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.

Alan L. Smith
Interim President
On Feb. 12, the Utah Board of Higher Education named Alan L. Smith as interim president of Utah State University.
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Laurens H. Smith
Provost and Executive Vice President
Laurens Smith was appointed to the position of Utah State University Provost on July 1, 2022.
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President's Cabinet

Lisa Berreau
Vice President, Research

David T. Cowley
Vice President, Finance and Administrative Services

Kerri Davidson
Vice President for Institutional Affairs and Chief of Staff

Jane Irungu
Special Advisor to the President

Mica McKinney
Senior Vice President and University Chief Legal Counsel

John S. O'Neil
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

William Plate
Senior Vice President, University Marketing and Communications

Diana Sabau
Vice President and Athletics Director

Brian Steed
Executive Director of the Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water & Air

Kenneth L. White
Vice President of Extension, Director of Utah Agricultural Experiment Station, and Senior Vice President of Statewide Enterprise

Matthew T. White
Vice President for Advancement

Devin Wiser
Vice President for Government and External Affairs
Deans

Douglas D. Anderson
Dean, Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

Michelle Baker
Dean, College of Science

Greg Cuomo
Interim Dean, College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

Jennifer Duncan
Dean, University Libraries

David Jones
Dean, College of Engineering

Linda Nagel
Dean, S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources

Nicholas Morrison
Dean, Caine College of the Arts

Shawn Whiteman
Interim Dean, Emma Eccles Jones College of Education & Human Services

Dirk Vanderwall
Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine

Joseph P. Ward
Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences