News Releases
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Out of the Sandbox and into Silicon Valley
Tuesday Oct 01 2024
In the last two years, five teams from the BYU Marriott Sandbox program have won the entrepreneurship lottery: half a million dollars and access to Silicon Valley’s network of startup elites. But the secret of the BYU Marriott’s Sandbox teams’ success wasn’t luck—it was a willingness to fail.
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From Social Projects to Passion Projects
Thursday Sep 26 2024
From running side hustles to recording podcasts, strategy student Talmage Morgan has worked to open many doors for himself. Through an on-campus internship with the Ballard Center for Social Impact at the BYU Marriott School of Business, Morgan discovered an interest in social impact and gained insights that will help him achieve his lifelong goal of starting his own business.
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BYU Marriott Students Solve Union Pacific’s Unique Landscape Problem
Tuesday Sep 24 2024
Fortune 500 railway companies don’t often need to remove acres of rare palm trees from their properties, but when Union Pacific was faced with this issue, they turned the problem over to five pre-business students at the BYU Marriott School of Business.
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A Springboard for Public Service
Wednesday Sep 18 2024
Whether Ezra Nair is balancing Utah County's budget or arranging fire services for unincorporated counties, he draws on the skills he gained from BYU Marriott's EMPA program to manage and serve the county.
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BYU Marriott Welcomes New Faculty in 2024
Wednesday Sep 11 2024
At the start of the fall semester, Brigitte Madrian, dean of the BYU Marriott School of Business, welcomed 11 new faculty members to the college. “At BYU Marriott, our faculty are dedicated teachers, exceptional scholars, and transformative role models. We are thrilled to welcome these new professors and know that their insights and experience will greatly enhance the educational experience of our students.”
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From Solo Efforts to Global Ventures: A Path of Personal Growth
Friday Sep 06 2024
MAcc student Brenna Doyle is always looking for ways to learn and improve. “I never want to feel stagnant in my career,” Doyle says. “I want to be in places where I can grow, both as a professional and as a person.” Today, Doyle knows that working collaboratively fosters the growth she is striving for—but she didn’t always see it that way.
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Four BYU Marriott Faculty and Staff Receive Awards at 2024 University Conference
Wednesday Aug 28 2024
Each year at University Conference, Brigham Young University recognizes a number of employees for their service and influence. This year faculty and staff members at the BYU Marriott School of Business—Julie Averett, Spencer Hilton, Jenn Larson, and Scott Webb—received awards at the conference for their contributions to BYU.
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Breaking Ground in the MBA Program
Monday Aug 26 2024
No woman had ever graduated from the BYU Marriott School of Business MBA program until Mary Jean Frodsham took on the challenge. Being the first woman to graduate from BYU Marriott with an MBA wasn’t easy, but Frodsham felt well-prepared and supported thanks to her ability to collaborate with others and commit to the task at hand.
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SOA Alumni Win Elijah Watt Sells Award for Exceptional Performance on CPA Exam
Friday Aug 23 2024
Last year’s CPA exam results were recently published—and BYU Marriott's SOA graduates Elise Chase and Parker Jackson were on the list of award winners, continuing the SOA’s 16-year streak of alums who earned the award.
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Outside Our Circles
Wednesday Aug 21 2024
Senior Dasha Samá Román Villanueva has firsthand experience in the global aspect of the global supply chain management program. Though her experiences span multiple countries and languages, Román focuses on building personal connections one at a time—no matter where she is.
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Designing the Future
Friday Aug 16 2024
Among almost 300 experience design professionals gathered at the second annual World Experience Summit, BYU Marriott's ExDM students and faculty stood out for their research-driven understanding of experience design theory.
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Growing Ever Upward
Tuesday Aug 13 2024
Associate professor of accounting Ron Worsham believes that persistent improvements can push the boundaries of what one originally thinks is possible. Worsham has seen the fruits of dedicated labor manifest over and over again in his 30 years at BYU Marriott—both in himself and in his students.
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Fresh Perspectives and New Hires for MPA Program
Thursday Aug 08 2024
Jeanelle Carden and Savannah Heath are the two new administrators for the BYU Marriott School of Business MPA program. In their respective roles, each brings fresh perspectives and expertise to help grow the MPA community and increase its impact in the world.
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Devotional: Learn of Christ
Wednesday Aug 07 2024
Darron Billeter, an associate professor of marketing in the Marriott School of Business delivered Tuesday’s devotional address, focusing on prioritizing learning—particularly learning of Jesus Christ. “The Lord has given us guidance concerning how to focus our learning. He taught, ‘learn of me,’” Billeter explained.
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Seasons of Life
Tuesday Aug 06 2024
MPA alumna Anastasia Jespersen knows you can’t do everything you want all at once. However she’s learned through experience that life has seasons, and each one comes with the opportunity to prioritize different parts of your life. “You just have to consider where you are and what your priorities are at that time in your life,” she says.
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Continuing an Inherited Dream
Thursday Aug 01 2024
First-generation college student Josh Tellez is fueled by a familial quest for opportunity. With resilience and a dream for a secure future, Tellez is forging his path in finance at the BYU Marriott School of Business, setting an example for generations.
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Forum: Becoming a Disciple-Leader
Wednesday Jul 31 2024
Kim Clark, the NAC distinguished professor of management at BYU Marriott, delivered Tuesday’s forum address on campus. He provided an in-depth look at the importance of becoming “disciple-leaders.” He issued a call for everyone to “rise up and do better and become better than we have ever done or been.”
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Optimizing Futures
Tuesday Jul 30 2024
After programming her first button, undergrad Laura Cutler was hooked on using her creativity to optimize user experience. Now an assistant teaching professor for the Department of Information Systems at the BYU Marriott School of Business, Cutler uses her same creativity to optimize students’ experiences.
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From Wall Street to Nonprofit CEO: Jonathan Reckford Named 2024 Administrator of the Year
Thursday Jul 25 2024
Habitat for Humanity International CEO Jonathan Reckford received the 2024 Administrator of the Year Award from the Romney Institute of Public Service and Ethics at the BYU Marriott School of Business, an award which recognizes an outstanding man or woman who has achieved distinction for management in the public or nonprofit sector. Even though Reckford has found his vocation in public service, his journey to becoming the CEO of one of the largest charitable organizations in the United States was unconventional—and longer than one might expect.
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Coming and Boeing
Tuesday Jul 23 2024
When GSCM alumnus Jeremy Romrell began his internship at Boeing in the summer of 2017, he had no idea he would become a driving force in connecting the company to BYU Marriott.