| Alvin F. Meredith III | |
| Position Or Quorum1: | General Authority Seventy |
| Called By1: | Russell M. Nelson |
| Political Office1: | 18th President of Brigham Young University–Idaho |
| Term Start1: | August 1, 2023 |
| Office Predecessor1: | Henry J. Eyring |
| Birth Date: | 18 June 1970 |
| Birth Place: | California |
| Spouse: | Jennifer (Edgin) Meredith |
| Children: | 6 |
| Website: | Web site: Office of the President. |
Alvin Frazier Meredith III (born July 22, 1970) is the 18th president of Brigham Young University–Idaho. He was announced as the university's next president in May 2023,[1] began service on August 1, 2023, and was inaugurated on October 10, 2023. He has been a general authority seventy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since April 2021.[2] [3] He and his wife, Jennifer, served as mission leaders of the church's Utah Salt Lake City South Mission prior to his call as a general authority.[2]
Alvin Frazier Meredith III was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on July 22, 1970, to Alvin Frazier Meredith Jr. and Mary Smartt Meredith.
After serving full-time as an LDS Church missionary in the Utah Salt Lake City Mission, he graduated with a bachelor's degree in psychology from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.
He married Jennifer Denise Edgin on June 6, 1998, in the Salt Lake Temple. They are the parents of six children.[4]
During his career, Meredith worked as a Six Sigma Black Belt for GE Capital, a consultant for Boston Consulting Group, and a senior vice president for Asurion.[5]
Meredith served as an area seventy in both the sixth (North America Southeast Area) and eighth (Asia Area) quorums of the seventy.[2]
Meredith and his wife served as leaders of the Utah Salt Lake City South Mission until April 2021.[2]
Meredith was called as an LDS Church general authority on April 3, 2021.[2] [3]
On August 1, 2023, Meredith succeeded Henry J. Eyring as president of BYU–Idaho, becoming the institution's eighteenth president. His appointment was announced on May 18, 2023 by D. Todd Christofferson, chair of the Executive Committee of the BYU–Idaho Board of Trustees.[1] Meredith III was formally installed during an inauguration ceremony on October 10, 2023.[6]