Michael K. Young

Michael K. Young
University of Washington
Term	July 2011 – Present
Predecessor	Mark Emmert
Born	November 4, 1949 (1949-11-04) (age 62) Sacramento, California
Alma mater	BYU, Harvard
Profession	University Administrator
Religion	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Spouse	Marti Denkers (Young)

Michael Kent Young (born November 4, 1949)^[1] is the President of the University of Washington. He was President of the University of Utah from August 2004^[2] to May 2011.^[3]

Biography

Michael K. Young received a Bachelor of Arts from Brigham Young University in 1973 and a Juris doctor from Harvard Law School in 1976, after which he clerked for then Associate Justice William Rehnquist.^[4]

His previous academic postings include Fuyo Professor of Japanese Law and Legal Institutions and Director of the Center for Japanese Legal Studies at Columbia University and Dean and Lobingier Professor of Comparative Law and Jurisprudence at the George Washington University School of Law.^[2] He held several posts in the George H.W. Bush administration and served as chairman of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom during 2003 and 2004.^[2][5]

On April 25, 2011, he was announced as the next President of the University of Washington, succeeding Mark Emmert.^[6][7]

He served as president of the New York Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1985-1989.^[8] He married fellow BYU alumnus Suzan Stewart. She is a registered nurse. They are the parents of three children. They divorced in 2010.

He remarried on June 3rd, 2011 to Marti Denkers (Young), from Salt Lake City, who also went through a divorce in the past year. ^[9]

References

1. ^ Marquis Who's Who on the Web
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Michael K. Young". University of Utah. http://www.admin.utah.edu/president/pres_bio.html. Retrieved 2009-12-26. 
3. ^ "Michael K. Young". University of Utah. http://www.unews.utah.edu/old/p/042511-3.html. Retrieved 2011-05-31. 
4. ^ article on Young's appointment as President of the University of Utah
5. ^ "Past Commissioners". United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. http://www.uscirf.gov/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=2182. Retrieved 2009-12-26. 
6. ^ 'UW Regents pick Utah president as new UW leader', in The Seattle Times, April 25, 2011 [1]
7. ^ 'U. of Utah Chief Is Pick to Be Next President of U. of Washington', in The Chronicle of Higher Education, April 25, 2011 [2]
8. ^ Tiffany, Scott, ed., City Saints: Mormons in the New York Metropolis. (New York: Nauvoo Books, 2004) p. 62
9. ^ 'Incoming UW President Michael Young gets married', in The Seattle Times, June 7, 2011 [3]

Academic offices
Preceded by Bernie Machen	President of the University of Utah 2004 - 2011	Succeeded by Lorris Betz, acting
Preceded by Phyllis M. Wise, acting	President of the University of Washington 2011 - Present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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Persondata
Name	Michael K. Young
Alternative names
Short description	University of Utah president from 2004 to 2011
Date of birth	November 4, 1949
Place of birth	Sacramento, California
Date of death
Place of death