut 24 696 122 .851 9. , Ohio State 31 685 272 .716 AND STAFF 10. Cindy Russo, FIU 32 628 308 .671 11. Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame 27 584 238 .711 12. Lynne Agee, UNC Greensboro 31 579 298 .660 13. Harry Peretta, Villanova 31 572 343 .625 14. , Old Dominion 25 569 209 .731

C HES C OA 15. Frank Bennett, Lipscomb 29 563 369 .604 16. Elaine Elliott, Utah 26 559 222 .715 Joe Foley, Arkansas-Little Rock 22 559 158 .779 18. Sharon Fanning, Mississippi St. 33 556 412 .574 19. , Texas A&M 24 537 229 .701 20. Tony Cross, Belmont 25 529 240 .688 Elaine Elliott is pictured here with Morgan Warburton, who finished her career at Utah in 2008-09 as the program’s fourth-leading scorer. She was the 33rd overall pick in the 2009 WNBA Draft.

What They’re Saying About Elliott Elliott’s non-Utah coaching experience includes coaching the East team to the gold Maryland Head Coach Utah Director of Athletics Dr. Chris Hill medal in the 1990 U.S. Olympic Festival. In 1991, 2005-06 National Championship Coach 23rd Year at Utah she served as assistant coach of the U.S. Junior National Team. “Elaine’s record speaks “Coach Elliott’s record A Lakewood, Wash., native, Elliott moved volumes about her speaks for itself, but to Boise, Idaho, in the ninth grade. She went on to abilities as a coach. Her equally important is the teams are incredibly well way she runs her entire become a four-sport standout athlete (basketball, prepared, difficult to play program. We are proud of volleyball, field hockey and softball) at Boise State against and they are great all aspects our women’s University and was the first woman inducted into representatives of the basketball program and it the BSU Athletic Hall of Fame. university and our sport. all starts with Coach Elliott. After earning a bachelor’s degree in physical Elaine has stood the test of time to become Each and every year we know that we are going education in 1977, Elliott became head coach at one of the game’s winningest coaches. Her to have quality student athletes who achieve at Boise High School. She led her prep squad to the experiences on the bench have to make her one the highest level athletically and academically. state championship and was named Idaho A-1 of the top game managers in the country.” This could not happen without the great Coach of the Year. leadership of Coach Elliott.” In June of 1997, Elliott was inducted into Former Ute Leilani Mitchell the Utah Summer Games Hall of Honor, which All-American, Current WNBA Player Former Ute Kim Smith recognizes those who have played a monumental All-American, Former WNBA Player “That was the most role in sports in the state of Utah. She was also fun I ever had playing “Elaine is one of the best inducted into the Idaho High School Basketball basketball, playing for her. coaches I’ve ever had. As Hall of Fame in 1998. Elliott was named the Utah It’s fun to play for a coach a coach the work ethic Sportsperson of the Year in 2001 at the MS Society who really understands the she has and the time she Dinner of Champions. game. But she’s also just puts into your success as Elliott holds a master’s degree in sport a great person. She’s fun a player are unbelievable. management, which she earned from Utah in to be around and allowed She played a big part in 1994. us to have fun. She lets you work through your who I am today as a player She was a member of the USA Basketball mistakes, and then steps in when you need her.” and a person. I wouldn’t be where I am today Collegiate Committee, which is responsible for without her.” player selection for the various USA Basketball teams, from 2002 through 2004.

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7th Season at Utah Alma Mater: Utah, 2001 C OA C HES

att Legerski is in his seventh season High School. Personal as an assistant coach at Utah. He He was

M AND STAFF responsible for team selection, practice and game Hometown: Rock Springs, Wyo. has helped coach the Utes to four NCAA Alma Mater: Utah, 2001 appearances. Legerski’s responsibilities plans, on-floor coaching and travel. Legerski also include post player development, assisting implemented a postseason strength and conditioning and development program at the school. the strength and conditioning coach, Legerski worked as a team manager with the Coaching Experience coordination of video scouting, junior college Utes from 1998-2001. He has worked as a camp Assistant Coach: Utah (2003-present) recruiting and directing individual camps. instructor at Utah, Colorado and Wyoming. Assistant Coach: UVSC (2002-03) Freshman Boys Head Coach: Legerski returned to Utah after spending Rock Springs (Wyo.) High School one year as an assistant with the men’s (2001-02) basketball team at Utah Valley under former Ute men’s coach Dick Hunsaker. While at UVSC, Legerski coordinated and supervised the strength and conditioning program, film breakdown and opponent scouting. He also assisted with individual skill workouts and on-the-floor coaching. During 2001-02, Legerski was the freshman boys coach at Rock Springs (Wyo.)

