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HASS dean to become provost Feb. 1 By
USU media relations
Utah State University President Kermit L. Hall announced Friday the appointment of the university provost, who also will serve as executive vice president. Stan L. Albrecht, dean of Utah State's College of Humanities, Arts
and Social Sciences, accepted the offer to serve as chief academician
and second in command as executive vice president. He begins his new
duties Feb. 1, eight months after G. Jay Gogue stepped down to become
president of New Mexico State University. Albrecht, 58, was a finalist in the search for a president at Utah State that ultimately selected Hall, who began his duties as Utah State's 14th president Jan. 1. He replaced George Emert, who retired Dec. 31. Albrecht, who returned to Utah State in 1998 from the University of Florida, said he is deeply honored to be asked to serve as provost at Utah State. "I am here because of the strength and quality of this institution," he said. "I am so impressed by the way people give of themselves, for the genuine care they feel and show for the students, programs and research at Utah State University. It is a great place to be." He said he welcomes the chance to work under the Hall administration and to help build on the many strengths of Utah State. "I truly am looking forward to be on President Hall's team and the opportunity to move this institution forward," he said. Hall said Albrecht is well positioned to serve as the new executive vice president and provost. "Stan participated in the same search process that brought me to Utah State," he said. "We both are well aware of the same issues and challenges our university faces. My most important consideration in selecting a new provost was to find someone who could ably fill my responsibilities should the need arise." He said Albrecht's stellar career, including academic vice president and associate provost at Brigham Young University, and exemplary leadership as dean of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences for the past three years at Utah State have prepared him well for this position. "Stan has a strong and ongoing record of success in research and in teaching -- all qualities important to me," he said. "In his new position, Stan will have the responsibility for the academic operation of the university and, through his role as executive vice president, for coordinating the academic and administrative budgets that are presented to me." Albrecht replaces H. Craig Petersen, who has been interim provost since July. Petersen accepted a new position as chief of staff and special assistant to the president for planning and community relations. Albrecht said that over the next six months he expects to be highly involved putting into place a university-wide assessment program called Compact Planning under Hall's leadership. He said it is an opportunity for self-evaluation involving faculty, staff and students with the goal of mapping out the future for Utah State. In stepping down as dean, he said he does so with some hesitation. "I've been having the best time of my life," he said, attributing much of that to the quality of faculty and students in his college. He is particularly proud of the Dean's Advancement Council, formed under his leadership. "It was a major initiative to create this council to help us find ways to lift the quality of our faculty and staff," he said. As dean of the university's largest college, Albrecht has been responsible for 12 academic departments and several other centers and programs, including the Center for International Studies and the Mountain West Center for Regional Studies. The college, which has 180 full-time faculty, is responsible for a major portion of the university's student majors. Albrecht said an interim dean will be chosen soon and a national search initiated as quickly as possible. Although his teaching career began at Utah State from 1970-74 as an assistant professor of sociology, career opportunities eventually led him to the University of Florida. He was associate chair of the department of Health Policy and Epidemiology, College of Medicine and associate director of the University of Florida Institute for Health Policy Research. While in Florida, he helped build a research and teaching program in health policy in the College of Medicine. While at BYU, he was also dean of the College of Family, Home and Social Sciences from 1985-89. He has co-authored five books, published 69 articles in refereed journals and has presented 82 papers nationwide. He received a University of Florida Outstanding Research Award in 1997 and the Maeser Distinguished Research Award from BYU in 1988. He is married to Joyce Van Wagoner.
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