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The Romney Institute of Public Service and Ethics at the BYU Marriott School of Business honored Amanda Rutherford, a professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University and a scholar in the field of public administration, with the 2024 Gary C. Cornia Award.
MPA students Erica Jensen and Brianna Merling each received the 2023 Doyle W. Buckwalter Award for exemplary performance in their respective off-campus internships.
Assistant professor McKenzie Rees had a strong prompting to do a peer-mentoring project for her section of HRM 540: Organizational Effectiveness.
Senator Mitt and Ann Romney shared their career and family experiences with MPA students.
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.”
Three BYU Marriott faculty receive awards at the 2023 University Conference.
For the last 15 years, at least one student from the School of Accountancy at BYU Marriott has earned the prestigious Elijah Watt Sells Award; in the most recent exam cycle, two students qualified.
The MPA program recognized Debby Tucker for her work to end domestic violence and sexual assault.
Rosemary O’Leary, a renowned researcher and professor in the public management field, received the 2023 Gary C. Cornia Lecture Series Award from the Romney Institute of Public Service and Ethics at the BYU Marriott School of Business. O’Leary, who has written 13 books and more than 135 articles on public management, presented her work on ethics and guerilla government at the award luncheon.
Beginning with the fall 2022 semester, BYU Marriott School of Business students graduating from the bachelor of science and master of accountancy programs will receive a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) designation with their degree.
BYU Marriott fared well in the recently released U.S. News & World Report 2022 rankings for graduate programs. Both the MBA and MPA programs were ranked, as were four graduate program emphases.

William Livingston, an MPA student, has been named the 2022 Buckwalter Internship Award recipient by the MPA program in the BYU Marriott School of Business.
This summer, four BYU Marriott students were paired with financial literacy startup FinLit, allowing the students an opportunity to develop business and personal skills.
The BYU MPA ICMA chapter was recently named the second-place winner of the 2022 ICMA Student Chapter Best Event Contest.
MPA graduate Tamsyn Randall recently received the 2022 Garth N. Jones Writing award.
Another round of graduate school rankings from U.S. News World Report, brings another round of good news for BYU Marriott.

In today’s faculty-advised, student-run Grantwell program, students consult with real clients on real projects.
Nine students were recently honored as 2022 Bateman Award recipients for their excellence both inside and outside the classroom.
The Romney Institute presented the annual Doyle W. Buckwalter Scholarship to second-year MPA student Heather Shurtliff.
The Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business welcomes nine new professors this fall.
Four BYU Marriott students helped create a sustainable alternative for Walmart's supply chain process through the Ballard Center for Social Impact.
Though students at the BYU Marriott haven't been able to meet together in person like they normally would, students in the EMPA program managed to find a way to get together.

Marieka Creek and Zachary Simons were awarded for their outstanding internship performance during 2020.

The Marriott School had an amazing 2015. Here's a list of some of our top stories of the year featuring our outstanding students, faculty and alumni.