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BYU Marriott accounting alumni Kathrine Jensen and Jared Nielsen recently received one of the most prestigious recognitions in accounting: the Elijah Watt Sells Award.
Traci Stirling Bell isn’t kidding when she says her hobby is telling fish stories. But what makes her tales unique is that they aren’t just incredible, they’re true. In 2012, Bell and her husband, Craig, started Ripple Rock Fish Farms in Frazeysburg, Ohio. From humble beginnings in the family’s garage, the company has grown into a thriving enterprise that produces 40,000 pounds of tilapia annually, with potential for another 10,000 pounds per year.
School of Accountancy alum Emily Gertsch applies her accounting skills to her current position as a medical director for F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG.
Whether he's teaching students in a classroom or coaching his players from the sidelines of a volleyball court, BYU Marriott accounting alum RJ Mattei loves learning and teaching in many forms.
Instinctively, Paige Goepfert is definitely organized—but she’s so much more.
Clark Pew has learned over the course of his life that persistence pays off. The executive MPA (EMPA) alumnus now lives in India working for the Department of State.
As a former national mountain biking champion, BYU Marriott SOA alumna Penny Lundgren firmly believes that she can accomplish anything with enough practice and determination.
Meg Rodeback didn't even know the Priscilla S. Payne Outstanding Student Performance Award existed before she earned it in August.
As an undeclared freshman at BYU, Susan Parker Sanders was feeling pressure to decide on a major. Her uncle worked for GTE Financial and suggested to his math-savvy niece that she consider accounting; he even set up an appointment for her to meet with a professor in BYU Marriott’s School of Accountancy.
Accounting alum Jason Graham lost his home during Hurricane Harvey, but he gained stronger relationships with others and a greater appreciation for the unexpected.
Laura Warner Torgesen's heritage in academia, including BYU legend Karl G. Maeser, have led her to blaze a pioneering path of her own.
Doug Winters won't say accounting is always exciting. But with the title forensic accountant and the discovery of a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme on his career certainly hasn't been a snooze fest.
When Ethan Kyo Choi wrapped up his LDS mission to South Korea and headed home to Australia, he knew he wasn’t going to stay long. Deciding to study business, he soon purchased a one-way ticket to Utah to study at BYU Marriott.
With the help of a BYU Marriott scholarship and through her own determination, accounting alum Brittany Drury Brown has thrived, including starting a business that provides opportunities for stay-at-home parents.