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Students MBA 2018 2000–2004
As Grant McQueen, director of the MBA program, spoke with MBA students during their exit interviews, he perceived a common thread: many students wanted to develop stronger tech product management (PM) skills.
Though Adkins has experience in golf, cartography, and geographic information systems, he found his passion in chocolate while interning for Hershey.
Service in the US Air Force wasn't enough for one of the newest additions to the EMBA program. He is going back to school to help create a flourishing economy for the people in Mali, Africa.
With a new school year approaching this fall, take a look at some of the impressive women who add to the reputation of the MBA program.
One alum's vision has led to personal and professional joy for many BYU Marriott MBA marketing students.
The BYU Marriott MBA used a few secret weapons to claim its second Venture Investment Capital Competition title and solidify its spot as a top school in VC education.
Jordan Booth, Dave Christison, James McConnaughey, and Erika Nash received the 2018 Williams Entrepreneurial Leadership Award and $5,000 each for their efforts in the program.
BYU Marriott teams dominated at a recent marketing competition, with an MBA team and an undergraduate team claiming the top two spots.
The select group of BYU Marriott MBA candidates were recently recognized for their work in the international business world.
A team of BYU Marriott MBAs came out on top over Yale, Chicago Booth, Darden, and other top schools to win the inaugural Adam Smith Society Case Competition.
A group of BYU Marriott MBA candidates were honored with the George E. Stoddard Prize, a $5,000 award given to exceptional second-year MBA finance students.
The BYU Marriott School of Business named ten MBA candidates 2018 Hawes Scholars, an honor that carries the highest distinction given to MBA students at the school and a cash award of $10,000.
BYU Marriott showcased its international fluency as the only American school to compete at a recent healthcare case competition held in Italy.
The Marriott School at Brigham Young University announces ten MBA candidates as its 2004 Hawes Scholars. The honor, which carries a cash award of $10,000, is the highest distinction given to MBA students at the school.
MBA Students Win Thunderbird Innovation Challenge
In an economy characterized by receding retirement funds and a volatile stock market, a group of BYU MBA students beat the odds – and 18 other universities - to earn a 32 percent return on their portfolio. Sponsors of the competition, brokerage firm D.A. Davidson & Co., awarded the Marriott School's Peery Institute with a $7,000 check for successfully managing the company's $50,000 investment portfolio throughout last year.
Students at Brigham Young University's Marriott School of Management selected two of their classmates and a professor to receive the 2003 Merrill J. Bateman Awards. These honors, now in their second year, are the only awards chosen solely by business school students.
Despite being one teammate short, arriving at the competition with only five minutes to spare and having to begin planning their case in a car by flashlight, a team of three students from BYU’s Marriott School recently placed second at an international business ethics competition.
In spite of a tough placement environment and dipping salaries for new graduates, Brigham Young University's MBA program held on to the best buy title in Business Week's 2002 ranking of top business programs. BYU's Marriott School had the best return on investment with only 4.1 years to payback, including the two years at school. Pennsylvania State University came in second at 4.4 years and Purdue was third at 4.5 years.
So what do you do when the crowds dissipate, the athletes take their medals home and you’re left with empty multi-million-dollar Olympic facilities?
The Marriott School at Brigham Young University named eight MBA candidates as its 2002 Hawes Scholars. The honor, which carries a cash award of $10,000, is the highest distinction given to MBA students at the school.
Brigham Young University offers MBA students more bang for the buck than any other regional school. The Marriott School of Management's MBA program was ranked number one among regional business schools in the 15 October issue of Forbes. The magazine surveyed 20,000 graduates from 104 top national and international business schools.
Touting the fastest payback in the nation, Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management is a steal according to BusinessWeek’s new ranking of the best b-schools. The magazine reports that BYU’s MBA graduates take only 3.5 years to recoup their investment in lost work and tuition.