Marriott School Professor Receives Maeser Teaching Award

PROVO, Utah — Oct 08, 1999 — Marriott School Professor James D. Stice of the School of Accountancy and Information Systems Management has been awarded the Karl G. Maeser Excellence in Teaching Award by President Merrill J. Bateman at the annual University Conference. He was selected as one of three teachers university wide to receive one of the most prestigious awards given to BYU faculty.

"Professor Stice sincerely cares for his students," said Ned Hill, dean of the Marriott School. "He is technically at the top of his field, and he works hard to bring the latest technologies into his classroom."

Stice has taught at BYU since 1988 and is described by his students as a master teacher. He received the Marriott School's Outstanding Teaching Award in 1995 and was recently honored as a recipient of the Marriott School's Distinguished Teaching Professorship. A recipient of the Student Award for Excellence in Teaching for five of the past eight years, Stice combines an enthusiasm for learning and student involvement to produce an exciting, positive learning environment.

The Karl G. Maeser Excellence in Teaching Award honors faculty for outstanding teaching accomplishments, and nominations are submitted by the recipient's faculty peers. The award is made possible by the Karl G. Maeser Scholarship Society.

Recipients are selected for teaching rigorous courses that demand high expectations of their students. Their courses are designed around comprehension, understanding and reasoning. The recipients' teaching is significantly influenced by their devotion to the mission and values of the university and society.

Stice received his bachelor's and master's degrees in accountancy from Brigham Young University in 1984 and his doctorate from the University of Washington in 1989. Prior to teaching at the Marriott School, Stice taught at the University of Washington and Bellevue Community College.