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The Salt Lake Tribune Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016
Regents Select Provost Noelle Cockett to be Next USU President
Students at Utah State University will see a familiar face in the president's office next year. ... The Utah Board of Regents on Wednesday chose USU Provost Noelle Cockett as the school's 16th president, succeeding Stan Albrecht, who held the position since 2005. ... Cockett, who joined USU as an assistant professor in 1990, is the school's first female president, and at the start of her term in January will be the only female president at the university level within Utah's higher education system. ... After her unanimous selection, Board of Regents Chairman Dan Campbell praised Cockett for her warmth, intellect, leadership and love for USU. ... Cockett pledged to "tirelessly" devote her skills, experience and energy toward preserving USU's land-grant mission, and to increase its success and impact within the community.