Salt Lake Community College has named Amy Rees Anderson and Jeffery R. Nelson its 2015 Honorary Doctorate Recipients. They will be
presented their degrees at SLCC’s 2015 Commencement Ceremony May 7 at the
Maverik Center, 3200 South Decker Lake Drive, West Valley City.
Amy
Rees Anderson is the managing partner and founder of REES Capital, an investment
firm that provides entrepreneurs and business executives' critical guidance and
support to help their companies grow. Prior to establishing REES Capital, Rees
Anderson was formerly the founder and CEO of MediConnect Global, Inc., one of
the largest cloud-based health information exchanges.
Amy Rees Anderson
Rees
Anderson has been featured in The Wall
Street Journal, Forbes, Inc. magazine, USA Today, Fast Company, Bloomberg Businessweek and many other
national publications as a result of her many accomplishments. She is an
in-demand public speaker, a respected mentor, and she lectures at a number of
universities. Awards that recognize her sharp business acumen and her company's
growth and success include Utah Business Magazine’s CEO of the Year, Ernst
& Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and, as the first woman to receive
the award, BYU’s Entrepreneur of the Year. Amy currently serves on the boards
of numerous organizations, including: Governor Herbert’s Advisory Team;
Huntsman Cancer Foundation Executive Council; the NACD Board Utah Chapter; and
the University of Utah National Advisory board for David Eccles School of
Business.
Jeffery R. Nelson has regularly contributed to curriculum design in health and science programs at SLCC and has been a supporter of the institution’s “Expanding Your Horizons” events as part of SLCC’s Partnership for Accessing College Education.
Jeffery R. Nelson
Beyond his work as CEO at Nelson Laboratories, a leading provider of full, life-cycle microbiology testing services, Nelson has been an active member of the community, serving on several non-profit boards including BioUtah (Utah’s Life Sciences Industry Association), the Utah Technology Council, and the Utah Shakespeare Festival. Nelson was also appointed by Utah Governor Gary Herbert to serve as the chairperson of the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Action Center Board, a group dedicated to building tomorrow’s high-tech workforce, and helping young people recognize that they can succeed in science and math.
