Cecil O. Samuelson

Cecil O. Samuelson began his work as the twelfth president of Brigham Young University on May 1, 2003. President Samuelson is a Salt Lake City native who served at the University of Utah as Professor of Medicine, Dean of the School of Medicine, and Vice President of Health Sciences. He holds a bachelor of science degree, a master’s degree in educational psychology, and a medical degree from the University of Utah. He fulfilled his residency and held a fellowship in rheumatic and genetic diseases at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. Samuelson has received numerous scholastic honors and is the author or coauthor of forty-eight original publications, eight books or chapters of books, and thirteen abstracts. He has also served as a director, officer, or member of several national medical and hospital organizations. He and his wife, Sharon Giauque Samuelson, have five children and twelve grandchildren.