2004
Roger Brooks Buxton has had an extensive career as a nurse and administrator. He worked 10 years in the Thoracic ICU at LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. While there,he was assistant head nurse for five years and lead the development of the first LDS Hospital intra aortic balloon pump team and participated with Life Flight for fixed wing air transport of circulatory supported patients. He managed the LDS
Hospital MSICU for five years. He managed the Cottonwood Hospital staffing office, PRN pool, and special projects. He was director of Nursing Information Systems for the Urban Central Region of Intermountain Health Care for more than 10 years and currently works with the IHC Health Data Dictionary team.
Roger served nine years on the Utah State Board of Nursing in various leadership position and five years on the Utah State Recovery Assistance Program for impaired Professionals.
He earned an assoicate's degree and bachelors degree in nursing from BYU in 1976 and 1979 and a master's degree in nursing administration from the University of Utah in 1992. Roger is currently serving as Chairman of the College of Nursing Alumni Board and as College Director for the BYU Alumni Board.
He and his wife Johanna have four children and live in West Valley City, Utah.