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Gary Cornia’s face lights up when he talks about his work in taxes. “I love the topic I research,” he says. “Taxes are the funnest thing in the world. I love coming to work.”
Singled out from professors across the nation, BYU Professor and School of Accountancy Director Kevin Stocks was recognized this month for displaying excellence in accounting education.
Eleven Recognized for Significant Contributions
Few things excite accountants more than numbers. BYU Accounting Professor Kevin Stocks can now add another number to his list: the No. 1 accounting professor in Utah.
The Marriott School honored Kevin D. Stocks with the Outstanding Faculty Award, and fifteen others were also recognized for contributions.
Kevin Stocks, director of the Brigham Young University School of Accountancy, has been selected as president-elect of the American Accounting Association.
A BYU accounting professor has co-authored the first how-to guide to help accountants deal with new business acquisition standards.
One Marriott School professor has been working overtime to help clarify Utah's business tax laws.
Dr. Crawford is retiring in July and talks about his time at BYU and his future plans in this question-and-answer interview.
It took ten years and three invitations, but last summer finance professor Karl Diether made the move from Dartmouth College to BYU’s Department of Finance.
When there’s fresh powder on the mountains, you can expect Monte Swain to be out shredding the slopes. But the Marriott School of Management accounting professor wasn’t always so adept at carving on a snowboard.
You don’t mess with a Texan’s pickup truck, says BYU finance professor Andrew Holmes. So, needless to say, back in the 90s when someone broke into his truck, stole his checkbook, and started writing fraudulent checks in his name, he was pretty upset.
Eighteen weeks of training, 26.2 miles, an average heart rate of 136–there are many ways to measure a marathon.
Jessi Valentine’s spirit animal is a chameleon.
After growing up in Kingsburg, California, new BYU School of Accountancy professor Melissa Western completed her undergraduate studies in neighboring Fresno. She wasn’t sure what she wanted to major in, but many of her track teammates were business students. They encouraged her to try out an accounting class, which she did—and she fell in love.
Former department chair and current professor Steven Thorley reflects on the growth of the finance program.
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.
Stan Wilson never expected to return to BYU after graduating in 1985 with a bachelor's degree in accounting, but life has taught him to embrace the unexpected.
With his impactful research record, years of academic service, and distinguished publication history, BYU Marriott School of Business Associate Dean Steve Glover was an obvious choice for the Outstanding Audit Educator Award.
BYU Marriott staff member Troy Carpenter advises over five hundred members of the BYU Real Estate Club and does everything in his power to help students succeed.
At first glance, School of Accountancy alumna Jennifer Notley doesn't seem much different from many other mothers. But what you don't know is that she's also a singer and songwriter, vocal coach, fitness instructor, and CPA all at the same time.
Since losing his mom at just eight years old, professor Josh Lee has relied on a cassette tape recording she left him to guide him throughout his life that led him back to BYU Marriott.