Brian Levin-Stankevich is the former president of

Westminster College (Utah) Westminster University is a private university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 and comprises four schools. History Westminster University was founded in 1875 as the Salt Lake Collegiate Institute, a University-p ...

. He previously served as the chancellor of the

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Personal life

He was raised in

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's Kaisertown district and spent over twenty years working as an academic and administrator before being named chancellor at UW-Eau Claire. Stankevich received his master's and doctoral degrees from the

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. He received his undergraduate degree from

Hamilton College Hamilton College is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Clinton, Oneida County, New York, Clinton, New York. It was established as the Hamilton-Oneida Academy in 1793 and received its c ...

. In 1977, he was a

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. He has worked as both a teacher and administrator at several institutions including the University at Buffalo,

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, and

Eastern Washington University Eastern Washington University (EWU) is a public university in Cheney, Washington, United States. It shares its satellite campus in Spokane, Washington with Washington State University. Founded in 1882, the university is academically divided in ...

. Stankevich is married and is the parent of twin sons.

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