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About 150 family members, friends, and former colleagues gathered on August 12 at the Alumni House to celebrate Dr. Steve Hess, the University of Utah’s former chief information officer, who retired in July.

During her tenure, Jan Lovett served on the U’s Staff Council, U’s Presidential Commission on the Status of Women, UIT’s Kevin Taylor Memorial Service Award committee, and more while helping to design, evaluate, and manage enterprise software applications.

UIT is pleased to announce the appointments of Vijay Kammili and Desirae Allen as associate directors in the Unified Communications (UC) team, a unit within Platform Services in the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) organization.

After 52 years of service to the University of Utah, Dr. Steve Hess’ legacy is woven into the fiber of the state’s educational system — literally and figuratively. Hess will retire on June 30, 2026.

After 41 years of unwavering dedication to the University of Utah and University of Utah Health, UIT leader Syndi Haywood retired on April 16, closing a remarkable period of technological advancement for the organization.

Carrie Felton has “always been drawn to systems and structures and patterns.” The affinity shows up everywhere — in her day job designing Salesforce solutions, in the genealogical database she built to track the lineage of her extended family of 200, and in the geometric lattices of her rock and gem collection.

When UIT's Paul Richardson learned his sister Rosie needed a liver transplant, he’d already made up his mind to step forward as a living donor. Nearly three years since donating about two-thirds of his liver, he and his sister are in good health, and closer than ever.  

The Smells Like Team Spirit Committee wrapped its 2025 fall festivities with a Halloween celebration and trivia event for University Support Services (USS), Partner Relations, Project Management Office (PMO), Strategic Communication, and Strategic Planning and Process Team employees.

In recent months, the Smells Like Team Spirit Committee has sponsored a breakfast, lunch, ice cream and trivia social, walking challenge, and initiative to honor a former student intern and highlight kindhearted employees.

The first-place team finished with a score of 30 (6 under par) on the 18-hole course that’s split by the Jordan River, with straight and dogleg fairways framed by pine and willow trees.