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Alumni Faculty & Employees Accounting 2023 2020
With two bachelor’s degrees and two master’s degrees, Tricia Seguine is no stranger to learning. She’s learned that she can use her unique educational blend to make a positive impact.
Eight professors joined the faculty at the BYU Marriott School of Business in 2023. “We are excited to welcome these new faculty members,” says Brigitte Madrian, dean of BYU Marriott. “In line with our mission to develop leaders of faith, intellect, and character, these new faculty bring insight and experience that will contribute to the educational experience BYU Marriott offers its students.”
Understanding that there’s not one right path for everyone, teaching professor of accountancy Melissa Larson works to inspire confidence in students no matter their goals.
Jonathan Liljegren knew early on that he loved accounting, teaching, and the gospel of Jesus Christ. Now at BYU Marriott, he loves being able to combine all three.
Accounting faculty Sheri Thomas, single mother and former CFO, has never let challenges keep her from moving forward.
BYU Marriott's accounting program helped Curt Haralson take his first steps to the bureau and beyond.
For Zack Fox, the importance of always showing up applies in football, life, and in his new role as an assistant professor of accounting.
As a new associate professor of accounting, Brant Christensen uses his experience and love for teaching to help students navigate college life.
After living and working in Seattle, New York, and Ohio, Jon Kerr—a brand-new School of Accountancy professor, tax law fanatic, and part-time beekeeper has circled back to BYU—the place where his family and his dreams of teaching began.
Sara Sparhawk and Lyn Johnson find joy in bringing entrepreneurial opportunities to women everywhere through their company West Tenth.
As the CEO of Tucanos, a chain of Brazilian steakhouse restaurants he started in 1999, Steve Oldham strives to capture the warmth of the Brazilian culture in his restaurants.

As the CEO of Mountain America Credit Union, BYU Marriott alum Sterling Nielsen considers the welfare of his employees and customers to be his top priority.

If you ever see a white car with a Utah license plate that reads BRIGM, you are likely driving behind Lee Bowen, a School of Accountancy alumni and die-hard BYU Cougar fan.

The American Accounting Association recently awarded David Wood, BYU Marriott professor of accounting, recently the Innovation in Accounting Award.

School of Accountancy director and faculty member Doug Prawitt was recently awarded the prestigious KPMG Mentoring Award from the American Accounting Association.

Congress has authorized roughly $3 trillion in COVID-19 relief assistance. With more relief money on the way, a new study led by two SOA professors found these newly available funds led to a significant surge in health sector lobbying activity.
Whether she's teaching in the classroom or conducting her own research, BYU Marriott professor Abigail Allen strives to ask challenging questions that don't take the status-quo rules for granted.

This past April, four graduates of the School of Accountancy were recipients of the 2019 Elijah Watt Sells Award, which is given to individuals who score above a 95.5 average across all four sections of the CPA exam.

When Hayden Gunnell graduated from BYU Marriott with a master's degree in accounting, he also left with a clear plan to earn his PhD.

Getting the highest CMA score worldwide is no easy feat, but for BYU Marriott masters of accounting student Josh Mortensen, studying for the CMA exam was like preparing for one of his competitive piano competitions; daunting but rewarding.

BYU Marriott faculty members are deeply committed to both top-tier research and individual student success which creates a distinctive learning environment.
A study group at BYU whose members called themselves the 8 to 8 Club gave BYU Marriott accounting alum Mike Baird the foundational team and leadership skills he now uses as president of a company that works to save the lives of people across America.
Since losing his mom at just eight years old, professor Josh Lee has relied on a cassette tape recording she left him to guide him throughout his life that led him back to BYU Marriott.

At the age of forty and with nine children at home, Gloria B. Larkin decided to go back to school and finish her undergraduate degree. The fact that she was busier than most college students didn’t sway her choice in major: accounting, a rigorous program at BYU Marriott.