Emeritus Members

An honorary rank reflecting prior service on UCC

Sheryl Allen

Former Republican state legislator and former President of the Davis County School Board.

Diana Allison

Former President, Utah League of Women Voters; Ogden elementary school teacher; member of multiple state boards and commissions, including the Utah Judicial Performance Evaluation Commission.

Robert (Archie) Archuleta *

Former awarding-winning civil rights icon and voice of the Utah Latino community.

Genevieve Atwood

Former Republican state legislator and Utah State Geologist.

Norm Bangerter*

Former Utah Governor.

Kim Bateman

Retired rural family physician, former President of Utah Medical Association and Chairman of the HealthInsight Utah board of directors.

John Bennion

Former Superintendent of Salt Lake City and Provo School Districts.

Robert V. Bullough

Former Brigham Young University, School of Education, Professor of Teacher Education.

Kim Burningham*

Former Republican state legislator; Former Chair, Utah State Board of Education.

Aileen Clyde*

Former chair Utah Task Force on Gender and Justice, 2nd Counselor in LDS General Relief Society Presidency, and Vice-Chair, Utah State Board of Regents.

Marie Cornwall

Former BYU professor of Sociology and Women’s Studies, Sociology Program Director at the National Science Foundation; member Utah State Records Committee.

Suzanne Dandoy

Former Utah Department of Health Executive Director.

Michael Deily

Former Utah Medicaid Director.

Gale Dick*

Former University of Utah physics professor, Dean of the Graduate School, and co-founder Save Our Canyons.

Irene Fisher*

Founding Director of University of Utah Lowell Bennion Center and founder of University Neighborhood Partners.

Harry Fuller

Former Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Page Editor; Board Member, National Society of Professional Journalists.

Nancy Haanstad

Former Weber State University Political Science professor and chair of the Department of Political Science & Philosophy.

Bryant Howe

Former Deputy Director, Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel.

David Irvine 

Attorney in private practice, former Republican state legislator, retired Army strategic intelligence officer.

Boyer Jarvis*

Former Professor of Speech/Communication and Associate VP of Academic Affairs, University of Utah; multiple human rights boards and commissions.

Don Jarvis

Former Brigham Young University Russian Professor and current Sustainability Advisor, City of Provo.

Louise Knauer

Former family law attorney and divorce mediator; Chair of Executive Committee, Family Law Section, Utah State Bar.

Ed Mayer

Former University of Utah faculty member, Department of World Languages and Cultures, and head of Ethnic Studies program.

John T. Nielsen

Former Chair of Utah Alcoholic Beverage Services Commission.

Rex Olsen

Former Utah Assistant Attorney General, Department of Health and Office of Consumer Services; former public-interest attorney at both Utah Legal Services and Utah Legal Aid.

Stewart Olsen

Former clinical psychologist in private practice; Vice-chair of North Fork Special Services District.

Chase Peterson*

Former President of the University of Utah and Harvard College Dean of Admissions.

Grethe Peterson*

Former Director of University of Utah Tanner Lecture on Human Values and Chair, Utah Governor’s Task Force on Child Abuse.

Bonner Ritchie*

Former Brigham Young University professor and Chair of the Department of Organizational Behavior.

Karl Snow*

Former Republican state senator and Director, Brigham Young University Institute of Government Service.

Emma Lou Thayne*

Former Utah writer, poet, and peace activist, and only woman on the Deseret News board of directors for 17 years.

M. Donald Thomas*

Former Superintendent of Salt Lake City School District.

Paul Thompson

Former President of Weber State University.

Olene Walker*

Former Utah Governor.

Ray Uno*

Former Utah Third District Court Judge and nationally recognized civil rights advocate.

*deceased