May 13, 2010
Leadership, Management
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In five years as Utah’s head coach, Kyle Whittingham has been honored as the National Coach of the Year, averaged over nine wins a season, is undefeated in bowl games, led Utah to its best season ever and engineered the biggest win in school history. He is just the second Utah coach–and the first in 100 years–to achieve a winning record in each of his first five seasons, and his 48-17 overall mark includes a 10-4 advantage over BCS schools.
March 31, 2009
Career, Entrepreneurism, Finance, Investing, Leadership, Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Private Equity, Real Estate, Venture Capital
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As chief executive officer of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies, Greg Miller oversees all automotive, sports and entertainment, and real estate divisions. These holdings include 40 automotive dealerships and one motorcycle dealership located throughout six Western states; credit, insurance and advertising agencies; two professional sports teams; a motorsports park and an arena; an independent television station; restaurant and catering companies; a sports apparel retail chain; movie theaters; and an office complex.
Miller assumed his current position in July 2008 but has worked in the family business since 1979, when his father, Larry H. Miller, purchased his first auto dealership – a Toyota store located in Murray, Utah. Greg Miller, who was 13 at the time, began his career by sweeping floors and working in the parts department. Since then, the group has expanded into one of the nation’s 200 largest privately-owned companies.
Miller has 29 years experience working in a variety of positions that enabled him to learn the family business firsthand. During that time, he focused on areas ranging from finance to minor league hockey. His many accomplishments include: starting up Performance Automotive, which provides chemicals, printing and specialty products to auto dealerships; managing several multimillion dollar construction projects; and serving as general manager of both a Toyota and a Honda dealership.
Prior to his current position, Miller oversaw construction and had operational oversight of Miller Motorsports Park, in Tooele, Utah. During his tenure, he was instrumental in developing and improving sales and marketing operations. The state-of-the-art motorsports park garnered international recognition within its first year of opening.
Miller has served on the boards of several philanthropic organizations including: Larry H. Miller Charities; the Ron Boone Golf Classic benefiting the Huntsman Cancer Institute; the Utah Bicycle Coalition; and the Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation.
An avid cyclist, Miller logs thousands of miles on his bike each year, and his interest in cycling led to several family vacations at the Tour de France. He currently is chairman of the Tour of Utah, a multistage bicycle race that climbs 30,000 feet and is over 300 miles long. Miller has played a significant role in the race’s growth and success.
During his teens, Miller developed an interest and appreciation of cars that continues today. He still owns his first automobile, a 1965 Mustang fastback.
Miller has three brothers and one sister, and is the oldest child of Larry H. and Gail Miller. He is married to Heidi Black Miller. They are the parents of six children (three sons and three daughters), and their family resides in Sandy, Utah.
March 4, 2009
Education, Leadership, Management
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Cecil O. Samuelson began his work as the 12th president of Brigham Young University on May 1, 2003.
President Samuelson is a Salt Lake City native who has served at the University of Utah as professor of medicine, dean of the School of Medicine and vice president of health sciences. Prior to his call as a full-time General Authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he was senior vice president of Intermountain Health Care. He holds a bachelor of science degree, a master’s degree in educational psychology and a medical degree from the University of Utah.
Dr. Samuelson fulfilled his residency and held a fellowship in rheumatic and genetic diseases at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. He has received numerous scholastic honors and is the author or co-author of 48 original publications, eight books or chapters of books and 13 abstracts. He also has served as a director, officer or member of several national medical and hospital organizations.
Elder Samuelson was called in 1994 to serve the Church of Jesus Christ as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. At the time of his assignment to BYU, he was a member of the Presidency of the Seventy. He has served the Church of Jesus Christ also as a regional representative, stake president, stake high councilor, branch president and missionary and as an area president in the Utah North Area and the Europe North Area. He and his wife, Sharon Giauque Samuelson, have five children and 11 grandchildren.