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ssistant coach Anthony Levrets is in and Jim Boutin. Personal A his third year on the bench with the From 1999-2001,

AND STAFF Levrets was on James’ staff at Willamette, and the Hometown: Bandon, Ore. Utah women’s basketball program. Levrets Alma Mater: Lafayette, 2001 is in charge of the perimeter players, and Bandon, Ore., native got his coaching start in 1996 at assists with recruiting, scouting in addition to Lane Community College, alongside Boutin. Levrets played college ball at Southwestern Oregon other administrative duties. Community College from 1992-93. His playing career Coaching Experience was cut short due to a back injury while playing for Levrets came to Utah after five seasons as an C HES C OA Assistant Coach: Utah Lane CC during the 1995-96 campaign. assistant for Southern Oregon University (NAIA) (2007-Present) Born in Eugene, Ore., Levrets was raised in men’s basketball program. He was in charge of Assistant Coach: Southern Oregon Bandon where he graduated from Bandon High. recruiting, player development and scouting. He (2002-2007) Levrets is married to the former Sarah Barrett. helped SOU to a quarterfinal showing in the 2005 Player/Coach: Hamamatsu Daigaku They have one daughter, Caiden Liél, who was born NAIA Division II national tournament and a No. (2001-02) in March, 2007. Assistant Coach: Willamette 1 national ranking during the season. He (1999-2001) assisted in coaching the 2006 National Player Assistant Coach: Lane College of the Year, Shea Washington. While at SOU, (1996-1999) Levrets was also the head women’s basketball coach for the Oregon Select AAU basketball team. Prior to his coaching stints in Oregon, Levrets was a player/coach for the Hamamatsu Daigaku, a Japan Division I club team. Levrets’ first two turns on the bench were with coaching legends Gordie James

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4th Season at Utah Alma Mater: Utah, 2006 C OA C HES

ana Sitterud is in her fourth year at senior. She was Personal Utah and starts her second year as also a prolific

L AND STAFF three-point shooter, finishing 2004-05 with a .400 Hometown: Highland, Utah an assistant coach. Sitterud serves as the Alma Mater: Utah, 2006 recruiting coordinator and helps coach the percentage from behind the arc. Sitterud tied a Jon M. guards. Huntsman Center record with seven three-pointers made in a 2004 game against TCU. Coaching Experience Sitterud worked as the Utes graduate assistant Sitterud earned a bachelor’s degree in coach and Director of Operations during her first two communications from Utah in 2006. Assistant Coach: Utah years on staff. (2008-Present) Sitterud was a four-year player for Director of Operations: Utah the Utes from 2001-2005, serving as a team (2006-08) captain for three seasons. She played in 123 games during her Utah career, making 46 starts. For her career, she averaged 6.4 points and 2.5 rebounds a game. As a senior in 2004-05, Sitterud was named the Mountain West Conference Defensive Player of the Year. She was also named third-team All-MWC during her final collegiate season. Sitterud averaged 9.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game as a

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elaida Harris begins her first season as ship tournament Personal Director of Operations at Utah. Harris and three league V titles, en route to AND STAFF Hometown: Portland, Ore. comes to Utah from the University of Oregon. a 123-52 (.700) record. Alma Mater: Portland State, 2001 She spent two years with the Ducks as an On the AAU circuit, Harris was the Program assistant coach and Director of Basketball Director and coach of the Nike sponsored Portland Elite Operations. Basketball Organization (PEBO) for eight years, head- ing the selection and evaluation of players throughout Prior to Oregon, Velaida spent three years as the C HES C OA Oregon and SW Washington. An overwhelming 80% Assistant Director of Youth Sports for the Lake Oswego of the seniors in her program went on to play college School District, overseeing all youth sport programs in basketball. the 13 school district and coordinating the high school Harris served as a coach at the prestigious Nike club sports. Harris was also the head girl’s basketball All-America Camp three times (2000, 2002 and 2004). coach at Lake Oswego from 2004-06. She directed the Harris has directed various camps and clinic across the program to two state playoff berths, including a fourth- country for professional women and NBA players. She place finish at the OSAA State Championships during was the head assistant coach for the Portland Chinooks, the 2005-06 season. In her two years at Lake Oswego, a semi-professional men’s basketball team. Harris complied a 40-15 (.727) record. She also coordi- Harris played her collegiate ball at Portland State from nated camps, clinics, and fundraising activities at Lake 1989-1993. She graduated from Portland State with a Oswego High. Harris directed the 32-team Nike-Laker B.S. in Liberal Studies. Interstate Shootout tournament, which drew teams Velaida and her husband Jerry have been married throughout the west coast. for 14 years. The couple has three children - Christaen Harris was also the head coach at Lincoln Senior (12), Gabrielle (10) and Sierra (8). High School from 1997-04, leading the program to six state playoff berths, three trips to the state champion-

