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Alumni Spotlight

Babies, Business, and Her Biggest Investment

May 13, 2022
As a mom of two children and a small business owner, BYU Marriott alumna Brenda Tidwell uses her knowledge of entrepreneurship in every aspect of her life.
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Alumni Spotlight

The Morning Man

May 09, 2022
Joseph Appiah, an alum of the School of Accountancy at BYU Marriott, is grateful\ for the early mornings of his youth that helped him develop beneficial lifelong habits.
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Alumni Spotlight

Building New Opportunities

May 08, 2022
Alumna Jasmine Townsend was able to pursue her passion for teaching and the outdoors through a master's degree in youth and family recreation from BYU.
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Alumni Spotlight

An Everyday Rubik’s Cube

May 07, 2022
BYU Marriott recreation management alumnus Nalu Medeiros embraces opportunities that allow him to positively influence the lives of those around him.
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Alumni Spotlight

A Strategic Switch

May 04, 2022
When a teacher disciplines a grade school student, it is usually because the student was caught passing notes or talking in class. Unless that student is BYU Marriott alum Nate Gardner.
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Alumni Spotlight

Coming Full Circle

April 27, 2022
The terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, were life changing for 13-year-old Nathan Christiansen. That day would inspire Christiansen to serve his country.
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Alumni Spotlight

From Ants to the EPA

April 18, 2022
Life sometimes has a funny way of helping people find their paths, and in the case of MPA alumna Shari Grossarth, her road to the BYU Marriott School of Business began with ants.
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Alumni Spotlight

A Lifelong Love of Storytelling

April 14, 2022
In the fourth grade, Miranda Barnard pulled out the typewriter she received for Christmas and started her own newspaper; she called it Vanishing Tracks.
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Learning to Pivot

April 13, 2022
SOA alumnus Daniel Leslie is an example of the incredible things that can be accomplished when one is willing to pivot their life plans.
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The Art of Data Analysis

March 30, 2022
Information systems alumna Ioana Schifirnet recognizes many similarities between art history and one of her personal passions: data analysis.
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Alumni Spotlight

The Recruit(er)

By Emily Edmonds
March 07, 2022
Jeff Brownlow was recruiting at BYU when BYU recruited him.
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An Entrepreneur in Entrepreneurship

February 21, 2022
TRUE Africa provides educational and humanitarian sponsorships to orphans and other vulnerable children. “We operate entirely on volunteer efforts, enabling 95 percent of every dollar donated to go toward program services,” Hite says.
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Alumni Spotlight

A Hand of Hope

February 21, 2022
When Frank Magaña was a student at BYU, he remembers walking by the sign “Enter to learn; go forth to serve” every day when he entered campus.
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Keeping Life Interesting

February 18, 2022
While passionate about the public health sector, BYU Marriott MBA alumna Jodi Morrison Deputy began to consider a career switch after graduating from college and working in the field for three years.
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An MBA For All Continents

February 11, 2022
After moving to the United States to complete his undergraduate education, Karni Arha wanted to pursue a high-quality, affordable MBA program.
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Optimistic About the Future

February 09, 2022
Developing others and watching them grow is BYU Marriott HRM alum Joe Hardie's favorite aspect of human resources.
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The Problem Solver

February 02, 2022
BYU Marriott strategy alum Gentry Davies has made a career out of solving tricky projections and analyzing future business opportunities.
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Inviting All to the Table

January 07, 2022
When former BYU ROTC cadet Scott Lovejoy was a newly enlisted medic in the United States Army, he received a surprise visit from his father that changed his life.
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