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Lieutenant Colonel Travis Bailey planned to make his assignment in Kansas City his last. With a leap of faith to request a new position, Bailey was transferred to BYU, where he is now the chair of the Department of Military Science and head of BYU’s Army ROTC.
After 24 years of building an alumni network and forging one-on-one relationships with those in the MPA community, Vicki Okerlund leaves behind a legacy of Christ-centered leadership that extends beyond the workplace.
MPA students Erica Jensen and Brianna Merling each received the 2023 Doyle W. Buckwalter Award for exemplary performance in their respective off-campus internships.
As an MPA professor at BYU Marriott, Eva Witesman emphasizes to students the importance of unity with one another and the organizations they will work for.
Teaching professor for the Romney Institute of Public Service and Ethics Aaron Miller teaches students that future business leaders should focus less on climbing the corporate ladder and more on creating a positive impact in the world.
As an associate professor at BYU Marriott, Liz Dixon reflects on how her father’s example helped her teach and practice Christlike communication.
After diverting his route to wander into an institute of religion at the University of Oklahoma, Travis Ruddle found a new life and a new path that would one day lead to teaching in the MPA program at the BYU Marriott School of Business.
Teaching ROTC cadets is a new experience for BYU Nathan Schell. However, Schell's nearly 20 years of US Army service, prepared him to tackle this opportunity.
A life-changing conversation with a U.S. Army recruiter led Jack Sturgeon to join the military. Now, he does the same as an army recruiter at BYU.
Larry Walters discovered early in his life that serving others brought him great joy. His love of public service has spread to others and made the world a better place.
For Veterans Day this year, BYU's Army and Air Force ROTC programs remembered those who paid the ultimate sacrifice through military service and honored finance professor Jim Brau.
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.
The BYU Army and Air Force ROTC programs recently held three commissioning ceremonies honoring 31 cadets.
BYU Army ROTC cadets placed in the top five at the Sandhurst Military Skills Competition in West Point, New York.
They never planned to buy a farm. They were just looking for a place to live.
When she ended her 30-year-long career at the Romney Institute at BYU Marriott. emeritus faculty member Gloria Wheeler knew she wanted to continue serving others.
A conversation Ross Storey had with a stranger on his church mission led him to change his career plans. Storey is now an ExDM adjunct professor and works at the MTC.
The BYU MPA ICMA chapter was recently named the second-place winner of the 2022 ICMA Student Chapter Best Event Contest.
As the operations officer for the Army ROTC program at BYU, Roland Griffith hopes to be a role model for his cadets.
"Lift where you stand" is Eva Witesman's life motto. This guidance directs her efforts as an associate professor at the BYU Marriott School of Business.
MPA graduate Tamsyn Randall recently received the 2022 Garth N. Jones Writing award.
A chain of events stretching through five universities and a faith conversion led BYU Marriott MPA professor Dan Heist to his research linking religion and philanthropic behavior.
As an avid rock climber, BYU Marriott MPA professor David Matkin teaches his students the values of perseverance that rock climbing instills in him.
In today’s faculty-advised, student-run Grantwell program, students consult with real clients on real projects.