The Master of Organizational Behavior program at Brigham Young University’s Marriott School will present its fourth-annual William G. Dyer Distinguished Alumni Award to J. Bonner Ritchie at a banquet Friday, Mar. 31 at the Provo Marriott Hotel.
Recognized internationally for his integral role in Mideast peace talks, Ritchie will retire from the Marriott School this year to teach with his wife at universities in Palestine and Jordan. Ritchie recently returned from a visiting professorship at Birzeit University in the West Bank and at the University of Jordan, and he is currently researching management training for Palestinian family businesses in the West Bank and Gaza.
“Bonner is a man that has successfully maintained his integrity in the world and selflessly donated his time and talents to worthy causes,” said Gibb Dyer, director of the Master of Organizational Behavior program. “ He has made significant contributions to world peace, through his relationships with Yassir Arafat, the PLO Executive Committee and other key people in the Mideast.”
The Dyer Award is presented to an alumnus or faculty who makes a significant contribution in the field of organizational behavior.
Ritchie, professor of organizational behavior and former associate director of BYU’s Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, has received numerous teaching awards from the Marriott School since he joined the faculty in 1978. He received the Outstanding Faculty Award in 1987, the school’s most prestigious faculty award, and the university honored him with the Karl G. Maesar Distinguished Teaching Award in 1985.
Because Ritchie’s service has touched so many lives, the Marriott School would like to invite Ritchie’s colleagues, friends and former students to join him for the banquet in his honor. Reservations must be made before Mar. 24. To make a reservation, call BYU’s Conferences and Workshops at (801) 378-4853. Banquet tickets are $30 each.
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Writer: Peter Carr (801) 378-1512