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Southern Utah University
351 W Center Street
Cedar City, Utah, 84720
United States

Ashleigh Zimmerman

Ashleigh Zimmerman studied sociology and social justice at Kean University on the outskirts of NYC. At SUU, Ashleigh works as the Coordinator of Financial Literacy and Completion to ensure financial barriers don't get in the way of students' goals to graduate.

Cynthia Hawk

Cynthia Hawk is a political science major with a double minor in women gender studies and graphic design. She is the current president of SUU Students United for Reproductive Freedom and has served leadership roles in the Pride & Equality club.

John Belk

John Belk is an Assistant Professor of English at Southern Utah University where he directs the Writing Program. John's professional interests include histories and historiography of rhetoric, intersections of rhetoric and poetics (ancient and contemporary), writing across the curriculum/in the disciplines, composition and creative writing pedagogy, rhetoric and technology, and writing program administration.

Rian Watson-Davis

Rian Watson-Davis is from Las Vegas, NV. She was raised in a single mother household alongside a twin brother. Rian has always been one to speak out about injustices that cross her path.

Scott Wyatt

Scott L Wyatt is SUU’s 16th president. Prior to his appointment as president of SUU, Scott served as president of Snow College, as a member of the Utah House of Representatives, as a partner in a Logan, Utah law firm, and as the Cache County Attorney.

Tenia Wallace

Tenia is currently the COO of a multi-million dollar grocery decor company with 60+ team members located in rural Utah. Tenia was named in Utah’s Business Magazine as one of the 20 in their 20’s and sits on two national advisory boards for business.

Thomas Tobin

During his years of service, SFC Tobin has held numerous leadership positions, including Fire Team Leader, Squad Leader, Platoon Sergeant, and Recruiter. SFT Tobin is married to Misty Tobin and together they have nine children.

Tiffany Chin

Tiffany is a senior Biology major interested in becoming a physician. She has stayed heavily involved on campus through various leadership roles at SUU. Tiffany worked with the ACES program as a freshman mentor helping new students acclimate to life in college. In 2018, Tiffany was honored to be Miss Southern Utah University. She currently works under the Leads program, a new organization making its debut this year which focuses on providing involvement and leadership experiences to students in every class. Tiffany is passionate for rock climbing, learning about health, and making people laugh. In her free time, she loves riding motorcycles, hiking, and being with the people she loves.