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Accomplishments
Elected Vice Chair of board unanimously, 3 months after being appointed
Was elected again the following year and have been asked to do it again this year
Chair of the Investment Advisory Committee, overseeing roughly $3 billion dollars of investment revenues, including fossil fuels
Was on the search committee and was instrumental in the selection of our UCCS Chancellor, Jennifer Sobanet
I am a strong voice to keep our concealed carry policy intact, allowing permit carriers the right to do so on all campuses
Chaired the search committee that led to the hiring of our new treasurer
Helped lead the effort to strongly condemn the Hamas terror attacks on Israel
Supported disallowing departments the right to speak as a representation of the university on CU letterheads or websites
Sponsored and gained unanimous support for an Aerospace Engineering program at UCCS, one of only two in the entire state
Led an effort to establish norms and conduct of how the board should work together. We are now one of the highest functioning regent boards in recent memory
Was on the board that unanimously selected Todd Saliman as President
Drove financing and capital approval for a new engineering center at UCCS
Vice Chair of the Finance Committee & University Affairs
Introduced the Anschutz Center for Combat Research to community leaders from government, military and philanthropists across El Paso County to further enhance the growth of supporting the health of our service members, both active and veterans
In the News
July 21, 2022
Once Rivals, Now Partners
Regents Smith, Montera take on leadership roles for Board of Regents
May 09, 2023
2023 CU Denver Regents Awards Ceremony
https://news.ucdenver.edu/2023-cu-denver-regents-awards-ceremony/?amp
Jan 6, 2022
Regent Ken Montera Officially Joins Board
https://connections.cu.edu/stories/regent-ken-montera-officially-joins-board