Stan LeRoy Albrecht was born July 13, 1942 in Wayne County, Utah. He received a bachelor’s degree in Sociology at Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1966, and his masters and doctorate degrees from Washington State University in 1968 and 1970.

In 1970 Stan began his career as an assistant professor of sociology at Utah State University but later went on to hold admirative positions at BYU from 1974-1992, and at the University of Florida from 1993-1998. Albrecht returned to USU first as the Dean of the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences from 1998-2001. Later, he was selected as the executive vice president and provost for USU’s 14th President Kermit Hall and held this position through 2004.

Stan L. Albrecht was appointed USU’s 15th president on February 1, 2005. During his tenure, President Albrecht oversaw many major university infrastructure and finical development projects including the creation of USU Eastern, raising over $500 million dollars through the first university-wide fundraising campaign, the creation of the Caine College of the Arts, and is many contributions to the development the USU athletic department, program, and facilities. Additionally, he is credited with securing USU's invitation into the Mountain West Conference. Albrecht stepped down as president in February 2016.

Through out his career, Dr. Albrecht has also served on a variety of boards, an associations across the country, authored at least four books and over 100 research articles. As of August 2025, Albrecht is a current board member of the Rocky Vista University Board of Trustees.