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President Cecil O. Samuelson, Sharon Samuelson at BYU devotional Sept. 14

Brigham Young University President Cecil O. Samuelson and his wife, Sharon, will speak at a campus devotional at 11:05 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, in the Marriott Center.

Live broadcasts of the devotional will be on KBYU-TV (Channel 11), the BYU-Television and BYU-Radio satellite networks, KBYU-FM (89.1) and at byubroadcasting.org.

Rebroadcasts will be Sunday, Sept. 19, on BYU-Radio at 6 a.m. and 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept 26, on KBYU-TV at 6 a.m. and 11 a.m., BYU-Television at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. and KBYU-FM at 8 p.m.

Entering his second year as president of the university, Samuelson will officially welcome the students back to a new academic year. He began his tenure at BYU May 1, 2003, and was installed as BYU's 12th president Sept. 9, 2003.

Prior to becoming president of BYU, Samuelson served as member of the Presidency of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Professionally, Samuelson was the senior vice president of Intermountain Health Care and dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Utah. He holds a bachelor of science degree, a master's degree in educational psychology and a medical degree from the University of Utah.

Writer: Devin Knighton

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