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Gov. Huntsman to address BYU eBusiness day participants March 31

March 28, 2005
Utah Valley residents will have the chance to hear from Gov. Jon Huntsman, Jr. when he addresses the Brigham Young University community Thursday, March 31, during the Rollins Center for eBusiness' second winter semester eBusiness Day.
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Marriott School Professor Beats Out Competition

March 24, 2005
The players are on the board and the territories are outlined. In what may seem like a massive game of “Risk,” today’s top companies must develop business strategies, anticipate what competitors will do and decide when and how to act. In such an environment, it’s no wonder that about 80 percent of Fortune 500 companies have employees dedicated to competitive intelligence.
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Corporate Climb: It’s all about time

March 22, 2005
Marriott School students, faculty and administrators are challenged to race the stairs for the BYU Annual Fund. The event will take place in the Tanner Building on March 26 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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2005 Economic Self-Reliance Conference at BYU March 10-11

March 09, 2005
The Brigham Young University Center for Economic Self-Reliance, the Romney Institute of Public Management and the Rollins eBusiness Center will host the 2005 Economic Self-Reliance Conference, "Building Economically Self-Reliant Families," Thursday and Friday, March 10-11, in the Wilkinson Student Center.
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BYU’s Marriott School Names 2005 Hawes Scholars

March 07, 2005
The Marriott School at Brigham Young University named ten MBA candidates as its 2005 Hawes Scholars. The honor, which carries a cash award of $10,000, is the highest distinction given to MBA students at the school.
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Marriott School student Jessica Jones teaches finance to fifth-grade students at Geneva Elementary.

February 24, 2005
The BYU Marriott School Department of Organizational Leadership and Strategy named Dr. Paul D. McKinnon the 2005 William G. Dyer Distinguished Alumnus. The Dyer award is presented annually to an alumnus who makes a significant contribution in the field of organizational behavior.
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Grad Students See Success Teaching Personal Finance to Fifth Graders

February 22, 2005
Teaching ten-year-olds how to balance a checkbook and live within a budget may seem like a futile task — especially when money management befuddles many adults. But Marriott School graduate students have seen success teaching basic finance to fifth-grade students throughout Utah County.
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Accounting Professor to Help SEC Develop Guidance for Small Businesses

February 09, 2005
Help is on the way for small businesses struggling to meet stringent requirements initiated by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations — at the request of the Securities and Exchange Commission — launched a project this month to help small businesses comply with financial reporting regulations. COSO appointed Marriott School Professor Doug Prawitt to its 15-member task force responsible for the project.
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Alum Named Top Restaurant Analyst

February 01, 2005
Whether he’s picking stocks or just choosing where to eat, Jonathan Waite knows how to do it right. The Wall Street Journal named Waite, who earned his BS in accountancy from the Marriott School, the number one restaurant analyst in their 2004 Best on the Street survey.
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Ambition Drives Alumna to Achieve

February 01, 2005
While an undergraduate at BYU, Jennifer Magleby-Lambert didn’t just pursue one degree; instead, she graduated with two—a BS in conservation biology and a BA in anthropology. When the opportunity came for an advanced degree, she followed the same pattern, earning both an MA in international development and an MOB from the Marriott School. Her academic ambition reflects the way she approaches all aspects of life.
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Alumnus Takes Mentoring to the Masses

February 01, 2005
After Patrick Tedjamulia graduated from the Marriott School, he landed a great job at Novell, thanks to an alum who helped get his foot in the door. Unfortunately, not all job hunters are lucky enough to have professional mentors, Tedjamulia says.
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BYU MBA Leaps Ahead in Financial Times Rankings

January 26, 2005
Marriott School 49th Among Global Programs
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Associate Dean Accepts Top Accounting Award and National Appointment

January 21, 2005
The auditing section of the American Accounting Association named Associate Dean W. Steve Albrecht Outstanding Auditing Educator for 2005. He was selected from auditing professors across the country for the prestigious award.
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Marriott Alumni Magazine Wins Award for Illustration

January 18, 2005
The Council for Advancement and Support of Education awarded the Marriott School’s alumni magazine a Gold Medal of Excellence Award at a recent district conference in San Francisco. The Marriott Alumni Magazine was honored with the top award in the “Outstanding Communications: Illustration” category.
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Online Shopping Rising Fast, But Still Small Percentage of Sales

December 21, 2004
Professors Research How to Increase Online Transactions
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Marriott School Students Take Top Honors in National Tax Competition

December 13, 2004
A Marriott School graduate team recently placed first and an undergraduate team placed second at the national 2004 Deloitte Tax Case Study Competition. The graduate team edged out other top accounting schools including the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Utah State University. For the eighth time in the thirteen-year history of the competition, both Marriott School teams placed among the top three in the graduate and undergraduate division — an unparalleled accomplishment.
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New Research Initiative To Focus on Learning Economics

December 10, 2004
When Darrell Hill created a web site for one of his ISYS classes last year, he didn’t anticipate the high number of hits and emails it would generate. His site — which examined the economic value of knowledge — attracted attention from high-profile companies, identifying a topic of concern for many organizations worldwide.
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ACE Club Wins Five Entrepreneurial Awards

December 02, 2004
Students from Brigham Young University’s Association of College Entrepreneurs capitalized on their training and zeal to win the most first-place awards of any university at the National Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization Conference Nov. 4–6 in Chicago. The BYU chapter brought home the coveted Best Chapter Award and four other “best of” awards — taking first in five of 14 categories.
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