Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management honored Grant R. McQueen with its 2003 Outstanding Faculty Award, the highest faculty distinction given by the school. The award was presented at a banquet March 28 where the school also recognized seven other faculty members for their contributions in teaching, research and citizenship.
“Grant is an extremely genuine and open person. He readily shares ideas and experiences with colleagues and students,” says Ned C. Hill, dean of the Marriott School. “He also has the uncommon ability to teach classes that challenge students at all levels — making accommodation for each student’s success.”
McQueen, the William Edwards Professor of Finance, first entered BYU as an undergraduate chemistry major. However, he claims an unappreciative physics professor caused him to change his major. “When I couldn’t remember the formula to the question: ‘How tall is the bridge?’ I wrote on my test that I would find the bridge custodian and trade him the stopwatch and the rock of known density for a tape measure, then measure the bridge.” McQueen received only one point for his answer and the recommendation he study business.
Before studying business, McQueen earned a BS in economics from BYU. Three years later he earned an MBA also from BYU. In 1989, McQueen completed his PhD at the University of Washington and joined the Marriott School Faculty, where he has taught since.
McQueen has published in the Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Monetary Economics, Journal of Business, Financial Analysts Journal and Journal of Financial Education. In 1997, he received the Marriott School Faculty Research Award.
In addition to his prolific research, McQueen is known for his tough corporate finance classes. He is described as a demanding teacher who is interested in the understanding and intuition of his students. In 2002, he was honored with the Marriott School Teaching Excellence Award.
This year’s Marriott School Teaching Excellence Awards were presented to Robert J. Parsons, the National Advisory Council Professor of Public Management, and David M. Cottrell, associate teaching professor of accounting. Marriott School Research Awards were presented to Marshall B. Romney, the John W. and Nancy S. Hardy Professor of Accounting and Information Systems; Wm. Gerard “Gerry” Sanders, associate professor of strategy; and J. Michael Pinegar, the Joel C. Peterson Professor of Finance. Marriott School Citizenship Awards were presented to Kaye Terry Hanson, assistant professor of organizational leadership and strategy, and G. Fred Streuling, the Deloitte & Touche Professor of Accounting.
The Marriott School is located at Brigham Young University, the largest privately owned, church-sponsored university in the United States. The school has nationally recognized programs in accounting, business management, public management, information systems, organizational behavior and entrepreneurship. The school’s mission is to prepare men and women of faith, character and professional ability for positions of leadership throughout the world. Approximately 3,000 students are enrolled in the Marriott School’s graduate and undergraduate programs.
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Writer: Joseph Ogden
