Land Gift Announced at USU Eastern

Utah State University President Stan Albrecht announced Saturday, Oct. 15, a 25-acre gift of land to Utah State University-College of Eastern Utah, in cooperation with Price City, to be used as a future site for education and energy research.

The announcement was made at the college’s 73rd annual Founder’s Day celebration in the Jennifer Leavitt Student Center, attended by Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and USU Eastern Chancellor Joe Peterson.

The gift, which follows in the footsteps of one at USU’s Uintah Basin Regional Campus, is considered a first step towards a new future for the college and the greater Price community, Albrecht said.

“We are creating the opportunity for USU to bring, in greater measure, its land-grant mission to this part of eastern Utah,” Albrecht said.

He praised Peterson for his central role in bringing together USU, the community and the donor.

Peterson said the generous land gift paves the way for an even brighter future for eastern Utah and the college.

“This has been a very productive process and opportunity for USU Eastern as we continue to work closely with our various stakeholders,” Peterson said. “We are very grateful to everyone for stepping up and allowing us to move forward into a new era.”

Herbert praised Price City visionaries and Mayor Joe Piccolo for their forward thinking in teaming up with USU to create an unprecedented partnership.

“We must always look for ways to work together, to use our resources wisely and to leverage those resources to create new opportunities for growth and prosperity,” Herbert said.

Price City has committed to, and has already begun, a road project around the newly donated land.

“There is still much work to be done,” Albrecht said. “We will work with the various stakeholders in the community to determine the scope of our efforts as they relate to education and research. We are enthusiastic about taking these initial steps to create the opportunity to do more in the future.”

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Contacts: Robert T. Behunin, 435-797-9607; robert.behunin@usu.edu; Joe Peterson, 435-613-5220; joe.peterson@usu.edu; Brad King, 435-613-5246; brad.king@usu.edu