In March, the BYU Marriott School of Business administration recognized a graduating student from each undergraduate program with the Bateman Award for their exemplary 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 within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who held the position of dean at BYU Marriott from 1975 to 1979 and later served as president of Brigham Young University from 1996 to 2003.
“You students have the abilities to do important things, to be a blessing in the lives of other people,” Bateman said during the award ceremony. “I pray that being of service to people will be a hallmark of the Bateman [award] group.”
The 2025 award recipients:
- Accounting: Josh Barlow, from South Jordan, Utah
- Business management: Weston Ludlow, from Fairview, Texas
- Entrepreneurial management: Rachel Bankhead, from Houston, Texas
- Experience design and management: Jennah Sheffield, from Salem, Utah
- Finance: Logan Miller, from Spokane, Washington
- Global supply chain management: Maile Berg, from Alpine, Utah
- Human resource management: Mandy Rich, from Meridian, Idaho
- Information systems: Abe Lamoreaux, from Santa Clara, Utah
- Marketing: Brynlee Kuipers, from Bountiful, Utah
- Strategic management: Reese Strom, from Spokane, Washington
Brigitte Madrian, dean of BYU Marriott, concluded the ceremony by expressing her gratitude for BYU Marriott students and faculty. “I think I can speak for everyone here in saying that we are proud of what you’ve accomplished during your time here at BYU Marriott,” she remarked. “We are very excited to watch how your lives unfold as you leave BYU Marriott and go on to do wonderful things in the world and to be examples of Christlike leadership and of our BYU Marriott vision, mission, and values.”
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 nine undergraduate programs with an enrollment of approximately 3,800 students.
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Written by Katie Brimhall