Women’s Basketball Support Staff

Kyle Brennan Mary Bowman Steve Farley Doug Knuth Sean Farrell Pete Oliszczak Assistant A.D. Associate A.D. Video Coordinator/ Associate A.D. Assistant Ticket Manager Associate A.D. Compliance Student-Athlete Support Manager External Relations Internal Operations

Steve Pyne Rob Rainey Steve Riley Jon Webster Jordan Vardell Deb Willardson Director of Event Academic Advisor Event Management Strength & Conditioning Marketing Coordinator Associate Director Operations of Sports Medicine

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Special Assistant to the President 23rd Year C OA C HES

r. Chris Hill has directed the Utah Commissioner’s Administration athletics program through the most Award in 2004,

D AND STAFF successful period in its history. The New a 1981 Milton 1987-present: Director of Athletics Bennion Fellowship, the 1984 Utah Recreation Therapy 1998-present: Special Assistant to Jersey native, now in his 23rd year as the Association Outstanding Service award and a 1996 the President athletics director, was just 37 years old when Utah MS Sportsperson of the Year award. He was a 1998 he was appointed to the top athletics post Inductee into the Jersey Shore Hall of Fame. In 2001, the Highlights in October of 1987. In 1998, he assumed National Consortium for Academics and Sports gave him additional duties as a special assistant to the its Degree Completion and Outreach and Community Women’s Basketball U. president, granting him membership in the Service Honor Award. NCAA Elite Eight 2006 Hill, 59, currently serves on the Regence BlueCross NCAA Sweet Sixteen 2001, 2006 University’s senior administrative cabinet. BlueShield Board of Directors and the Catholic NCAA Tournament 14 times Community Services Board of Directors. Conference Champion 10 times Nationally, Hill served on the prestigious NCAA As an undergraduate, Hill won three letters in Division I Men’s Basketball Committee from 2004-09. Men’s Basketball basketball at Rutgers and co-captained the 1971-72 team. It is the latest of several NCAA committee positions His bachelor’s degree from Rutgers is in math education NCAA Final Four 1998 (runner-up) for the highly-regarded administrator. He chaired the (1972). He also has a master’s in education (Utah, Elite Eight 1997, ’98 Championships/Competition Cabinet from 1997-98 and 1974), and a Ph.D. in educational administration (Utah, Sweet 16 1991, ’96, ’97, ’98, ’05 served on the administrative committee for the NCAA 1982). Hill taught in the University’s special education NCAA Tournament 13 times Management Council. He was on the executive committee Conference Champion 12 times department from 1983-85. He coached boys basketball at of the National Association of Collegiate Athletics Granger High (Utah) from 1975-79, winning 4A Coach of Directors (NACDA) from 2002-06. Women’s Gymnastics the Year his first year. But Hill’s biggest impact has been felt on the U. NCAA Champion 1990, ’92, ’94, ’95 His wife Kathy is a faculty member in the U.’s campus, where he has established a legacy of capital NCAA Runner-up 2000, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08 department of special education and severe disabilities. improvements, academic excellence, student-athlete NCAA Super Six 15 times They have two children, Aly and Christopher, and two support services and winning programs. granddaughters, Addie Rose and Lily Marion. Daughter Football Hill initiated a $50 million fund-raising campaign Aly played soccer for the University of Oregon and Bowl Game 13 times for the construction of Rice-Eccles Stadium, which opened received her master’s of social work degree from Utah in BCS Bowl Record 2-0 in 1998 and is one of several national-caliber facilities 2002. Now a teacher for children with severe disabilities Conference Champion 5 times constructed during his term. Two facilities scheduled to in the Salt Lake City School District, Aly is married to open this year are the Alex Smith Strength & Conditioning former Ute All-America skier Ryan Forsyth, B.S. ’00, JD Skiing Center and the McCarthey Family Track & Field Complex. NCAA Champion 1988, ’93, ’96, ’97, ’03 ’05. Son Christopher graduated with a bachelor’s degree On the playing field, Utah has established itself as in organizational communication from Utah in 2004 and a national power under Hill. Utah is the only non-BCS Soccer received his law degree from the University of Utah S.J. member school to play in two BCS football games and has NCAA Tournament 5 times Quinney School of Law in 2009. won both (the 2005 Fiesta Bowl and the 2009 Sugar Bowl) Softball to cap undefeated seasons. The Utes finished No. 4 and College World Series 1991, ’94 No. 2 in the nation during those BCS years. The men’s NCAA Tournament 11 times basketball team played in the 1998 NCAA Championship game and has made five Sweet 16 and two Elite Eight Volleyball appearances. Utah has also captured multiple national NCAA Sweet 16 2001, 2008 championships in gymnastics and skiing. NCAA Tournament 10 times Hill’s background with Utah athletics includes two years as the Crimson Club director of development (1985- 86), and two terms as a basketball assistant coach. He was a graduate assistant on Bill Foster’s staff in 1973-74 and an assistant coach for Jerry Pimm from 1979-81. While transitioning from coaching to administration, Hill served as the executive director of United Cerebral Palsy of Utah (1981-85), where he raised $750,000 in federal, state and private funding for a housing project for people with severe physical disabilities. His many accolades include becoming the first- Chris Hill (center) is shown here working as a member of ever recipient of the Mountain West Conference’s the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee.

