Michael P. Morris, Alpine, Utah County, was recently appointed to the State Fairpark Board, an 11-member body that oversees operations of the Fairpark Corp.
Gov. Mike Leavitt appointed Morris, senior managing director of national real estate capital markets for Bank One. Morris will serve on the board's marketing and building committees. His term will expire Dec. 1, 2001.He succeeds John Price, a well-known developer who served since May 1995 and asked not to be reappointed. Price was a member of a task force that studied State Fair operations and recommended creation of the corporation. The corporation is a public nonprofit body that was created by the 1995 Legislature.
Price said he asked not to be reappointed to the board because "it is time to bring in new people with new ideas as we enter into the new millennium. The state has many people who can contribute to the betterment of the Fairpark."