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Sunnie Giles grew up catching river salamanders in her small South Korean farming town while dreaming of someday attending college. Though her parents were unwilling to support her pursuit of higher level education, she didn't let that stop her.
In early 1990, JaLee Clarke was several months into her fourth pregnancy. However, rather than taking it easy, Clarke was back in the classroom at BYU to finish her undergraduate degree.
Over the course of Kevin Sayer's decades-long career in the medical technology industry, change has been the only constant.
The medical finances industry is limited due to the extra financial services required by the medical field. This makes a medically focused CPA firm revolutionary.
BYU Marriott School of Business students often graduate with a desire to change the world, but this dream isn't always realized on the first job out the door.
Melissa Nielsen's degree in Global Supply Chain Management has allowed her to skip the learning curve, and start making a difference immediately at her first job post graduation.
Balancing personal passions with demanding coursework is an art that can take years to perfect. But BYU Marriott MAcc alum James Bounous did just that.
From her college years on, Rose Palmer has connected people, organizations, and communities leaving them stronger than they were before.
Paris Fashion Week isn’t really Michael Hansen’s scene. He’s a sports-arena guy, feeling more in his element at a Final Four basketball game or a French Open tennis match.
With his impactful research record, years of academic service, and distinguished publication history, BYU Marriott School of Business Associate Dean Steve Glover was an obvious choice for the Outstanding Audit Educator Award.
Close to one hundred thousand people in the United States are currently waiting for a kidney transplant. The average wait time to obtain a kidney is three to five years, and some patients may never receive one.
Trevor Findlay has always had his sights on the skies. Several of his family members worked for Boeing, so he grew up learning about planes and helicopters. As a young boy, he set a goal to one day be in the cockpit of a Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter. Now as a helicopter pilot for the US Army, he is living out his lifelong dream.
From an early age, it was clear that Brian J. Baldus was destined for the world of business. In fact, he started his first company as a nine-year-old. Now as a professor and an academic researcher, Baldus strives to make a positive impact on the business community on campus and around the area.
While studying at BYU Marriott, Jordan Barlow accepted an invitation to participate in the PhD preparation track of the MISM program. That decision set him on the path to become an information systems professor.
With a line out the door every morning, a feature in a Food Network series, and an astonishing recipe, it's no wonder Hruska's Kolaches, a pastry bakery in Provo, Utah, continues to see its fame rise.
Students regularly help with Ryan Elder's research on advertising effectiveness and sensory marketing.
Patrice Mano loves the fact that her position provides opportunities to work with intelligent people and dynamic organizations.
BYU Marriott School of Business information systems professor Jeff Jenkins is no stranger to the hard work and patience needed to delve into unexplored areas of his discipline. Growing up on a dairy farm in Rigby, Idaho, taught him about diligence
Every day at 7:30 a.m., an alarm sounds on the phone of BYU Marriott School of Business alum Tyler Morgan which reads, "Go save babies."
Simon Greathead, a native of Lancaster, England, who comes from a working-class background, is the first to say he was unlikely to become a professor. However, Greathead feels he is now living his dream at BYU Marriott.
Kurt Sandholtz, BYU Marriott assistant professor of organizational behavior and human resources, has learned the importance of moving forward in faith with a decision, without completely understanding what lies ahead.
While many students are tempted to toss away class notes at the end of a school year, BYU MBA alum Jason Barron kept his and is actually making a profit from them.
Not many people stick to the dreams they had when they were five, but Kena Mathews has the opportunity on a daily basis to see her childhood calling to make a difference in the world become reality.
When she first entered the Army ROTC program at BYU Marriott, Anna Hodge could only do seven push-ups. By holding herself to high expectations and unwavering dedication, Hodge became a highly skilled and valuable cadet who could do seventy push-ups.