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As BYU-Idaho's 17th president, Eyring, 53, follows in the footsteps of his famous father, Henry B. Eyring, who led Ricks College (the school's forerunner) in the 1970s and now serves at first counselor in the LDS Church's First Presidency.

Red Ryder™ wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2017 11:48 am Let's not jump to conclusions.

He could have been the most qualified of all the GA's sons.

Not Buying It wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2017 11:44 am Come on, people, no one is going to call it what it is if we don't. Nepotism. Plain, pure, and simple.

After meticulously documenting and tracing family records among LDS leaders over the years, Quinn commented that “Where kinship was involved, (Brigham) Young’s successors appointed only men with close kinship relations to current or former general authorities. Aside from Wilford Woodruff, LDS presidents after Young also doubled his proportion of appointments with close kinship connections. Twentieth-century presidents Joseph F. Smith and Heber J. Grant more than doubled the founding prophet’s proportion of appointments with close kinship to other members of the Mormon hierarchy” (The Mormon Hierarchy: Extensions of Power, p.169-170).

How does the current Presidency and Quorum of Twelve Apostles measure up? 100% of them are related in some way to current or former general authorities of the LDS Church. In the top 2 leading quorums – consisting of 15 men (The First Presidency and the Quorum of Twelve Apostles), five of these men are directly related to each other. Four are related to each other by marriage. Four are directly related to former LDS Presidents. Five are directly related to former apostles. Two are married to wives who are direct descendants of former presidents. Five are married to wives who are directly related to former apostles. Seven are married to wives who are relatives of current general authorities or of their wives. The only apostle who has no blood ties to any other general authority is Apostle Richard G. Scott. But, true to form, his wife is related to several current general authorities and even descends from a former LDS apostle.

MoPag wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2017 12:31 pm I wonder how the faculty are taking this. My aunt taught when Daddy Eyring was there. I guess he was really hard to work with or something. She would never go into details (super TBM), but if anyone would ever bring it up she would get really quiet and uncomfortable.

Then I had a professor there, super sweet, former mission president, TBM but not like a$$hole TBM. Anyways, once someone brought up the fact that Eyring used to be president, and his face just fell and he looked at us and said: "My testimony really suffered when they called him the be an apostle." I never got any other details or stories, but Eyring was not liked there.

Holland was selected as Utah Valley University's sixth president by the Utah State Board of Regents in the spring of 2009 and officially began his tenure on June 1 of that year, succeeding interim president Elizabeth Hitch. Following the transition from a state college to a university in the summer of 2008, Holland became the first president of the university. Prior to joining UVU, Holland was an associate professor in the political science department at BYU in Provo.

Red Ryder™ wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2017 11:48 am Let's not jump to conclusions.

He could have been the most qualified of all the GA's sons.

Not Buying It wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2017 3:21 pmNow think about that for a minute. He went directly from being an associate professor of political science to the president of a university? You can't tell me that was unrelated to who his father is.

The LDS Church is a gravy train for the families of high-ranking Church leaders, and we're the schmucks who pay for it.

GoodBoy wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2017 2:03 pm

Not Buying It wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2017 3:21 pmNow think about that for a minute. He went directly from being an associate professor of political science to the president of a university? You can't tell me that was unrelated to who his father is.

The LDS Church is a gravy train for the families of high-ranking Church leaders, and we're the schmucks who pay for it.

I am in academia, and no, moving from an associate professor to president of the university never happens. It had everything to do with who his father was.

GoodBoy wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2017 2:03 pm

Not Buying It wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2017 3:21 pmNow think about that for a minute. He went directly from being an associate professor of political science to the president of a university? You can't tell me that was unrelated to who his father is.

The LDS Church is a gravy train for the families of high-ranking Church leaders, and we're the schmucks who pay for it.

I am in academia, and no, moving from an associate professor to president of the university never happens. It had everything to do with who his father was.

foolmeonce wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2017 2:21 pm

GoodBoy wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2017 2:03 pm

Not Buying It wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2017 3:21 pmNow think about that for a minute. He went directly from being an associate professor of political science to the president of a university? You can't tell me that was unrelated to who his father is.

The LDS Church is a gravy train for the families of high-ranking Church leaders, and we're the schmucks who pay for it.

I am in academia, and no, moving from an associate professor to president of the university never happens. It had everything to do with who his father was.

I've never been in academia but have a degree or two. The hierarchy has always kind of confused me. What is the typical career progression, say from adjunct to president?

GoodBoy wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2017 2:03 pm
An associate professor would typically be overseen by various levels of administrators including department chairs, deans, Vice Presidents, a Provost, all kinds of administrators. Matthew Holland leapfrogged over several levels in an absolutely unprecedented manner. He essentially went from having no administrative responsibilities to running an entire university. I suppose in the corporate world it would be like going from salesperson to CEO.

Must be nice to be an apostle's son.

foolmeonce wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2017 2:21 pm

GoodBoy wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2017 2:03 pm

Not Buying It wrote: ↑Wed Feb 08, 2017 3:21 pmNow think about that for a minute. He went directly from being an associate professor of political science to the president of a university? You can't tell me that was unrelated to who his father is.

The LDS Church is a gravy train for the families of high-ranking Church leaders, and we're the schmucks who pay for it.

I am in academia, and no, moving from an associate professor to president of the university never happens. It had everything to do with who his father was.

I've never been in academia but have a degree or two. The hierarchy has always kind of confused me. What is the typical career progression, say from adjunct to president?