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Utah Senate committee favors five trustees for Snow College and Utah Tech University

3189540 · May 1, 2025
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The Utah Senate Education Confirmation Committee voted to favorably recommend five nominees — three for Snow College and two for Utah Tech University — sending their names to the full Senate after brief introductions and unanimous committee support.

At a meeting of the Utah Senate Education Confirmation Committee, the panel favorably recommended five nominees to the boards of Snow College and Utah Tech University, sending the names to the full Senate for final confirmation.

The nominees introduced themselves and described local ties and professional experience. Michael Barton, Rusty Bastian and Clinton Painter were presented as nominees to the Snow College Board of Trustees; Sean Guzman and Kristin Norton were presented as nominees to the Utah Tech University board. Committee members moved to forward each name with a favorable recommendation and the committee voted in favor on each motion.

The committee’s brief vetting focused on nominees’ backgrounds and on how they would represent local communities and workforce needs. Michael Barton, who said he attended Snow College and later founded a rural…

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