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Employee Spotlight Accounting Finance
The department chair and a professor of finance at BYU Marriott, Taylor Nadauld thanks his 25-year-old self for choosing to leave a lucrative position on Wall Street to earn a PhD.
As professor Mark Zimbelman retires from the School of Accountancy (SOA), he reflects on how his faith has helped him make a lasting impact through both his research and his interactions with students.
After 33 years of enriching and inspiring the next generation of business students, Monte Swain is teaching his final semester in the School of Accountancy (SOA).
Twenty years ago, Ian Wright learned the value of a good mentor. Now, as the finance program director and an assistant professor, he strives to encourage students to be the best in everything they do.
Understanding that there’s not one right path for everyone, teaching professor of accountancy Melissa Larson works to inspire confidence in students no matter their goals.
Jonathan Liljegren knew early on that he loved accounting, teaching, and the gospel of Jesus Christ. Now at BYU Marriott, he loves being able to combine all three.
Sara Hubbs's decision to transfer to BYU as an undergraduate led to a fulfilling career that ultimately included returning to Provo as an assistant dean of finance and HR at BYU Marriott.
Accounting faculty Sheri Thomas, single mother and former CFO, has never let challenges keep her from moving forward.
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.
For Zack Fox, the importance of always showing up applies in football, life, and in his new role as an assistant professor of accounting.
As a new associate professor of accounting, Brant Christensen uses his experience and love for teaching to help students navigate college life.
After living and working in Seattle, New York, and Ohio, Jon Kerr—a brand-new School of Accountancy professor, tax law fanatic, and part-time beekeeper has circled back to BYU—the place where his family and his dreams of teaching began.
"Curiosity killed the cat" has long been a phrase that discourages inquisitiveness and one with which Ben Iverson would disagree.
An idea from a business trip in Shanghai blossomed into Kurt Brown's latest\ impact investing venture, a topic he also teaches as a BYU Marriott adjunct professor.
Amy Densley, the assistant program director for the finance department, always brings a warmth to those around her.
For new BYU Marriott School of Business assistant accounting professor Travis Dyer, teaching is more than a job; it's a passion.
When associate professor of finance Brian Boyer was an undergraduate student, a pivotal conversation with a professor started him on the path to his future career.
Brooke Bradford, the events and programs coordinator for the School of Accountancy (SOA) at BYU Marriott, helps bring accounting students, faculty, and alumni together.
Although BYU Marriott accounting professor Mike Drake was raised in Nevada, he calls BYU home.
The office door of BYU Marriott professor Jim Brau is always open. Brau believes making connections with his students is the most important part of his job.
Brian Spilker landed his dream job when he accepted an assistant professor position in the School of Accountancy in 1993.
In 1993, Patricia Wilson left her hometown of Cali, Colombia to pursue an education at BYU. Two decades later, she now works as the business manager for the SOA.
As a professor at the School of Accountancy at BYU Marriott, Ron Worsham hopes to instill the same passion he feels for accounting within his own students.
BYU Marriott professor Colby Wright first came to BYU as a student because he loves football, but he returned to teach because of the school's students and character principles.