Cecil O. Samuelson was appointed president of the AAPICU at the 2008 annual conference. He began his work as the 12th president of Brigham Young University on May 1, 2003.

Dr. Samuelson is a Salt Lake City native who has served at the University of Utah as professor of medicine, dean of the School of Medicine and vice president of health sciences. Prior to his call as a full-time General Authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he was senior vice president of Intermountain Health Care. He holds a bachelor of science degree, a master's degree in educational psychology and a medical degree from the University of Utah.