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Employee Spotlight Faculty Research 2005–2009
The Marriott School honored Kevin D. Stocks with the Outstanding Faculty Award, and fifteen others were also recognized for contributions.
THIS IS THE FIRST OF A THREE-PART SERIES FOCUSING ON ECONOMIC SELF-RELIANCE. THE NEXT ARTICLE, IN THE SUMMER 2007 ISSUE, WILL HIGHLIGHT MICROFRANCHISING.
Few things excite accountants more than numbers. BYU Accounting Professor Kevin Stocks can now add another number to his list: the No. 1 accounting professor in Utah.
Two weeks before Kristen DeTienne moved into her new home, she called the phone company to pre-install a new line. The company didn’t come through, and she went for weeks without a phone.
A new timeshare exchange method developed at BYU leads to happier customers and increased revenue opportunities.
Former Marriott School Professor Gloria E. Wheeler will teach as a Fulbright Scholar at the Institute of Finance and Economics in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Warner Woodworth was recognized as a leading innovator for guiding student-led relief projects in Thailand.
The Marriott School honored W. Gibb Dyer with its 2008 Outstanding Faculty Award at a banquet in his honor.
Marriott School's Ginny Richman has been named Air Force ROTC Civilian of the Quarter
Talk to any cheese importer, student studying abroad, or retired couple finally realizing their dream to see the Sistine Chapel, and you're bound to hear that leaving the United States hurts, especially in the pocketbook.
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Eleven Recognized for Significant Contributions
Singled out from professors across the nation, BYU Professor and School of Accountancy Director Kevin Stocks was recognized this month for displaying excellence in accounting education.
Brigham Young University assistant professor of public management Chyleen Arbon was recently appointed by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights to a two-year term on its Utah Advisory Committee.
Gary Cornia’s face lights up when he talks about his work in taxes. “I love the topic I research,” he says. “Taxes are the funnest thing in the world. I love coming to work.”
Texas transplant and BYU business management professor Andrew Holmes was recently profiled by BusinessWeek Online as students’ favorite professor at the Marriott School of Management.
Two weeks before Kristen DeTienne moved into her new home, she called the phone company to pre-install a new phone line. The company didn't come through and she had to live for weeks without a phone.
Scott M. Smith, James Passey Professor of Marketing and director of the BYU Institute of Marketing, has been selected as a 2006-2007 Fulbright Scholar to Moldova. The Fulbright Scholar program is sponsoring Smith to develop a marketing and entrepreneurship curriculum in the small, former Soviet-block country.