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s the 14th president of the University and Deputy Legal Education of Utah, Michael K. Young is Adviser to the A U.S. Department AND STAFF proud to lead one of the nation’s premier B.A./1973 Political Science & of State (1989-91). During the October 1977 Term, he Japanese research institutions. His boundless energy also served as a law clerk to the Honorable William H. Brigham Young has shaped a remarkable vision for the Rehnquist, then Associate, and later Chief Justice of the J.D./1976 Law University, encompassing a fresh focus on United States Supreme Court. Harvard Law School student engagement, renewed support of President Young is a 1973 graduate of Brigham Young University (which he lovingly refers to as “the C HES C OA interdisciplinary research and collaboration, Academic & and a heightened emphasis on international University of Utah at Provo”). He received his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1976, where he served as Note Professional education. Appointments Editor on the Harvard Law Review. He is a member of the Committee on International Judicial Relations of the Prior to his arrival at the U, President Young was Judicial Conference of the United States, as well as a Date Position/Institution Dean and Lobingier Professor of Comparative Law and Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. Most recently he 1978-98 Fuyo Professor of Jurisprudence at the George Washington University was asked by Utah Governor Jon M. Huntsman to serve Japanese Law Law School (1998-2004). His academic career includes on a gubernatorial task force – the Globally Competitive Columbia serving as the Fuyo Professor of Japanese Law and Legal Workforce Steering Committee – to help formulate 1989-90 Chief Counsel, Institutions and Director of the Center for Japanese Legal solutions to the challenges Utah is facing as it addresses U.S. Delegation, Studies as well as the Director of the Project on Religion, the work force needs of the future. He and his wife, Suzan, 2+4 German Unification Human Rights, and Religious Freedom at Columbia who is a registered nurse, have three children and three Negotiations University, where he taught from 1978 to 1998. He has also grandchildren. 1989-91 Deputy Legal Adviser been a visiting professor and scholar on the law faculties U.S. Department of State of the University of Tokyo, Waseda University, and Nihon 1991-93 Deputy Under Secretary University in Japan. for Economic & But President Young’s experience and proficiency Agriculture Affairs extend well beyond academic walls. In addition to his U.S. Department of State university careers, he served as chair, vice chair, and 1992-93 Ambassador for Trade & member of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Environmental Affairs Freedom. He was also appointed by Supreme Court Chief U.S. Department of State Justice William H. Rehnquist to the Brown v. Board of 1998-2004 Dean and Lobingier Education 50th Anniversary Commission. Professor of Comparative During the administration of President George H.W. Law & Jurisprudence Bush, President Young served as Ambassador for Trade The George Washington and Environmental Affairs (1992-93), Deputy Under University Law School Secretary for Economic and Agricultural Affairs (1991-93), 1999-2005 Member, Vice Chair and Chair U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom 2004- President The University of Utah

President Young spoke at a press conference announcing former Ute quarterback Alex Smith’s Suzan and Michael Young $500,000 donation to the Utah athletics department.

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