Michael K. Young
Michael Kent Young (born November 4, 1949)[1] is an American lawyer and academic administrator who is currently the president of Texas A&M University.
Michael K. Young | |
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25th President of Texas A&M University | |
Assumed office May 1, 2015 | |
Preceded by | R. Bowen Loftin |
31st President of the University of Washington | |
In office July 2011 – April 2015 | |
Preceded by | Mark Emmert |
Succeeded by | Ana Mari Cauce |
14th President of the University of Utah | |
In office August 2004 – May 2011 | |
Preceded by | Bernie Machen |
Succeeded by | David W. Pershing |
Personal details | |
Born | Sacramento, California | November 4, 1949
Spouse(s) | Marti Young |
Alma mater | Brigham Young University (B.A.) Harvard University (J.D.) |
Profession | University Administrator |
Website | president.tamu.edu |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Jurisprudence |
Institutions | |
Education
Young received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1973 and a Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School in 1976, after which he clerked for Supreme Court Associate Justice William Rehnquist.[2]
Career
After law school, his judicial clerkships, and positions at two law firms, Young joined the State Department where he held three posts during the administration of President George H.W. Bush: Deputy Legal Adviser, Deputy Under Secretary for Economic and Agricultural Affairs, and Ambassador for Trade and Environmental Affairs.[3] Among many other international agreements, Young worked extensively on the treaties related to German unification, as well as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and Uruguay Round negotiations leading to the World Trade Organization, and the U.N. Conference on Environment and Development[4].
Following his State Department work, Young became a professor and administrator at Columbia University, from 1994 to 1998, and George Washington University, from 1998 to 2004.[3] His academic positions there included Fuyo Professor of Japanese Law and Legal Institutions and Director of the Center for Japanese Legal Studies at Columbia, and Dean and Lobingier Professor of Comparative Law and Jurisprudence at GWU's law school.[5]
Young was president of the University of Utah from August 2004[5] to May 2011.[6] From 2011 to 2015 Young was the president of the University of Washington. He became president of Texas A&M University in May 2015.[7]
Young also served on the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom for eight years, from 1998 to 2005, including serving as its chair on two separate occasions during that period.[5][8][3]
He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations[9] and a fellow of the American Bar Foundation[10].
Personal life
He served as president of the New York Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1985 to 1989.[11]
Young married fellow BYU alumna Suzan Stewart and they are the parents of three children. They divorced in 2010.
On June 3, 2011, he married Marti Denkers (Young).[12] Young's relationship with Denkers was the subject of some controversy: Denkers was a student at the University of Utah during the time Young presided over it,[13] and she was formerly married to Steve Denkers, a member of the wealthy Eccles family that has given hundreds of millions of dollars to the University of Utah over the years.[14]
Honours
Royal House of Portugal: Knight of the Order of Saint Michael of the Wing (2007)[15]
References
- Marquis Who's Who on the Web
- "BY High Alumnus Named President, University of Utah". www.byhigh.org.
- "Michael K. Young C.V." (PDF). Texas A&M University.
- "About President Young". Retrieved 2019-04-03.
- "Michael K. Young". University of Utah. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
- "Michael K. Young". University of Utah. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
- "Regents: Two-time university president expected to serve at helm of Texas A&M". theeagle.com. February 3, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2015.
- "Past Commissioners". United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. Retrieved 2009-12-26.
- "Council on Foreign Relations Roster". Retrieved 2019-04-03.
- "About President Young". Retrieved 2019-04-03.
- Tiffany, Scott, ed., City Saints: Mormons in the New York Metropolis. (New York: Nauvoo Books, 2004) p. 62
- 'Incoming UW President Michael Young gets married', in The Seattle Times, June 7, 2011
- "Michael Young Weds University Student and (Hopefully) Puts Personal Drama to Rest". Archived from the original on 2016-08-14. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- Tribune, Brian Maffly The Salt Lake. "Michael Young: Former U. president remarries in Seattle". Retrieved 2016-06-30.
- Haurwitz, Ralph K. M. "Regents name Michael Young sole finalist for Texas A&M president". Austin American-Statesman.
External links
- Jon, Marmor (June 2011). "The Challenge of a Lifetime" (pdf). Columns Magazine: The University of Washington Alumni Magazine. Seattle, WA: The University of Washington Alumni Association. 30 (6): 24–27. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- Michael K. Young CV