Cecelia Foxley

Women in Education

As the first woman to serve as Associate Commissioner for Academic Affairs, Deputy Commissioner, and finally Commissioner of the Utah System of Higher Education and CEO to the State Board of Regents, Dr. Foxley served a total of over 18 years in the Commissioner’s Office. During her career in education, she also taught at the high school level and has held administrative and faculty positions at the University of Minnesota, the University of Iowa (where she was the first Director of Affirmative Action in the country), Utah State University, and the University of Utah. In addition to her teaching and administrative accolades, Dr. Foxley is the author of several books dealing with topics such as human relations, multicultural education, and nonsexist counseling. She serves on several philanthropic boards and committees, and is a higher education consultant.