Matthew S. Holland

Matthew Scott Holland (born 1966)^[1] is the president of Utah Valley University (UVU) in Orem, Utah.^[2]

Biography

Matthew S. Holland is president of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. Holland was selected as UVU's sixth president by the Utah Board of Regents in the spring of 2009 and officially began his tenure on June 1 of that year. Prior to joining UVU, Holland was an associate professor in the political science department at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Holland was valedictorian for BYU's political science department when he completed undergraduate work there in 1991. He continued his studies in early American political thought by earning graduate and doctorate degrees in political science at Duke University in Durham, N.C. Holland also received an academic fellowship to study at Princeton University as a James Madison Fellow, and at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem as a Raoul Wallenberg Scholar.

Building on his dissertation, Holland published Bonds of Affection: Civic Charity and the Making of America with Georgetown University Press in 2007.

As a professional, Holland was special assistant to former Utah Governor Michael O. Leavitt, and he was chief of staff for the top executive of the international consulting firm Monitor Group. As a faculty member at BYU, his emphasis on applied learning concepts led to his selection as the institution’s “Civically Engaged Scholar of the Year” by Utah Campus Compact.

When Holland took office at UVU, the institution was Utah's newest university, having made the jump from state college status on July 1, 2008. Today, UVU is one of the largest institutions of higher learning in Utah with more than 32,000 students who follow courses of study ranging from career training to graduate studies. UVU is a regionally-focused teaching university. The institution educates more Utahns than any other university in the world, and some 84 percent of UVU graduates remain in Utah to build careers or continue their academic pursuits.

Holland has deep ties to Utah Valley, where both UVU and BYU are located. Holland was raised in the valley and graduated from Provo High School. Holland earned the Eagle Scout rank from Boy Scouts of America in 1980. His wife, Paige, is also a Utah Valley native, having graduated from Timpview High School in Provo before enrolling at BYU. Holland's father, Jeffrey R. Holland, was president of BYU. Holland and his wife, Paige, have four children: Jake, Mitzi, Grace and Danny.

Holland is currently a member of the American Political Science Association and the American Historical Association. He also serves on numerous boards, including the Deseret News Editorial Advisory Board, Utah Technology Council Board of Trustees and the Salt Lake Chamber Board of Governors. Holland received the NESA Outstanding Eagle Scout Award through the Utah National Parks Council of BSA in 2011.^[3]

Publications

• Holland, Matthew S (2007). Bonds of Affection: Civic Charity and the Making of America—Winthrop, Jefferson, and Lincoln. Washington DC: Georgetown University Press. ISBN 9781589011830. http://www.press.georgetown.edu/detail.html?id=9781589011830. Retrieved September 17, 2010. 

References

1. ^ BYU online catalog entry for Bonds of Affection
2. ^ UVU Review article on Holland
3. ^ "The National Eagle Scout Association Outstanding Eagle Scout Award". UNPC Website. UNPC. http://www.utahscouts.org/openrosters/ViewOrgPageLink.asp?LinkKey=41715. Retrieved 7 October 2011. 

External links

• Brief biography at Brigham Young University
• Deseret News article, March 6, 2009

Academic offices
Preceded by Elizabeth Hitch (interim)	President of Utah Valley University 2009 – present	Succeeded by incumbent

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Name	Holland, Matthew S.
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