Joe Peterson is an American university administrator. In the summer of 2010, he was appointed as the first Chancellor of the Utah State University - College of Eastern Utah. Peterson was born in

San Juan County, Utah San Juan County ( ) is a County (United States), county in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 14,518. Its county seat is Monticello, Utah, Monticello, while its most popu ...

and raised in

Carbon County, Utah Carbon County is a county in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 20,412. Its county seat and largest city is Price. The Price, UT Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Carbon County. His ...

. These are the two counties that have USU Eastern campuses. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees from

Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU) is a Private education, private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System sponsore ...

and a Ph.D. from the

University of Nevada, Reno The University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada, the University of Nevada, or UNR) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Reno, Nevada, United States. It is the state's flagship public university and prim ...

. Peterson began his career as an English professor at

Utah State University Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public university, public land grant colleges, land-grant research university with its main campus in Logan, Utah, United States. Founded in 1888 under the Morrill Land-Grant Acts as Utah's federal ...

. He then taught at Dixie State College and later served as dean of Arts, Letters and Sciences. At the time of his appointment as chancellor of USU Eastern Peterson was serving as Vice President for Instruction of

Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is a public community college in Salt Lake County, Utah. It is the state's largest two-year college with the most diverse student body. It serves almost 50,000 students on 8 campuses as well as through online ...

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