Dallas L. Earnshaw (Class of ’86) is the director of Utah State Hospital, Provo, Utah (384 beds). He is recognized as one of the first administrators to bring National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) sponsored education programs into the hospital setting. A Board Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adult Psychiatry, he oversaw the development of one of the first Electronic Medical Records (EMR) in a state psychiatric hospital, recognized as one of the three best EMRs in the country. He also promoted the development and implementation of a Best Practice Model and a collaborative relationship with state academic institutions.
Earnshaw is the recipient of the 1999 Manager of the Year award from the Utah State Department of Human Services and is Vice-President of the Western Psychiatric State Hospital Association.
Mr. Earnshaw resides in Springville, UT with his wife, Kassidy, and their four children.