New President for LDS Business College

Kenneth H. Beesley, longtime educator and most recently the director of International and Administrative Services for the Church’s Materials Management Department, has been appointed president of LDS Business College in Salt Lake City.

Brother Beesley succeeded R. Ferris Kirkham, who had served as president of the college since 1961.

President Beesley was formerly an associate commissioner of education in the Church Educational System. He also served as a teacher and administrator at Fresno State College in California and Teachers College at Columbia University in New York City.

He has served as a bishop, high councilor, stake mission president, and a member of the Sunday School General Board.