Board and Alumni

Utah Humanities enriches our cultural, intellectual, and civic life by providing opportunities for all Utahns to explore life’s most engaging questions and the wonders of the human experience. UH is an independent nonprofit organization established in 1975.

UH increases public appreciation and understanding of all the humanities: history, literature, philosophy, ethics, languages, linguistics, archaeology, jurisprudence, comparative religions, cultural anthropology, art history and criticism, and historical or philosophical approaches to the social and natural sciences.

Board of Directors

Members serve three-year terms, renewable once. If you know someone who would make an energetic and qualified board member, please send your nomination to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

The Board of Directors is a volunteer decision-making body that is legally responsible for our operations and finances. When selecting new members, the Board seeks broad representation, including institutions of higher learning, humanities disciplines, geographic location, community involvement, profession, gender, ethnicity, culture, and perspective.

Basic Expectations for Utah Humanities Board Members:

• agree to make Utah Humanities a priority for his or her time, energy, and philanthropic efforts
• determine and evaluate Utah Humanities policies and procedures, and engage in long-range planning
• prepare for, attend, and participate actively in four meetings each year and occasional committee meetings
• serve actively on at least one committee
• review competitive grant proposals, determine funding levels, evaluate funded projects  make an annual financial contribution to support Utah Humanities operations and programs
• assist in identifying and procuring financial support for Utah Humanities from individual, corporate, and foundation sources
• serve as an advocate for the Utah Humanities and public humanities programs at every opportunity

In addition to the above the Board expects each member to fulfill at least one of the following specialized roles or skills:

•  serve as a state legislative or national congressional liaison
•  provide expertise in such areas as law, accounting, business, and public relations
•  serve as a liaison with underserved groups
•  support program development (to encourage public humanities program grant applications and to develop the UH program).

Open Meetings Provision: Meetings of the Utah Humanities board of directors are open to the public. 

Board Responsibilities

Current Board of Directors

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Board Alumni

* deceased
+ past board chairs
Note: locations listed are places of residence during member's term of service