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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.
Dale Hull, the 2023 MPA Alumnus of the Year, credits his time in the Executive MPA program for giving him the confidence he needed to help people with paralysis.
Art student Laurel Galli-Graves never imagined working as a data scientist for the Department of Defense. But her time in the MPA program helped her combine her artistic creativity, passion for public service, and love of analytics and machine learning to help further the public good.

The Department of Finance at the BYU Marriott School of Business reconnects with alumni at the fall 2023 alumni BBQ.
Senator Mitt and Ann Romney shared their career and family experiences with MPA students.
Three BYU Marriott faculty receive awards at the 2023 University Conference.
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.
On November 5, 2021, the Romney Institute of Public Service and Ethics presented the 2021 N. Dale Wright Alumni Award to Dr. Tamara Sheffield.
The Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business welcomes nine new professors this fall.
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.

The Romney Institute recently honored Doral Vance with the 2019 N. Dale Wright Alumnus of the Year Award.
The Romney Institute of Public Management honored BYU Marriott MPA graduate Chris Brady, city manager of Mesa, Arizona, with the 2018 N. Dale Wright Alumnus of the Year Award at a luncheon on 26 October.
BYU Marriott School of Business dean Brigitte C. Madrian appointed Craig Merrill as the new chair of the finance department.
A little more than five years ago, finance professors Jim Brau and Andy Holmes, dubbed "the fathers of the finance major" by program director Colby Wright, saw hours of meetings and paperwork pay off in the creation of the finance major at BYU Marriott.
Another round of graduate school rankings from U.S. News World Report, brings another round of good news for BYU Marriott.

The Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business welcomes five new faculty members, all of whom began teaching with the commencement of the Fall 2018 semester.
Colby Wright and Troy Nielson, professors at the BYU Marriott School of Business, were recognized at this year's University Conference.
Honoree Brett Swigert shared the importance of service before self in his acceptance speech.
“Making a difference.” “Making the world a better place.” Use these phrases enough and they start sounding stale. But backed by real results, the work of MPA alumni is proving the skills developed within the walls of the Marriott School can make meaningful—and real—change.
The Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business welcomes three professors to the Tanner Building this fall.
Steve Thacker, city manager of Centerville, Utah, was honored for his legacy of exceptional management in governmental positions for over the past thirty years.
Honored for his outstanding contributions to public administration research, James Perry shared four points for advancing research in the field during his remarks.
The Romney Institute of Public Management named Bryce Baker the 2015 N. Dale Wright Alumnus of the Year for his outstanding service in the federal government.