Notable alums:
-Roy Banks: Former CEO, Accelerated Payment Technologies and Authorize.net
-Wayne Sermon: Imagine Dragons band member
-Barbara Smith: News Anchor, ABC affiliate in SLC
-Todd Herzog: 2007 "Survivor" reality show champion
-Gary Price: Renowned and recognized sculptor
-Chad Lewis: Former Professional football player
-Gary Herbert: Governor of Utah
-Dallas Robinson, Mike Buonomo: Kisstixx owners
-Ricky Allman: Internationally renowned painter
-Chelsie Hightower: Professional dancer on hit TV series "Dancing with the Stars" and "So You Think You Can Dance"
-Noelle Pikus Pace: World Cup gold medalist in Skeleton (tobogganing)
-Matthew S. Petersen: Chairman of the Federal Election Commission, and former Republican chief counsel to the United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
-Ronnie Price: Basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the NBA
-Wesley Silcox - World champion bull rider
Campus facts about Utah Valley University:
-UVU was established in 1941 (then called Utah Technology College) to provide a base for the scattered trade programs in Utah and Heber valleys.
-UVU educates more Utahns than any other university or college in the state.
-In the summer of 2010, UVU's ballroom dance team won first place on Dancing with the Stars.
-UVU is the only school in NCAA history to go straight from Junior College status to Division I competition.
For more information about the Utah Valley University visit www.uvu.edu or check out the athletics page at www.wolverinegreen.com.