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The Marriott School honored Kevin D. Stocks with the Outstanding Faculty Award, and fifteen others were also recognized for contributions.
Ethical dilemmas occur almost daily in corporations and management. If you want to know what one deep thinker on the subject thinks, ask Prof. Agle.
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.
When the alarm clock blares on a workday morning, MBA academic program manager Christine Roundy is not one to grumble. “I don’t wake up and think ‘oh no, I have to go to work,’” she says. “I love coming to work; I’m excited to go.”
John Bingham doesn’t believe in balance.
Whether or not Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, there are still some who hope for ice instead of an early spring.
Department of Recreation Management professor elected for his leadership and participation in professional organizations, contribution to research and scholarly literature, and long-term engagement in the leisure science profession.
The summer after high school was transformative for BYU recreation management associate professor Peter Ward. He set off on a six-week European trip—a graduation gift from his grandmother—and learned about himself, others, and problem-solving.
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.
BYU strategy professor James Oldroyd was flying to Singapore for a job interview when a colleague called and asked him to stop by South Korea. With no expectations, Oldroyd complied and made a pit stop at the Sungkyunkwan Graduate School of Business (SKK GSB). This brief trip changed the course of his life for the next five years.
Recreation management professor Brad Harris doesn’t want to be one of those people who go through the motions every day. He’s never been the kind of person to just daydream about making a difference—he actually does something about it. This mentality has inspired Harris to work in nonprofits throughout his life.
The travel bug is contagious as Troy Nielson leads groups of students on international trips.
Life has not always gone according to plan for BYU Marriott adjunct professor Blair Giles. But for Giles, the unexpected ride has turned out to be greater than he could have imagined, including some quality time with one Jimmer Fredette.
Monte Swain feels a rush when standing at the front of a classroom. That rush has energized him for nearly 30 years of teaching at BYU Marriott.
BYU Marriott finance professor Todd Mitton always strives to see the big picture, which enables him to spread his influence through the Tanner Building and beyond.
Assistant teaching professor Scott Webb believes the best way to teach is to fill the classroom's atmosphere with love and concern for each other.
Cindy Blair wasn't always sure she wanted to teach, but whenever life was uncertain, she would ask, 'what's next?' and keep moving forward.
Climbing the tallest mountains in the world, learning to fly, and doing research in Uganda are incredible feats on their own and BYU Marriott professor Stacy Taniguchi has done them all.
BYU Marriott ExDM professor Brian Hill, along with three other BYU professors, recently led a group of fourteen students on a six-week expedition exploring Utah's natural wonders.
Thirty-six years after completing her communications undergrad, former news anchor and adjunct faculty member Ruth Todd is thrilled to be back at BYU, but this time as a student.
While working as a white-water rafting guide in central Idaho during high school, Mat Duerden got his first taste of how experience design can impact lives.