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Where will your BYU Marriott degree take you? Read about the careers our alumni are in and the interesting things they are doing.
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Alumni Spotlight

Alumna Promotes Modest Fashion

June 01, 2008
Smart. Sassy. Modest. Jennifer Jensen’s contribution to the world of fashion meets each of these standards. Her business, Vintage Hem, offers women’s slips with a unique premise: they’re meant to be seen.
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Alumni Spotlight

Silicon Valley Outfits Students with Business Attire

June 01, 2008
BYU–Hawaii business professor Helena Hannonen knows that proper professional attire is just as important as a good résumé and strong experience for students attempting to land their first job out of college. She also knows that sometimes it’s hard for cash-strapped students to purchase appropriate clothes.
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Alumni Experiences

Wooing Graduates and Impressing Employers

February 01, 2008
Adrenaline pumping, Brandon Barnes, an accounting student from San Antonio, jumped into action as the race car squealed to a stop. As classmates worked to quickly remove a tire, he stood ready with the replacement.
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Alumni Spotlight

Firm Builds Team of Marriott School Alumni

February 01, 2008
The partners and advisors of Salt Lake City–based Aptus Advisors have more in common than just their employer. They all have degrees from the same school.
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Alumni Spotlight

Super Bowl Champ Is More than a Football Player

February 01, 2008
With three Super Bowl wins, two USFL championships, two Holiday Bowl wins, and five Pro Bowls under his belt, former Cougar center Bart Oates is an accomplished offensive lineman. He’s reached almost every peak, but it’s his combination of success on and off the field that makes him truly extraordinary.
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Alumni Spotlight

“Polypreneur” Builds Unique Career

February 01, 2008
He’s a video creator, business consultant, web site developer, college professor, choir director, and volunteer concert organizer. As a self-described “polypreneur,” Jon Forsyth is engaged in a wide variety of businesses—and he says he’s happier now than he ever was in the corporate world.
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Alumni Experiences

Two BYU Alumni Win Dissertation Awards

November 05, 2007
Two graduates from Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management won top honors for their doctoral dissertation research at the Academy of Management’s 2007 conference in Philadelphia.
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Alumni Spotlight

MBA Alumna Uses NASCAR to Rev Up Tylenol Brand

October 01, 2007
In both her professional and personal life, Whitney Seamons, associate brand manager of the official pain reliever of NASCAR, keeps the pedal to the metal.
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BusinessWeek Features Alumnus’ Improvements to Sales Process

October 01, 2007
When Matthew Bowman came to Sire Technologies in late 2005, the company’s sales were riding a roller coaster.
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Alumni Spotlight

Business School Dean Uses Mistake-Proofing to Save Lives

October 01, 2007
To err is human, but human errors in medicine can be dangerous or even deadly. Using a Japanese technique called poka-yoke (pronounced “po-ka yo-kay”) or mistake-proofing, medical professionals can make human mistakes much less harmful, according to Marriott School alum John Grout, dean of the Campbell School of Business at Berry College.
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Alumnus Named Citigroup CFO, Marriott School Honored Alumni

October 01, 2007
The value of a BYU management degree is like that of a diversified stock portfolio: it appreciates with time. The new CFO of Citigroup Inc., Gary Crittenden, graduated thirty years ago and has seen only good come from listing BYU on his résumé. “BYU has a very positive reputation in the business community and that reputation continues to broaden,” he says.
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Alumni Spotlight

Romney Institute Board Member Recognized for Health Improvement Efforts

June 01, 2007
Two statewide awards were given to Tamara Lewis, new chair of the Romney Institute Advisory Board, in recognition of her efforts to improve Utahns’ health. Lewis was named a 2006 Health Care Hero by Utah Business magazine and also received a 2006 Public Health Hero Award from the Utah Public Health Association.
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Alumni Spotlight

BYU Grad Earns High Marks on CIA Exam

June 01, 2007
Marriott School graduate Dale Holdaway earned the distinguished William S. Smith Certificate of Excellence Award for his performance on the May 2006 administration of the Certified Internal Auditor exam.
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Alumna Makes Education a Lifelong Pursuit

June 01, 2007
Education is a family affair for Sarah Westerberg.
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Alumnus Betters Himself, Family with Degree

June 01, 2007
The steps that took Juan Pablo Villar from Santiago, Chile, to the Tanner Building happened because of a once-in-a-lifetime meeting with the Chilean president.
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Alumnus Recognized as Super Lawyer

June 01, 2007
Most children think their parents are nothing short of superheroes. Darin Christensen’s four children probably have a few more bragging rights since their dad was named one of the 2006 Oregon Super Lawyers.
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EMBA Alumna Spreads Her Wings

February 01, 2007
In business and personal life, Ilona Ushinsky tries to take the road less traveled—or in her case, the flight path less traveled.
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National Advisory Council Member Finds Fulfillment in Health Care

February 01, 2007
Dow Wilson exudes an enthusiasm for life, something he attributes to family, friends, and what he considers to be an especially fulfilling career.
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