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Alumni Spotlight

New York, New Friends

November 21, 2022
Ching Tong finds joy in building genuine relationships with others. The MISM graduate now lives in New York City and continues to make meaningful connections.
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Alumni Spotlight

From Soil Labs to B-52s

November 18, 2022
After completing his undergraduate degree in environmental science from BYU, Trenton Blair jetted from soil labs to B-52 cockpits and joined the US Air Force.
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Alumni Spotlight

Zero to Go

By Clarissa McIntire
November 11, 2022
Rebecca McCarron Greenhalgh is no stranger to smart wordsmithing, so it was unusual when she was suddenly speechless during an important Zoom meeting.
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Alumni Spotlight

Business Behind Bars

November 11, 2022
It was a business proposition that would change the life of Stewart R. Walkenhorst. A colleague was closing up shop and asked if Walkenhorst would be interested in taking over some outstanding retail orders.
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Determined to Do More

November 11, 2022
Tracey Evelyn Haslam, a 2001 BYU Marriott management grad, was shocked when she took her four children to visit the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC.
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Alumni Spotlight

A Focus on the Permanent

November 11, 2022
Growing up in Brazil, Marcelo Souza always had a passion for education.
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MPA Trailblazer

November 11, 2022
A self-proclaimed "daddy's girl," Ruth Ann Jefferies followed her father into a public service career and has been blazing trails ever since.
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Finding More Meaning

November 10, 2022
Ronell Hugh's 2010 MBA from the BYU Marriott School of Business gave him the career path he was looking for, but other aspects of the program ended up being much more meaningful to him.
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Ripples of an Education

November 07, 2022
Chauma Jansen, BYU Marriott alumna and the executive director of American Indian Services, works to help provide education opportunities to those in her community.
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A Wake-Up Call

October 31, 2022
Tyler Hardy was one day away from finishing his mission in Veracruz, Mexico, when he got an unexpected phone call. His older brother, Greg, had been seriously injured in a work accident.
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Creating a Playbook for Parents

October 14, 2022
With three children and one on the way, Bruce Hymas and his wife Brittany found themselves quite literally losing sleep over their kids.
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Alumni Spotlight

Back to School

October 12, 2022
Most 57-year-olds are thinking about heading back to school and taking classes. However, Lyn Ellis, a 1985 accounting graduate of the BYU Marriott School of Business, recently did so.
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Big-Picture Conversations

October 10, 2022
Jared Tate, a 2016 strategic management graduate, would rather build ties with his family than put on a tie every morning to go to work.
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Leading with Kindness

October 05, 2022
Bryn Sieverts was always fascinated with the concept of business. As a young boy, he set up a popsicle stand on a street corner in his neighborhood to earn some extra cash.
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Managing at the Table

September 28, 2022
As a principal partner marketing manager at Adobe, Ivy Portwood oversees a group she calls her "dream team."
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Staying in the Game

September 19, 2022
BYU Marriott recreation management and youth leadership alumnus Brandon Gilliam can think of few things better than helping young people develop their passions.
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Making Her Own Mold

September 07, 2022
As woman in her 40s sitting in a lecture hall full of young students, Julie Glasgow decided to take charge of her college experience by sharpening her personal strengths.
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Learning to Lead at Home

September 05, 2022
When he thinks about his future goals, Wilson Moreno hopes to become a leader who makes an impact—in his family and his community.
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