The Jon M. Huntsman School of Business’s legacy stretches back to the beginning of Utah State University, when courses in commerce were initiated to provide training for office workers and bank tellers, making it one of oldest business schools west of the Mississippi River.
When Utah State Agricultural College became Utah State University in 1957, the School of Commerce and Business Administration became the College of Business. The college was again renamed in 2007, becoming the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business after receiving a generous $25 million donation from the Huntsman Foundation.
Jon M. Huntsman, Sr., gave more than $100 million in the mid-1990s to establish a research center at the University of Utah dedicated to finding a cure for cancer through human genetics. Huntsman, who lost both his parents to cancer and fought his own battle with the disease, eventually gave more than $400 million to the Huntsman Cancer Institute and its foundation.
*Note: All bios are current and up-to-date as of Summer 2025.