PROVOST & SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Dr. F. Wayne Vaught joined UVU on June 1, 2019. Prior to joining us, Dr. Vaught had a 21-year career at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he served as a professor and then dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. His Ph.D. in Philosophy, with a concentration in Medical Ethics, is from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Before UMKC, he taught at Allegheny University of the Health Sciences (merged with Drexel University), as well as Georgetown College in Kentucky. Dean Vaught’s primary research is in biomedical ethics, with a focus on ethical issues in pediatrics. He has published several papers in leading ethics journals including The Hastings Center Report, The Journal of Clinical Ethics and Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics. He is co-editor of Ethics Across the Professions, Oxford University Press.
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Philosophy/Bioethics – University of Tennessee
M.A., Philosophy – Baylor University
B.A., Philosophy, Psychology, & Religion – Georgetown College
Kat came to UVU in 2002 as an assistant professor in the Department of History and Political Science. She served as the department summer chair from 2003 to 2008, when the department elected her as full-time chair. In 2011, she was hired as the Assistant Vice President of Academic Administration. She is currently the Deputy Provost of Academic Affairs and serves on UVU’s Presidential Cabinet. Kat’s portfolio includes academic policies; academic space (including new academic buildings); faculty hiring, development, and RTP procedures; the Fulton Library; chairs training; the coordination of academic issues with General Counsel, HR, and the AA/EO offices; and the coordination of Academic Affairs issues with the President’s Office.
In addition, Kat still often teaches to maintain a connection to students and her discipline. While it's sometimes difficult to balance all of these areas, the breadth of her portfolio, the support of her colleagues, and always-different workdays make the balancing act (almost always) nerdily joyful.
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Russian Economic History – Bowling Green State University
M.S., History (Russian) – Bowling Green State University
B.A., History – Alma College
