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• Richards is new CEO of Industrial Supply Co.

  - 2008-09-22

  Jon Richards has been promoted to CEO of Industrial Supply Co., a Salt Lake City firm that provides maintenance, repair and operational supplies, specialized services and expert safety training. His background in distribution, technology and finance earned Richards the position of chief financial officer in 1998. A year later, he...

  Tags: CEO, chairman, Leadership, RICHARD, Utah State University

• Rob Behunin: directing the Uintah basin scene

  - 2008-05-01

  In Shakespeare's "Henry V," King Henry displays extraordinary resolve once he sets a goal. Using every resource available, Henry creates a remarkable force to help him carry out his objective. Henry was a leader who loved his family and felt he was doing the best he could for his subjects....

  Tags: Leadership, NETWORKING, Strategy, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Utah State University

• Lewis W. Finch

  - 2007-04-01

  A superintendent for 30 years in school systems in three states, Lew Finch has been named superintendent-in-residence with the AASA Center for System Leadership. Finch, a former AASA Executive Committee member, ran districts in Cloquet, Minn.; Coon Rapids, Minn.; Jefferson County, Colo.; and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, before retiring in 2004....

  Tags: Iowa, Leadership, Utah State University

• Top USU fund-raiser will step down soon

  - 2006-10-17

  LOGAN -- Utah State University's Vice President for University Advancement, M. Scott Mietchen, is leaving his post this month. Mietchen joined USU in 2004 under the administration of President Kermit Hall. During Mietchen's tenure, USU experienced record fund- raising totals, surpassed $31 million for the most recent fiscal...

  Tags: innovation, Leadership, president, Strategy, Utah State University

• USU names a provost

  - 2005-02-06

  LOGAN -- Noelle E. Cockett was named interim provost for Utah State University this past week. Cockett fills the post previously occupied by Stan Albrecht, who last month was appointed by the State Board of Regents to replace former USU President Kermit Hall. Cockett is dean...

  Tags: Leadership, Utah State University

• Obituary: Stephen Leon Brower

  - 2004-12-26

  1922 ~ 2004 Stephen Leon Brower passed away December 22, 2004 in Logan, Utah. Born Jan. 30, 1922 to George Stephen and Kate Locke Brower, he had resided in Provo, Utah since 1974. He is survived by his five children: Karen Vivian Koch Alfred,...

  Tags: grandchildren, Leadership, Utah, Utah State University

• Obituary: Ray L. Lillywhite

  - 2004-07-08

  1912 ~ 2004 Ray L. Lillywhite died July 3, 2004 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was born January 10, 1912 in Brigham City, Utah, son of Joseph H. and Elizabeth Stoney Lillywhite. He graduated from Box Elder High School and earned degrees from Utah State University,...

  Tags: CAREER, grandchildren, Leadership, officer, Utah, Utah State University, Wisconsin

• Pugmire steps down from USU post

  - 2004-04-04

  Nearly two months after being placed on administrative leave after being arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol, Rance Pugmire resigned Friday as the athletic director at Utah State University. "We accomplished a lot and overcome some difficult challenges in the past nine-plus years, and USU...

  Tags: CAREER, director, E-mail, Leadership, leave, Utah State University

• Obituary: Hugh Junior Barnes

  - 2003-10-30

  1924 ~ 2003 Hugh Junior Barnes, 79, died October 28, 2003 at South Davis Community Hospital after a long illness. He was born February 21, 1924 in Ogden, Utah to Hugh L. and Araminta Bingham Barnes. Hugh graduated from Weber High School and LDS Seminary, Weber...

  Tags: Leadership, Utah, Utah State University

• USU gets wish: an invitation to join WAC

  - 2003-10-24

  When Utah State University president Kermit L. Hall took office 2 1/2 years ago, one of his first endeavors was to visit the presidents of the Western Athletic Conference to lay the groundwork for future dealings. Thursday, with what he called a lot of hard work, luck and...

  Tags: Branding, conference, E-mail, Leadership, MARKETING, Utah State University