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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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School News

Financial Times Ranks BYU’s Accounting Number One

March 02, 2007
BYU’s Marriott School of Management now holds the “Best in Accountancy” title, according to the 2007 Financial Times global ranking of business schools.
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Employee Spotlight

National Accounting Award Given to BYU Professor

February 26, 2007
Singled out from professors across the nation, BYU Professor and School of Accountancy Director Kevin Stocks was recognized this month for displaying excellence in accounting education.
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Employee Spotlight

Marriott School Professor Wins National Tax Award

January 19, 2007
Gary Cornia’s face lights up when he talks about his work in taxes. “I love the topic I research,” he says. “Taxes are the funnest thing in the world. I love coming to work.”
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Student Spotlight

BYU Student and Alum Earn Top Scores on Internal Auditing Exam

January 10, 2007
A Brigham Young University graduate student and alumnus both earned kudos for their top-scoring performances on the Certified Internal Auditor exam administered by the Institute of Internal Auditors.
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Alumni Spotlight

Marriott School Alumnus Featured in Journal of Accountancy

October 01, 2006
It’s not every day you reach into your mailbox and see your face staring back at you from a magazine cover. Marriott School alumnus Brian Mower says this is one of many surprises hard-working BYU graduates may see from the professional world.
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New Business Book Shows Cheaters Lose, the Honest Win

December 15, 2005
CEO of Dell, Massachusetts’ Governor among authors
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BYU Accounting Programs Rise to 2nd in 2005 Rankings

December 07, 2005
Public Accounting Report, a top accounting trade publication, ranks Brigham Young University’s undergraduate and graduate accounting programs 2nd in their 2005 annual survey. Both programs at BYU’s Marriott School of Management moved up one spot from last year’s rankings — marking the 10th consecutive year that the school’s undergraduate and graduate programs have been among the top three in the nation.
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BYU Study Explores Reasons Business Executives 'Aren't Going to Take it Anymore'

December 02, 2005
Executives found to 'flee' unrealistic job demands
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Accounting Professor to Help Set National Auditing Standards

November 28, 2005
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants appointed Marriott School Professor Douglas Prawitt to its Auditing Standards Board. The board consists of 19 members who set auditing standards for private companies, nonprofit organizations as well as state and local governments.
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Marriott School Hosts BYU vs. U of U Case Competition

November 16, 2005
The Marriott Undergraduate Student Association at Brigham Young University, in conjunction with Dillard’s, invites students to its first annual case competition Nov. 18 at 2 p.m. in room 251 of the Tanner Building. The case competition will give business students experience problem-solving an international strategy situation taken from a real-world example.
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eBusiness Day will Exhibit Technological Innovations

November 08, 2005
The fall eBusiness Day, themed "eGlobal: Connect Locally, Act Globally," will demonstrate how the world is being connected through technology. The event will be held on Friday, Nov. 11, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the second floor atrium and in room 251 of the Tanner Building.
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Marriott School Named “Most Family-Friendly” by The Princeton Review

November 02, 2005
Princeton Review ranked BYU's Marriott School as the nation's most family friendly business school.
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Corporate philanthropy adds to shareholder wealth, says BYU study

October 28, 2005
Good deeds act as ‘insurance policy’ against misfortune, scandal and negative headlines
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eBusiness Web Site and Strategic Plan Competition Announced

October 13, 2005
The Marriott School Web Analytics Competition, hosted by the Rollins Center for eBusiness, is looking for an innovative student team. Past eBusiness competitions have challenged student teams to design Web sites or come up with creative solutions to improve existing sites. This semester the eBusiness Center has teamed with Omniture to present a new competition allowing anyone with critical thinking skills to compete.
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Alumni Spotlight

Auditing Alumnus Named Academic Fellow to SEC

October 01, 2005
Somewhere amongst the clouds of his childhood dreams of becoming a private pilot, Mark H. Taylor bumped into the notion of accounting, which brought his feet right back to the ground. But that hasn’t stopped him from rising above the rest to land an academic fellowship at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Student Entrepreneur of the Year Competition Announced

September 26, 2005
Securing thousands of dollars in capital for a new business and preparing a term paper for an English 315 class is multitasking on another level. For those over achievers who juggle starting a business venture while in college, the Center for Entrepreneurship has a proposition for you.
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BYU MBA in Wall Street Journal Top 10 for Second Consecutive Year

September 21, 2005
School Ranks Second as Place to Hire Ethical Graduates
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Rubber Hits the Road for BYU Accounting Students

September 07, 2005
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines. Roughly 250 Marriott School accounting students are about to participate in the campus’ first Pit Crew Challenge, sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers. The team-building event will take place Thursday and Friday in the Marriott Center parking lot, and Saturday in the Wilkinson Student Center parking lot south of the law school.
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