In March, the BYU Marriott School of Business administration recognized one graduating student from each undergraduate program with the Bateman Award for their dedication to the BYU Marriott values, commitment to academic excellence, and profound drive to serve others.
The award is named after Merrill J. Bateman, an emeritus General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who served as dean of BYU Marriott from 1975 to 1979 and later served as president of Brigham Young University from 1996 to 2003.
Bateman shared some of his experiences serving as dean and remarked, “Not only do we have great students here, but we also have great faculty members, and we have great leaders. The quality is throughout the organization, and that's what makes it worthwhile.” Addressing students, he added, “You make all of what the rest of us have done worthwhile. You come and you do important things; you succeed, and for that I'm grateful.”
The 2026 award recipients:
- Accounting: Porter Rich, from Eagle, Idaho
- Business management: Napoleon Nosker, from Colfax, Wisconsin
- Entrepreneurial management: Joshua Cannon, from Lindon, Utah
- Experience design and management: Aleia Allen, from Mesa, Arizona
- Finance: Jordyn Terry, from Bluffdale, Utah
- Global supply chain management: Olivia Esplin, from Draper, Utah
- Human resource management: Alex Rasmussen, from Logan, Utah
- Information systems: Jessica Lasson, from Orem, Utah
- Marketing: Ethan Miller, from Cleveland, Ohio
- Strategic management: Nathan Glade, from Highland, Utah
Brigitte Madrian, dean of BYU Marriott, recognized the students for exemplifying the “BYU Marriott vision, mission, and values through their academic achievement, their commitment to BYU Marriott, and their service to the students’ programs.” She added, “Receiving the Bateman Award is a distinct honor, and we congratulate each one of you on this tremendous accomplishment.”
About BYU Marriott
The BYU Marriott School of Business aspires to transform the world through Christlike leadership by developing leaders of faith, intellect, and character. Named for benefactors J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott, the school is located at Brigham Young University. BYU Marriott has four graduate and ten undergraduate programs with an enrollment of approximately 4,400 students.