Who is Scott Farnsworth, Dean of Science, Health, and Public Service; the Interim Vice President to replace Provost and Vice President for Instruction and Student Development, Stuart Blacklaw?
• A Prescott resident and native.
• As Dean of the Sciences, Health and Public Safety Division, he presides over a wide variety of programs and courses from Allied Health to Zumba.
Vice President Farmsworth
• He was selected in April 2008 as the Director of Athletics, Health, Physical Education and Recreation. He has 25 years of varied experience in Athletics and HPER.
• He has been elected twice as Faculty Association President for Yavapai College. He has also served as chairman of Arizona’s Athletic Training Regulatory Board, as well as both president and vice president of the Arizona Athletic Trainers Association. Instruction for the Professional Development of Physical Educators.
• He joined the HPER staff at Yavapai College in 1987. He teaches a variety of courses for the department, many of them related to the professional development of physical educators, as well as outdoor recreation.
•As Yavapai College’s first full-time athletic trainer, VP Farnsworth is viewed as instrumental in the success Yavapai College Athletics, which have experienced 8 National Championships in three different sports.
• In 2000 he participated at the Summer Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia as a member of the Medical Staff for the United States team. He followed up by serving as a volunteer for the 2002 Winter Olympic games in Salt Lake City, Utah.
• He received his B.S., from Brigham Young University in Physical Education and his M.S., from the University of Arizona in Exercise and Sport Science.
According to reliable sources, he cannot be a candidate for the permanent Vice President position.