Bradley J. Cook (born October 19, 1964) is an American historian and academic administrator serving as president of the American University of Bahrain. He previously served as the 17th president of Snow College in Ephraim, Utah. He has also held roles as provost of Southern Utah University, president of the Abu Dhabi Women's College in the UAE, and VP for Academic Affairs at Utah Valley University.

Bradley J. Cook
President of the American University of Bahrain
Assumed office
July 2022
Preceded bySusan Saxton
17th President of Snow College
In office
2019–2022
Executive Vice President and Provost at Southern Utah University
In office
2009–2019
Personal details
Born
Bradley James Cook

Ogden, Utah, U.S.
EducationStanford University (BA, MA)
University of Oxford (DPhil)

Early life and education

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Cook is a Utah native but as teenager lived in Saudi Arabia where his parents were educators for an international school system. He eventually graduated from Payson High School where he was a stand-out athlete in football, basketball, and track. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in international relations and a Master of Arts in the social science of education from Stanford University.[1] He attended Stanford on a full-ride athletic scholarship where he was a starting cornerback on the football team earning him First-Team Academic All PAC-10 honors.[2]

His first job was at the American University in Cairo as the Special Assistant to the President

He later earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Middle East studies from the University of Oxford.[3]

Career

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From 1999 to 2006, Cook was the vice president of Utah Valley University for academic affairs. From 2006 to 2009, he was the president of the Abu Dhabi Women's College. From 2009 to 2019, he was the executive vice president and provost of Southern Utah University. He became the 17th president of Snow College in May 2019.[4][5][6] He now serves as president of the American University of Bahrain.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "'Let's be bold': Bradley Cook — a Snow College alumnus — named new president for the rural Utah school". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  2. ^ "Brad Cook Stanford Football 1987-88". YouTube. 9 May 2014.
  3. ^ "President Bradley J. Cook". President Bradley J. Cook. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  4. ^ "SUU Provost Bradley J. Cook Named President of Snow College". SUU. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  5. ^ Cook, Bradley (2020-07-21). "'Put students first': Snow College president Bradley Cook on higher ed during the COVID-19 pandemic". Deseret News. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  6. ^ "Bradley Cook inaugurated as 17th president of Snow College". sanpetemessenger.com. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
  7. ^ "We Welcome Dr. Bradley J. Cook as President of AUBH".