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Rex Facer, BYU Marriott associate professor of public service and ethics, may change the entire organization of Utah County government as he serves as vice-chair of the newly formed Utah County Good Government Advisory Board.
Kurt Sandholtz, BYU Marriott assistant professor of organizational behavior and human resources, has learned the importance of moving forward in faith with a decision, without completely understanding what lies ahead.
BYU Marriott School of Business information systems professor Jeff Jenkins is no stranger to the hard work and patience needed to delve into unexplored areas of his discipline. Growing up on a dairy farm in Rigby, Idaho, taught him about diligence
Benjamin Galvin has been named the faculty advisor to the HR program, and is dedicated to creating high-impact experiences for his students.
Shad Morris's career has taken him to over sixty countries, which is convenient because this associate professor is continually searching the world for new ideas to teach his students.
Jeff Jenkins, assistant professor in the Department of Information Systems, was recognized for quickly becoming one of the top researchers worldwide.
Each semester, BYU students have the opportunity to confidentially provide feedback about their courses and professors. "That moment was a turning point in my career," Keith says.

The travel bug is contagious as Troy Nielson leads groups of students on international trips.
You dreamed you were flying through the sky. What does it mean? Information systems professor James Gaskin has a new app that can help you find out.
The Department of Information Systems and individual faculty members are among the best in the world according to the Association of Information Systems.
It was 2003 when Erik Lamb’s name was first called in the Marriott Center. Fully suited in his cap and gown, he accepted his diploma and thought his time at BYU was complete.
After forty years at BYU, Marshall Romney speaks of the program that he will be leaving behind in April by quoting the well-known Carpenters’ song, “We’ve only just begun.”
In 1997, Lisa Jones Christensen took a break after a decade of working in business development to travel the world and work on her Spanish. While in Guatemala, she lived with low-income families in their homes. One night, when the father of one of the families came home from work rejected, mistreated, and empty-handed, she realized she needed to re-evaluate the paradigm she had grown to know about the relationship between business and quality of life.
James Gaskin’s office décor goes way beyond the family photos and desk plants. A homemade jetpack built by his daughters hangs above his desk, and below his window sits a growing model village complete with green hills, an electric train, and a miniature Hogwarts castle.
When two young missionaries lost the trail while hiking Mont Pelée, a volcano on the French Caribbean island of Martinique, Reid Robison had to act quickly. After receiving the news that the two young men had gone missing, Robison, then president of the West Indies Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, immediately flew to Martinique from mission headquarters in Trinidad and brought in twenty additional missionaries from surrounding islands in the mission to help search alongside the local police force.
Marriott School information systems professor James Gaskin received one of the first-ever AIS Early Career Awards.
Bonnie Brinton Anderson, associate professor in the information systems department, gave five tips on how to improve computer security behavior and our spiritual behavior.
Explosions, accidents, and disasters—surprisingly, that’s what motivated Peter Madsen to pursue a degree in management.
For OLS professor David Cherrington, arriving at his teaching career didn’t come as expected.
BYU professor Gove Allen explains how he developed grading software for use in introductory Excel classes.
Katherine Payne’s life has taken some dramatic turns in the last few years.
Professor Alan Wilkins was honored with the Outstanding Faculty Award at Marriott School Awards Night.
India's health system was weighed down by fraudulent bids for supplies. Prof. Conan Albrecht, accepted the challenge to find a cure.
The Marriott School honored Kevin D. Stocks with the Outstanding Faculty Award, and fifteen others were also recognized for contributions.