Photo Feature: CU Board of Regents sworn in at UCCS

For the first time in CU history, the newly elected members of the CU Board of Regents were sworn in at UCCS during a Jan. 9 ceremony on El Pomar Plaza.

The ceremony marked a rare instance of four regents taking the oath of office. The last time four regents were elected at once was in 1978.

Judge Gilbert A. Martinez, chief judge of the 4th Judicial District, administered the oath of office for three sitting members and one newcomer to the nine-member board, which is selected by Colorado voters. Terms are for six years.

Those sworn in during the ceremony were:

Glen H. Gallegos, 3rd Congressional District. The Grand Junction businessman and educator is new to the board. He was elected to the seat previously held by Regent Tilman “Tillie” Bishop.

Irene C. Griego, 7th Congressional District. Regent Griego won her first election to the board she joined in 2011 after being appointed by Gov. John Hickenlooper to serve the final two years of the term of Monisha Merchant who resigned. A longtime Denver area K-12 educator, Regent Griego earned her bachelor’s degree at CU-Boulder and doctorate at CU Denver.

Kyle H. Hybl, 5th Congressional District. First elected to the board in 2006, Regent Hybl returns for a second term. The senior vice president/general counsel and trustee for El Pomar Foundation, he earned bachelor’s and law degrees from the University of Colorado Boulder and served as chair of the Board of Regents from 2010-12.

Stephen C. Ludwig, At Large. Regent Ludwig, first elected in 2006, also won re-election. He was the first graduate of UCCS to be elected to the board. A longtime public relations, marketing and journalism professional, he served as vice chair of the Board of Regents from 2010-11.

See photos of the events and a video of Regent Ludwig’s speech below.