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UGS director highlights hiring, outreach and space upgrades as staff and projects expand

Utah Geological Survey Board · May 9, 2026
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UT Geological Survey director introduced new finance manager Lynn Seymour, reviewed hiring plans for project geologists and a wetlands ecologist, and proposed modest break-room and conference-room upgrades while flagging possible future core-center relocation tied to campus redevelopment.

At the April 15 Utah Geological Survey Board meeting the director introduced new finance manager Lynn Seymour and outlined personnel, outreach and facilities priorities as the agency grows its outside-funded work.

Seymour, who joined UGS March 31, described her work on budgets and reporting and outlined plans to improve forecasting and grant billing. The director said UGS is actively recruiting three positions (project geologists and a…

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