Rachel Hayes named DeanUniversity of Utah Interim Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Martell Teasley announced that Rachel Hayes, Ph.D., has accepted an offer to serve as dean of the David Eccles School of Business for a two-year term. Hayes began serving as interim dean of the school in 2021 after former dean Taylor Randall was appointed as president of the U.

Hayes, a professor in accounting, has been a faculty member at the U since 2005. She has served in numerous roles in her department and college, including the George & Delores Eccles Presidential Chair and Associate Dean of