Alumni News

Utah State University is celebrating 138 years of excellence in 2026 with a special Founders Day and Old Main Society event on Thursday. The evening will honor three individuals and one couple whose contributions embody the theme “Aggie Legacy.”

Utah State University recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall with a special performance by Tamara Mumford, mezzo-soprano, and pianist Adam Nielsen. The Jan. 14 event honored two decades of artistic excellence and ...

Utah State Athletics Hall of Famer and NFL All-Pro defender Bobby Wagner is returning to Logan as the keynote speaker for this year’s commencement. The April ceremony will honor Joyce Albrecht, Stan Albrecht and Ara Serjoie with honorary degrees during th...

People from across the country came together on Oct. 25 to celebrate their shared history and decades of friendship honoring the 50-year anniversary of Utah State University’s nationally recognized Combined Psychology Doctoral Program.

The Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University has recognized Rob Allen, president and chief executive officer of Intermountain Health, as the 2025 Distinguished Executive Alumnus at an award ceremony on Oct. 29.

The Utah Board of Higher Education unanimously selected Brad L. Mortensen, Ph.D., as the next president of Utah State University at its meeting today. With over two decades of experience in higher education, Mortensen brings a demonstrated focus on afford...

Utah State University’s 2025 Homecoming is just around the corner — Oct. 13-18 — and it’s shaping up to be a week packed with Aggie pride, tradition and celebration. Homecoming week will kick off with Aggie spirit as the Student Alumni Association leads t...

Richard Anderson, a College of Engineering alumnus and longtime supporter of Utah State University, died Aug. 25 at his home in Wellsville, Utah. He was 88. His wife, fellow USU alumna Moonyeen Anderson, died in 2024.

When archaeologists excavated the remains of a 16th-century Spanish shipwreck off the coast of Florida, they didn’t just find artifacts from the age of exploration; they found cats.

Utah State University alumna Andrea Decker is helping preserve and share some of the most important cultural materials in the world through her work at the Library of Congress. As a reference librarian at the American Folklife Center, Decker plays a key r...

Nathan Scott, a Utah State University alumnus and current Stewardship and Development Research Assistant for the Caine College of the Arts, is stepping into the spotlight as Chauvelin, the complex and driven antagonist in Music Theatre West’s upcoming pro...

Recent USU graduate Asia Grant has been awarded an eight-week internship at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

Utah State University alumnus Major Brigham Moore, a deputy squadron commander in the U.S. Air Force, was named the 2025 Federal Engineer of the Year by the National Society of Professional Engineers. Moore was recognized at an awards luncheon on Feb. 21 ...

An internship in the Dixie National Forest helped this landscape architecture family play a role in documenting and preserving beautiful Utah landscapes.

“At first, I hated it.” That’s how Savanna Craig describes her first college economics class. The assessment is surprising, considering she now holds a master’s degree in applied economics from Utah State University.

Today Michael Bailey is a senior research scientist at Meta whose groundbreaking research is being harnessed by policymakers to positively impact people’s lives around the globe. But almost 20 years ago, he was a Logan High graduate who came to Utah State...

When Parker Rollins began his journey to becoming a pilot, he didn’t initially plan on staying in Price, Utah. However, what began as a temporary move to expedite his flight training turned into a transformative experience.

Utah State University Advancement has named Whitney Boudrero as the senior director for Alumni Engagement. Boudrero, a graduate of USU with a bachelor’s degree in public relations and corporate communications in 2011, brings extensive experience in leader...

Get ready to celebrate Utah State University’s 2024 Homecoming with a week full of festivities from Monday, Oct. 7, through Saturday, Oct. 12. This year’s Homecoming promises to be a vibrant mix of tradition and excitement, featuring a host of events that...

Cannon had another opportunity to craft a mural — only this time for the public. She recently completed a 7-by-56 foot mural in Downtown Logan that depicts some iconic places in Cache Valley.

Bailey Rigby, a 2023 Art + Design graduate of Utah State University, has garnered significant recognition for her research-based storytelling through the art of photography. Recently highlighted in 15 Bytes Magazine, Juxtapoz Magazine, and Float Magazine,...

A solid start with concurrent enrollment courses through USU Eastern followed by nursing courses there set Jorge Martinez up for success in the health care field.

Nicole Zinger, a 2023 graduate of Utah State University’s aviation management program and current master’s degree student, is one of just two students to be awarded the Jim Morasch/Jerry Olson Memorial Scholarship from the Northwest Chapter of the America...

As part of a series commemorating cultural heritages, Utah State Today is publishing interviews with a variety of Aggie alumni, faculty, staff and students. This interview with Cree Taylor, a faculty member of the College of Humanities & Social Sciences, ...

