John R. Park

John R. Park
First President of
t
he University of Utah

"In as much as my life work has been devoted to the educational interest of my State, and mindful of its future welfare, I hereby direct that the whole of my estate shall be converted into available funds…and that said funds shall be transferred and given to the University of Utah, as an endowment to said institution… "

Last Will and Testament
October 6, 1900

 

John R. Park Building - Painting by Dave Meikle University of Utah Administration

Fourteen presidents have served the University of Utah since 1850. Our current president, Michael K. Young, began his term in 2005. His administration is dedicated to creating an academic environment in which the highest standards of scholarship and professional practice are observed and where responsibilities to students are conscientiously met.

 

“At the University of Utah, we not only educate the mind, we transform it.”
President Michael K. Young

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