Show rc ft Elected Chairman ol of oo OD J s. s III Education hoard Board 4 era ern eraD I Donald B. B Holbrook was elected II I this week as Chairman of the theD D State State Board of Higher Edu- Edu cation catlon The Board met In Cedar City in its regular monthly meeting at Southern Utah State College and selected Mr Holbrook Holbrook Hol- Hol Holbrook brook unanimously in an uncontested tested ested election to assume the thea 11 a Chairman's post Immediately Mr Holbrook replaces Peter II 11 Billings who had served In the post since 1969 Donald Holbrook has been Vice Chairman of the 15 member member mem- mem Iber ber Board composed of eight Democrats and seven Republicans 11 since 1970 The State Board of Higher Education was created in 1969 by the Legis Legis- lature Their appointments by bythe bythe bythe the Governor must be confirmed by the State Senate Mr Holbrook Holbrook Holbrook Hol Hol- brook was previously appointed to the Board of Regents of the University of Utah in 1965 and was Its Chairman from 1967 to 1969 when the State Board of Higher Education succeeded to the powers of the Board of Regents and other Boards of Trustees of Institutions of higher learning in Utah Born in Utah and educated in Salt Lake schools Donald Donal Holbrook is a practicing ney and a managing partner of a major law firm in Salt Lake He has been active In Inlaw Inlaw inlaw law circles serving in many major and andas as President President President dent of oC the Salt Lake County Bar Association He and his wife Betty are the parents of four teenage children 9 1 J. J i 1 jJ Il Donald B. B Holbrook |