VCBO announces promotions

Three principals at Salt Lake City’s VCBO Architecture have been promoted to corporate positions within the leadership structure of the company.

Derek Payne has been appointed president of the 40-year-old general architecture and design firm. Payne led the architectural design and planning efforts of many significant higher education, sports and urban renewal projects in Utah, including the Meldrum Science Center at Westminster College, Holland Centennial Commons at Dixie State University, Wilmington Gardens Mixed Use in Sugar House and the football centers at Brigham Young University and the University of Utah.{mprestriction ids="1,3"}

Vern Latham, a principal architect at VCBO Architecture since 2011, has been named vice president. Latham’s significant projects include Park City High School and a number of temples for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, most recently the Rome, Italy, temple complex.

Jeanne Jackson, a specialist in the design of educational facilities, has been named corporate secretary.{/mprestriction}