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Read about BYU Marriott's MAcc program, the students in our program, the faculty and their research, as well as where our MAcc alumni are in their careers.
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Learning in the Long Game

June 24, 2024
As soon as Hefolau Lotononga Lavaka heard about the Close Up Foundation’s Washington, DC, trip for high school students, she immediately knew two things: she wanted to participate, and she’d need to pay her own way.
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From Accountant to Agent

June 26, 2023
BYU Marriott's accounting program helped Curt Haralson take his first steps to the bureau and beyond.
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Available for Her Family

September 21, 2022
Sara Hubbs's decision to transfer to BYU as an undergraduate led to a fulfilling career that ultimately included returning to Provo as an assistant dean of finance and HR at BYU Marriott.
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The Accounting Nerd

September 02, 2022
For new BYU Marriott School of Business assistant accounting professor Travis Dyer, teaching is more than a job; it's a passion.
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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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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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Working at Home

April 01, 2022
Although BYU Marriott accounting professor Mike Drake was raised in Nevada, he calls BYU home.
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Fulfilling Her Commitment to Serve

March 21, 2022
Thanks to a sponsorship program run through the Global Business Center, international student Carmela Bristain recently completed the MAcc program at BYU Marriott.
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Renaissance Man of the Tax World Gains Recognition

February 22, 2022
Troy K. Lewis, an associate teaching professor in the School of Accountancy at BYU Marriott, recently received the 2021 Arthur J. Dixon Memorial Award.
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Scoring Big in His Career

December 01, 2021
Brian Spilker landed his dream job when he accepted an assistant professor position in the School of Accountancy in 1993.
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Accounting Alumni Awarded CPA's Highest Honor

November 16, 2021
BYU Marriott accounting alumni Kathrine Jensen and Jared Nielsen recently received one of the most prestigious recognitions in accounting: the Elijah Watt Sells Award.
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Fish Stories

November 01, 2021
Traci Stirling Bell isn’t kidding when she says her hobby is telling fish stories. But what makes her tales unique is that they aren’t just incredible, they’re true. In 2012, Bell and her husband, Craig, started Ripple Rock Fish Farms in Frazeysburg, Ohio. From humble beginnings in the family’s garage, the company has grown into a thriving enterprise that produces 40,000 pounds of tilapia annually, with potential for another 10,000 pounds per year.
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The Path to a PhD

September 08, 2021
As a professor at the School of Accountancy at BYU Marriott, Ron Worsham hopes to instill the same passion he feels for accounting within his own students.
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Crossing an Ocean for Her Career

August 09, 2021
School of Accountancy alum Emily Gertsch applies her accounting skills to her current position as a medical director for F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG.
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The Confidence to Overcome Challenges

July 16, 2021
MAcc student Christine Parks loves the accounting program and the unique opportunities that the School of Accountancy gives her to interact with other people.
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