Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has appointed—and the Utah Senate has approved—Katharine B. Garff and Steve Miller to the University of Utah’s Board of Trustees.

Garff and Miller will begin their terms with the board’s Sept. 9 meeting. They fill seats vacated by Christian Gardner and Steven Price. Gardner leaves the board after more than a decade of service, including several years as chairman. Price leaves the board after 10 years of service.

Katharine Garff is board chair of Garff Enterprises, Inc., a director of the Robert H. and Katharine B. Garff Foundation, the past chair of the Utah State Board of Education, and a former member of the Utah Board of Regents and Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.

Garff noted degree in education and her family’s commitment to student success and scholarship, as her inspiration for joining the Trustees.

“At Ken Garff, we have a statewide perspective, and the University of Utah has a statewide perspective,” Garff said. “That approach to education is so important for the children of our state. It’s essential that all institutions of education in our state work together. I hope to focus on that effort with the Trustees.”

Kathi and Robert founded the Ken Garff Road to Success, Ken Garff for Good, and Ken Garff Keys to Success programs, which help students succeed academically. She was recognized with the People of Vision Award by Friends for Sight and received the University of Utah’s highest honor, the distinguished alumni award, at the university’s Founders Day 2020 celebration.

Garff is a member of the University of Utah’s National Advisory Council. She is a former member of the Crimson Club Board of Directors and the President’s Club Committee. A wing of the Kahlert Village housing complex is named for her. In April, Junior Achievement of Utah inducted her into the Utah Business Hall of Fame.

Garff was approved by the Senate Confirmation Committee on Aug. 15.

Steve Miller is chairman of the board at the Larry H. Miller Company and governor for Real Salt Lake and the Utah Royals FC. Miller, the son of Gail Miller and the late Larry H. Miller, has worked for nearly 40 years for the family business, including as the president of Miller Sports Properties and president of the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah.

“I’m honored to join the Board of Trustees and support the University of Utah and its students,” said Steve Miller. “The university is a place of innovation, opportunity, and impact. I’m excited to be part of its bright future and its efforts to lift our state.”

Miller currently serves on the Utah Committee for the Games, which recently secured Salt Lake City-Utah as the host of the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. He also serves as the chair of the futures/strategic planning committee and secretary of the board for the Utah Sports Commission.

The Larry H. Miller Company is a family investment firm built on the Miller family’s legacy of business leadership, community building, and philanthropic giving. The Larry H. Miller Company oversees the organization’s portfolio of business platforms and companies spanning real estate, healthcare, sports and entertainment, and investments.

Miller also serves on Waterford School’s board of trustees and on the board of the Larry H. & Gail Miller Family Foundation.

The Senate Confirmation Committee approved his appointment on Aug. 8.