Brigham Young University's Marriott School of Management has hired the second-largest group of new faculty in school history — 18 new faculty members. The new faculty will enable the Marriott School to meet the increased demand for business management courses. During the past few years, the administration has increased the total number of faculty members by 10, which has allowed the school to expand its undergraduate enrollment from 700 to 850.
Newly hired professors bring training from prominent business schools around the country such as Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Southern California and Emory University.
"The Marriott School continues to attract some of the most talented and qualified professors in the nation," said Ned C. Hill, dean of the Marriott School. "With such a strong faculty, we are able to offer a top-notch education to more students than ever before."
In addition to filling new positions, faculty are replacing large numbers of retiring professors. Administrators project nearly one-third of the business school's faculty will be replaced within the next six or seven years.
The Marriott School is located at Brigham Young University, the largest privately owned, church-sponsored university in the United States. The school has nationally and internationally ranked programs in accountancy, business management, information systems, organizational behavior and entrepreneurship. The mission of the Marriott School is to educate men and women of faith, character and professional ability who will become outstanding managers and leaders throughout the world. Approximately 3,000 students are enrolled in the Marriott School's graduate and undergraduate programs.
New Faculty Biographies
School of Accountancy and Information Systems
Bonnie Anderson — Anderson earned her PhD and her MA from Carnegie Mellon University after receiving her Macc and BS from BYU. Anderson, who starts in January 2000, will teach software analysis, design and user acceptance while at BYU. She has also taught at Duquesne University.
Greg Burton — Burton earned his PhD from the University of South Carolina after receiving his Macc and BA from Utah State University. Burton is teaching accounting information systems, auditing and financial accounting at BYU. He has also taught at the University of Nebraska.
William Heninger — Heninger earned his PhD from the University of Georgia after receiving his Macc and BS from BYU. Heninger is teaching information systems at BYU. He has also taught at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo.
Shannon Leikam — Leikam earned her PhD from Oklahoma State University after receiving her MBA from Oregon State University and her BS from Western Oregon State College. Leikam is teaching managerial accounting at BYU. She has also taught at Oklahoma State University and Arizona State University West.
John Richards — Richards earned his BS in chemistry from BYU. Richards is the associate director for both the eBusiness Center and the Center for Entrepreneurship. He will also teach an e-business strategy course. Richards developed the first-ever online yellow pages, has launched, ran and sold various companies and has worked as vice president of InfoSpace.
Business Management
Gregory Brashier — Brashier earned his BS in electrical engineering from BYU in 1976. He has since worked with Hewlett-Packard, Iomega, Dayna Communictions, Storage Dimensions, Vinca and Mylex. He is teaching product management, business management, and marketing at BYU.
Dean Longmore — Longmore earned his PhD from the University of Missouri—Columbia after receiving his MBA from the University of Utah and his BA from BYU. Longmore is teaching various finance classes at BYU. He has also taught at Idaho State University, the University of Missouri—Columbia and the University of Utah.
Vaughn Armstrong — Armstrong earned his PhD from Arizona State University after receiving his JD and BS from BYU. Armstrong is teaching finance and business law at BYU. He has also taught at Washington State University at Vancouver.
Romney Institute of Public Management
Rex Facer — Facer earned his PhD from the University of Georgia after receiving his MPA and BA from BYU. Facer is teaching local-government management, budgeting and public finance at BYU. He was also a researcher at the University of Georgia for five years.
Organizational Leadership and Strategy
Brook Derr — Derr earned his EdD from Harvard University after receiving his BA from the University of California—Berkeley. Derr is teaching organizational leadership and strategy at BYU. He has also taught at the University of Utah.
Curtis LeBaron — LeBaron earned his PhD from the University of Texas after receiving his MA from the University of Utah and his BA from BYU. LeBaron is teaching management communication at BYU. He has also taught at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
AFROTC
Capt. Blake Lunsford — Lunsford earned his BA in computer information systems from Troy State University. He has served in Massachusetts, Texas and Utah. Lunsford is currently an assistant professor of aerospace studies and the unit admissions officer of the Air Force ROTC Detachment 855 at BYU.
Col. Roger Maher — Maher earned his MS in systems management from the University of Southern California after receiving his BA from BYU. He has also completed training at Air War College, Armed Forces Staff College and Air Command and Staff College. Maher has served in Colorado, Thailand, the United Kingdom, Korea, Nebraska, Germany, Virginia, Texas, Alabama, Turkey, Ohio, Illinois and Utah. He is currently the professor of aerospace studies and the commander of Air Force ROTC Detachment 855 at BYU.
Capt. Bret Swigert — Swigert earned his BA in communications from BYU in 1996. Swigert has served in Texas, Maryland and BYU. He is currently an assistant professor of aerospace studies and education officer of the Air Force ROTC Detachment 855 at BYU.
AROTC
Capt. Noel Namauu — Namauu earned his MS in aeronautical science management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University after receiving his BA from the University of Utah. Namauu has served in Hawaii, Haiti, Germany, Italy and Utah. He is currently a professor of military science at BYU.
Maj. Greg Weisler — Weisler earned his PhD from Emory University after receiving his MA from Baylor University and his BA from Prairie View A&M University. Weisler has served in North Carolina, Panama, Saudi Arabia, Texas, Georgia and Utah. He is currently a professor of military science at BYU.
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Writer: S. Wade Hansen