While most national and international feature stories about Greg Carr focus on his connections with Harvard and Boston as well as his extensive philanthropic efforts in the African nation of Mozambique, the Utah State University graduate still spends much...

Utah State University’s Alumni Advisory Board welcomes new President Heather Mason and elected advisors Nathan D. Alder, Andrew A. Croshaw, Ryan J. Dent, Shelly M. Neilson, Noah A. Riley and Tyler Levett Tolson. The board also gets new representation from...

Community partners, alumni and former staff were in the spotlight at USU Eastern’s Legacy Dinner hosted at the Jennifer Leavitt Student Center on the Price, Utah, campus.

Utah State University 2023 Homecoming is just a falling leaf away, with events going from Sunday, Oct. 1, through Saturday, Oct. 7.

Utah State University alum Glenna Wright-Gallo is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to being an advocate in special education for children and youth with disabilities.

Since graduating from Utah State University this past spring, alumna Reagan Hoopes has been learning her way around Utah’s sprawling Hill Air Force Base and discovering how augmented reality technology can create innovative military training scenarios.

Jeffrey Hazboun is among researchers featured in a June 29 briefing from NSF-funded North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves Physics Frontier Center

Gov. Spencer Cox has named Brian Steed as the state’s new Great Salt Lake commissioner. This appointment is subject to approval by the Utah Senate.

Utah State University Salt Lake Center and USU Orem are proud to have celebrated the class of 2023 on Friday, May 12. The class of 2023 consists of 516 individuals earning 51 associate, 297 bachelor’s, 163 master’s, five doctorate degrees, four education ...

Following several years of coordination and support from donors, faculty and staff, Utah State University’s Swenson Park, a space honoring the legacy of American poet and USU alumna May Swenson, will open during an official celebration event hosted by the...

At the age of 9, future Utah State University alumnus Ramjibhai Chaudhari left his remote Indian village north of Mumbai to get an education. Dindrol, his tiny village, lacked electricity, running water, sanitation infrastructure and a school.

Paul Anthony Jones, notable university alumnus and president of Fort Valley State University, will receive an honorary doctorate degree and serve as USU’s commencement speaker for its 136th ceremony this spring.

Hansen ’20, a Ph.D. student studying electrical engineering, with the help of his mentors and professors Regan Zane and Abhilash Kamineni, invented a control algorithm to wirelessly charge electric vehicles while in motion—an idea that was first formed as...

Amy Crosbie has been in the middle of things as far as women’s collegiate athletics for the past quarter of a century. Born a few years after Title IX legislation was passed in 1972, the California native came to Utah State in 1997 and has been involved i...

The origin story of Bison Paddles is hazy — even to the company’s founders Collin Peterson ‘21 and Daniel Warren.

Oscar Marquina’s BS ‘05, MBA ‘10 successful business career pays dividends beyond just financial gain. His family immigrated to New Jersey from Venezuela when Marquina was 14 years old, and relatives living in Utah put the Beehive State on his radar when ...

Longtime Aggies will recognize staples of the week including the annual student tradition of painting the intersections at 400 North and Main Street and 1000 North and 800 East at 11 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, leading into Homecoming week.

Utah State University alum Bradley Hintze (BS ’09, Biochemistry) says encouragement from his adviser, his professors and his undergraduate research mentor enabled him to push past self-doubt and keep trying.

Utah State University alumnus Devin Wiser has been named vice president for government and external relations at USU. He will assume the position on Sept. 21, 2022.

USU alum and award-winning fashion designer Bibhu Mohapatra visited Utah State University’s Logan campus on March 24 and 25, where he reconnected with former advisers, mentors, faculty, friends and family.

Utah State University’s Alumni Advisory Board welcomes new President Steven Palmer and elected advisors Zachary Ames, Terry Camp, Isaiah Emmanuel Jones and Triné Nelson.

Utah State University alumnus and retired U.S. Sen. Harry Reid died Tuesday, Dec. 28, after a four-year struggle with pancreatic cancer. Reid graduated from USU in 1961, where he double-majored in political science and history.

Globally celebrated as a lifelong champion of world peace and understanding, Zahedi shaped more than three decades of geopolitical history. Twice he served as Iran’s ambassador to the United States.

The Utah State University Alumni Association has partnered with Publishing Concepts (PCI) for an oral history project with the goal of gathering stories from alumni both young and older. The project, launched in November, aims to gather updated contact in...

A space central to the Department of Plants, Soils and Climate in the Agricultural Sciences building has been named to honor Professor A.A. Heravi, a pioneer of scientific farming in Iran.