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Read about BYU Marriott's School of Accountancy, the students in our accounting programs, the faculty and their research, as well as where our alumni are in their careers.
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BYU Marriott Announces Two Additions to the Deans Office

June 27, 2024
BYU Marriott School of Business dean Brigitte Madrian announced the addition of two new members to the Deans Office: Blair Morgan as administrative dean and Jeff Wilks as an associate dean, effective May 20 and July 1 respectively.
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Crossing the Finish Line

June 24, 2024
In a hands-on opportunity to apply accounting principles, SOA students worked together in pit crews to beat the clock and change the tires of retired NASCAR cars with their wits, high-power impact drills, and a wheeled pit stop jack.
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Learning in the Long Game

June 24, 2024
As soon as Hefolau Lotononga Lavaka heard about the Close Up Foundation’s Washington, DC, trip for high school students, she immediately knew two things: she wanted to participate, and she’d need to pay her own way.
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BYU Professor, Partners Create First-Ever Risk Guide to Help Organizations Safely Adopt AI

June 20, 2024
BYU Marriott professor teams with ASU, University of Duisburg-Essen, and industry coauthors to create GenAI Governance Framework.
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Teaching Truth

April 09, 2024
As professor Mark Zimbelman retires from the School of Accountancy (SOA), he reflects on how his faith has helped him make a lasting impact through both his research and his interactions with students.
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Learning Christlike Leadership

March 28, 2024
Assistant professor McKenzie Rees had a strong prompting to do a peer-mentoring project for her section of HRM 540: Organizational Effectiveness.
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Making the Assist

March 26, 2024
Under brilliant lights, Mark Dickson spoke to a crowd hanging on his every word. He was a 20-something college student refereeing a BYU Intramural Sports flag football game, and for him, the stakes had never been higher.
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Collecting a Legacy

March 12, 2024
After 33 years of enriching and inspiring the next generation of business students, Monte Swain is teaching his final semester in the School of Accountancy (SOA).
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Leaving Space for Grace

December 08, 2023
Flexibility is the key to success for Lulu Gilbert, a Student Leadership Advisory Council (SLAC) copresident and accounting student at BYU Marriott.
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Degrees of Impact

November 28, 2023
With two bachelor’s degrees and two master’s degrees, Tricia Seguine is no stranger to learning. She’s learned that she can use her unique educational blend to make a positive impact.
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Accounting for AI

November 28, 2023
How Professors Are Embracing ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence in the Classroom
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Introducing New Faculty at BYU Marriott in 2023

October 23, 2023
Eight professors joined the faculty at the BYU Marriott School of Business in 2023. “We are excited to welcome these new faculty members,” says Brigitte Madrian, dean of BYU Marriott. “In line with our mission to develop leaders of faith, intellect, and character, these new faculty bring insight and experience that will contribute to the educational experience BYU Marriott offers its students.”
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SOA Grads Earn CPA Exam's Highest Honor, Continuing a 15-Year Streak

October 11, 2023
For the last 15 years, at least one student from the School of Accountancy at BYU Marriott has earned the prestigious Elijah Watt Sells Award; in the most recent exam cycle, two students qualified.
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Devotional: How Do We Carry His Name?

October 03, 2023
“How do we carry His name?” Abigail Allen, an associate professor in the BYU Marriott School of Business, considered this question during her devotional on Tuesday.
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Balancing Family and the Books

September 28, 2023
When the stock market crashed in 2008, accounting graduate Jameela Wilcox Howell jumped in to help her husband start Cordovan Art School in Texas.
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Accounting for Inspiration

August 25, 2023
Understanding that there’s not one right path for everyone, teaching professor of accountancy Melissa Larson works to inspire confidence in students no matter their goals.
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Inclined Toward Education

August 09, 2023
Jonathan Liljegren knew early on that he loved accounting, teaching, and the gospel of Jesus Christ. Now at BYU Marriott, he loves being able to combine all three.
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A Family of Camaraderie

August 04, 2023
Far from her family and home back in Maryland, Alayna Grossnickle found comfort and camaraderie in the BYU Army ROTC.
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