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Employee Spotlight Student Experiences MBA 2023 2010–2014
Global supply chain assistant professor Brett Hathaway spends much of his free time summiting mountains. His career path has uniquely equipped him to provide perspective to students in their own journeys.
Taking over the bookkeeping for her family’s Idaho dairy farm taught fourteen-year-old Jenn Larson about unpredictable farming revenues, ignited her lifelong passion for finance, and inspired her to become a role model.
Students, employees, and executives typically work hard to present themselves professionally, ensuring blazers are pressed and handshakes are firm. Yet BYU Marriott professor Kristen DeTienne, who has more than three decades of professional experience, calls for something beyond professionalism. “What’s that extra edge that helps you be effective and enjoy what you’re doing?” DeTienne says, “It’s personal connection.”
Jeffrey Burningham, adjunct faculty and partner to the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology, believes the creative process is pivotal to a fulfilling life.
With nearly three decades of experience at BYU Marriott, MBA academic program manager Christine Roundy helps students reach their goals by meeting individual needs.
When we asked for a Marriott School of Management faculty member with unusual hobbies, the ROTC sent us straight to recruiting and operations officer Dave Jungheim. As it turns out, building the Salt Lake Temple out of more than thirty-five thousand Lego bricks can get you noticed.
Mickey Mouse might bring in the money for The Walt Disney Company, but Stephanie Conran is helping save it.
Twenty-three MBA finance students received the Stoddard Award for academic excellence and service.
BYU's team won first place in the regional competition and Entrepreneur's Choice in the Global Finals.
A team of BYU MBA students bested competitors from across Utah to win first place in the ACG Cup Competition.
BYU's Global Management Center recently named 14 internationally minded MBA students as Eccles Scholars.
Students at BYU's Marriott School are gearing up for study abroad programs hosted by the Global Management Center.
Changing the missionary age infused excitement and opened doors for many new opportunities. It also created a few challenges. One of these challenges at the Provo MTC was how to prepare and serve as many as 10,000 more meals a day.
The first-year MBA team marks the second year in a row that BYU has won the competition.
The prize named after the late George E. Stoddard was awarded to 21 BYU MBA finance students.
The Whitmore Global Management Center named 10 first-year MBA candidates as the 2013 Eccles Scholars.
A team of MBA students won first place at the 2012 Adobe Digital Analytics Competition.
BYU students know what it takes to create a successful company, and they have the results to prove it.
A team of BYU MBA students bested teams from other Utah schools by winning first place and $5,000.
Graduate students from across the country gathered at BYU to create solutions for problems facing social organizations.
The Kay and Yvonne Whitmore Global Management Center at Brigham Young University recently named 10 first-year MBA candidates as Eccles Scholars and awarded each recipient $9,000 to aid with schooling costs, international projects, and global career
Twenty-one Brigham Young University MBA finance students received a significant return on investment by being awarded the George E. Stoddard Prize, which comes with a cash award of $2,000. This year 10 second-year and 11 first-year students received the honor.
After 24 hours analyzing a supply chain problem, a BYU team emerged with a solution that took home a top finish.
With laptops charged, whiteboards cleared, and markers ready, it’s now up to the Executive MBA students’ careful positioning and strategic thinking to navigate the intricacies of a simulated marketplace.