For the past decade, Brad Mortensen has had a picture hanging in his office that his 9-year-old daughter drew. In red crayon, it said “BYU” with a thumbs down next to it and “Weber” with a thumbs up.
Mortensen said he looks forward to moving that frame to his new office now after he was named the next president of Weber State University on Thursday.
“Wow, this is so humbling,” he said after the announcement. “I’m so excited for this new adventure.”
After a monthslong search to fill the position and a week of interviews, the Utah Board of Regents unanimously voted to select Mortensen to lead the Ogden school.