Scott L. Wyatt is an American attorney, politician, and academic administrator serving as the 16th president of Southern Utah University. He previously served as the 15th president of

Snow College Snow College is a public community college in Ephraim, Utah. It offers certificates and associate degrees in a number of areas, along with bachelor's degrees in music and software engineering and a four-year nursing program. Snow College is part ...

and as a member of the Utah State Legislature.

Education

Wyatt has a Bachelor of Science degree in philosophy and economics from Utah State University and a

Juris Doctor The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...

from the

S.J. Quinney College of Law The S.J. Quinney College of Law is the professional graduate Law school in the United States, law school of the University of Utah. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, the school was established in 1913. It is a member of the Association of American ...

at the University of Utah. Wyatt was admitted to the Utah bar 2 October 1990.

Career

During his law career, Wyatt served as a prosecutor for

Cache County, Utah Cache County ( ) is a county located in the Wasatch Front region of Utah. As of the 2020 United States Census the population was 133,154. Its county seat and largest city is Logan. Cache County is included in Logan metropolitan area. History ...

. From 2005 to 2007, Wyatt was a member of the Utah House of Representatives from 2005 to 2007, representing the 5th district. During his tenure in the House, Wyatt was a member of the House Political Subdivisions Committee, Judiciary Committee, House Business and Labor Committee, and Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee. Wyatt was the president of

from 2007 to 2013.

References

Living people Republican Party members of the Utah House of Representatives Utah State University alumni Snow College faculty Southern Utah University faculty Year of birth missing (living people) {{Utah-politician-stub