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The Romney Institute of Public Service and Ethics at the BYU Marriott School of Business presented Tina Nabatchi with the 2026 Gary C. Cornia Award. In her acceptance speech, she reflected on the responsibility of public service professionals to address social issues and the power that comes from collaboration.
Whether Ben Beck is sitting in the bright green leather recliner in his office at BYU Marriott, at the bishop’s desk of his church building, or in the cramped storefront of a small business in Cambodia, Beck says his goal is the same: to support and encourage the individuals he meets.
When Millie Rapp reentered the workforce, the difference between the experience at the first two businesses she worked at sparked her curiosity in business, so she applied to BYU Marriott's MBA program. She says that her experience in the MBA program has not only opened up new career paths for her but has also helped her grow into the person she wants to become.
Air Force Major Corban Smith faced his own personal doomsday when he was told a medical condition would prevent him from becoming an Air Force pilot—a dream he’d had since he was a child. After being forced to alter his plans, he discovered a new path that’s led him to his current position as the operations flight commander and assistant professor at Brigham Young University’s Air Force ROTC.
The MBA program hosted an internal case competition during winter semester, giving students the opportunity to apply teamwork and problem-solving skills and compete for cash prizes. For some of the 78 MBA students who participated, this event was the first and only case competition they participated in.
More than 1,600 graduates walked across the stage in the Marriott Center during the April 2026 convocation ceremonies for the BYU Marriott School of Business. At each ceremony, graduates were invited to embody BYU Marriott’s values and become Christlike leaders.
Students at BYU Marriott are learning to embrace AI as a tool for learning and as a part of their future careers.
“I’m of the mind that with AI now, we as faculty have to move the goalposts way out there,” says Scott Murff, an associate teaching professor of strategy at the BYU Marriott School of Business. As faculty integrate AI into their classrooms, they say they hope that their students will not only accomplish more, but that they will become more. “Instead of getting to the end of the road, now we want our students to go to the moon.”
The BYU Marriott School of Business honored selected faculty and staff at its April 2026 awards ceremony for their impact in exemplifying BYU Marriott’s mission, vision, and values in both classroom and administrative work.
The MBA program at the BYU Marriott School of Business awarded six MBA students the 2026 Gary P. Williams Leadership Award.
Each year, the George E. Stoddard Prize is awarded to MBA students at the BYU Marriott School of Business who are pursuing careers in finance and have displayed leadership and academic excellence.
The award, which includes a $10,000 cash prize, is one of the highest distinctions given to graduating MBA students at BYU Marriott.
Ten first-year MBA students at the BYU Marriott School of Business with a strong interest and commitment to international business were recognized as the 2026 Eccles Scholars by the Whitmore Global Business Center (GBC). Through the generosity of the George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, Eccles Scholars are awarded a paid international business experience and up to $2,000.
A desire to conduct research sent experience design and management (ExDM) students Autumn Tolman and Hannah Knowlton on a flight across the world. Their journey in the Netherlands—the two BYU Marriott School of Business students explain—has changed their fundamental understanding of experience design and provided an opportunity for them to share their findings.
When BYU Marriott students feel nervous about going into the workforce, Zach Wright, an assistant professor in the global supply chain management (GSCM) program, says he knows exactly how they feel. Drawing on his own experiences, he advises BYU Marriott School of Business students to stay open to opportunities as they work toward their career goals.
The Marketing Futures Summit, hosted by the BYU Marriott School of Business, offered students the opportunity to both network with recent MBA alumni and develop professional skills.
Michael Liu has learned that when he prays for opportunities, God often responds with challenges—but for Liu, those challenges are the answer.
Keynote speakers, Jeff Ferrell and Benn Manning shared that relying on God throughout their journey helps them grow both personally and professionally at the 2026 SMB ETA Conference.
BYU Marriott student Shane Sykes describes himself as a dentist by training and an adventurer at heart. Above all, he prioritizes spending time with his family.
For BYU student Katie Young, the biggest lesson she learned from helping run the Community Compassion Collective was simple: social networks matter.
Starting a family and seeking creative ways to pay for school were transformative for BYU Marriott strategy student Dustin Hubnik. As he prepares to graduate, he reflects on the motivation he has found from deciding to embrace challenges.
As Caleb Jones tackles tricky topics in his GSCM classes, being personally accountable is his priority. Jones says this proactive approach has helped him grow and apply the things he learns to his studies as well as his personal life.
From modeling, to working in the Indiana House of Representatives, to eventually moving to Utah to help a friend chase a girl, to studying at BYU Marriott, Napoleon Nosker’s journey has been less than linear. Largely through the relationships he has formed with others, Nosker says he has been able to change his setbacks into strengths.
A series of conversations helped shape a career path for experience design and management (ExDM) student Maddie Johnson. What began as simple discussions about potential majors grew through interactions with peers, professors, and industry professionals, eventually leading her to a full-time role she hadn't expected.