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President's Office
Provost's Office
Board of Trustees
Meet Utah State Leadership
Aggies lead by example. Utah State’s leaders are crucial guides for the university — from our campus community to alumni and community partners — to
prepare students for purposeful lives and meaningful service
Brad L. Mortensen
President
The Utah Board of Higher Education appointed Brad Mortensen as president of Utah State University on Oct. 30, 2025.
University Leadership Council
Biosketch
Laurens H. Smith
Provost and Executive Vice President
Laurens Smith
was appointed to the position of Utah State University Provost on July 1, 2022.
Provost Office Staff
Reporting Units
Academic Units
President's Cabinet
Pam Dupin-Bryant
Interim Vice President, Statewide Campuses
Burke Nazer
Interim Lead Counsel and Assistant Attorney General
Jessica Oyler
Vice President and Chief of Staff
William Plate
Vice President, University Marketing and Communications
Justen Smith
Interim Vice President, Extension
Brian Steed
Executive Director, Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water & Air and Great Salt Lake Commissioner
Cameron Walker
Vice President and Director of Athletics
Courtney White
Special Advisor to the President on Strategic Initiatives
Matthew T. White
Vice President, Advancement
Kris Winter
Vice President, Student Success
Devin Wiser
Vice President, Government and External Affairs
Deans
Douglas D. Anderson
Dean, Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
Grant Cardon
Interim Dean, S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Director of Utah Agricultural Experiment Station
Jennifer Duncan
Dean, University Libraries
David Jones
Dean, College of Engineering
Alan L. Smith
Dean, Emma Eccles Jones College of Education & Human Services
Dirk Vanderwall
Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine
Joseph P. Ward
Dean, College of Arts & Sciences