Board of Directors
Dale Nish served as the Utah Woodturning Symposium Director from its inception in 1979 through 1998. Upon Dale’s retirement from teaching at Brigham Young University, he appointed former student, Kip Christensen as the new director.
Kip’s role as director was supported by many years of involvement with the symposium as a student and BYU faculty member. Kip served as Director of the Utah Woodturning Symposium from 1999 through 2007. Following the 2007 symposium, Dale and Kip appointed long time friend and symposium supporter, Mike Mahoney to the position of Director.
Mike Mahoney has served as Director of the symposium from 2008 to 2011, gracefully maintaining the traditions established by his predecessors, while managing the challenges associated with a larger venue, new technologies, and greater attendance. His congenial nature and hospitable personality continues to draw more and more woodturners to the symposium each year.
Today, the Utah Woodturning Symposium is run by an army of dedicated volunteers, consisting of the Board of Directors, Conference Coordinator, Advisory Board members, Action Committee members, and numerous other supporters. The Utah Woodturning Symposium expresses its great appreciation to all of those who donate their time, means, resources and abilities to make this great event happen each year.
Dale Nish, Utah, is well known for his books Creative Woodturning, Artistic Woodturning, Master Woodturners, and Woodturning with Ray Allen. He has demonstrated throughout the Unites States, England, Norway, and New Zealand, working with some of the foremost craftsmen in the world. Dale has had significant international influence on woodturning during the past four decades, and is celebrated for founding the Utah Woodturning Symposium in the late 1970’s.
Kip Christensen, Utah, is a well-known turner and teacher who has published three books and several articles, and whose work has been shown in numerous books and exhibitions. He is the co-producer of the video series Woodturning Projects with Rex and Kip. Kip is known for clear and energetic instruction, his turned lidded containers, and for pioneering the use of antler for artistic turning.
Mike Mahoney, Utah, splits his time creating functional salad bowls for American Crafts galleries and creating technically turned nested bowls, burial urns, and lidded containers. Mike has taught woodturning around the globe, is the author of several woodturning articles, and has produced six instructional woodturning DVDs.
Kip’s role as director was supported by many years of involvement with the symposium as a student and BYU faculty member. Kip served as Director of the Utah Woodturning Symposium from 1999 through 2007. Following the 2007 symposium, Dale and Kip appointed long time friend and symposium supporter, Mike Mahoney to the position of Director.
Mike Mahoney has served as Director of the symposium from 2008 to 2011, gracefully maintaining the traditions established by his predecessors, while managing the challenges associated with a larger venue, new technologies, and greater attendance. His congenial nature and hospitable personality continues to draw more and more woodturners to the symposium each year.
Today, the Utah Woodturning Symposium is run by an army of dedicated volunteers, consisting of the Board of Directors, Conference Coordinator, Advisory Board members, Action Committee members, and numerous other supporters. The Utah Woodturning Symposium expresses its great appreciation to all of those who donate their time, means, resources and abilities to make this great event happen each year.
Dale Nish
Kip Christensen
Mike Mahoney
