Steven Charles Wheelwright was the 9th president of Brigham Young University–Hawaii (BYU-Hawaii) from 2007 to 2015. Prior to that appointment, he was a professor and senior associate dean at Harvard Business School.[1]

Biography

Wheelwright has a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Utah and an MBA and Ph.D. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

He served as a mission president for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in the England London Mission from 2000 to 2003.[2]

On May 12, 2015, it was announced that effective July 27, 2015, Wheelwright would be succeeded by John S. Tanner as the president of BYU-Hawaii.[3] In November 2015, he began a three-year term as president of the LDS Church's Boston Massachusetts Temple.[4]

He is married to Margaret Steele Wheelwright. They are the parents of five children, including Marianne W. Lewis, former dean of the Cass Business School in London[5] and current dean of the Carl H. Lindner College of Business at the University of Cincinnati.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Steven C. Wheelwright, Professor, Emeritus". Harvard Business School Faculty Biography's. Retrieved 2012-03-01.
  2. ^ "New mission presidents", Church News, February 5, 2000, retrieved 2012-03-01
  3. ^ "BYU–Hawaii's Board of Trustees Announces New President", Newsroom, LDS Church, 2013-05-12
  4. ^ New temple presidents, Church News, 16 May 2015.
  5. ^ Clarke, Charlotte (May 31, 2015). "Women in Business — Marianne Lewis". Financial Times. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  6. ^ Murphy, Kate (March 27, 2019). "A woman will lead UC's Lindner College of Business for the first time". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved November 16, 2020.


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