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Whether it’s finding a hiking trail in the Rocky mountains or a fly fishing shop in Australia, Brigham Young University students are giving outdoor enthusiasts selectivity.Outdoorsman.com, a new online business, categorizes outdoor equipment, outfitting and recreation sites according to region, interest and business description.
A 2000 Brigham Young University graduate believes improving student Internet access will pay off and the judges agreed. Becky Tate, a recent graduate from the Marriott School at BYU, led a team of students from BYU and Utah Valley State College (UVSC) to a first place finish at the Utah Entrepreneur Challenge 6 May 2000. Their winning business plan, CityNet, was selected from thirty-five entries representing universities and colleges throughout the state. The CityNet team consisted of Tate, John Benson, a BYU engineering student, Logan Clark, a UVSC business student and Paul Wilson, a UVSC business student.
Vadim Ovchinnikov, a second-year master of accountancy (MAcc) student from Russia, has been selected as one of six students selected to work with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in 2001. Ovchinnikov is one of only a handful of foreign students and the first Russian to work with the board. He begins his one-year appointment as a technical assistant with the FASB in January.
Utahns support the idea of a tax on Internet sales but only if it replaces the sales tax on food or reduces the overall sales tax rate, according to a study conducted by Brigham Young University graduate students. A full report of the students' findings will be presented to the Governor's Tax Review Commission April 14.
Sabita Tuladhar is convinced she paid more taxes last year than she should have. But this year she says that won't happen. Tuladhar is a senior at the Marriott School majoring in information systems from Kathmandu, Nepal. "Sometimes it's really confusing," she admits, "and I've been using the easy form."
Three Marriott School students were named as this year's Kemper Scholars, an honor that provides each scholar with financial support and summer internships throughout their undergraduate careers.
Accounting students at Brigham Young University's Marriott School did what was thought to be the impossible in 1998, placing among the top three schools at both the undergraduate and graduate levels of the nation's most prestigious tax competition. Last year was the first time any university had placed two teams among the top three.
The Marriott School at Brigham Young University recently announced its 1999 Eccles Scholars, an honor that gives the eight recipients a tuition scholarship and funding for two or more international experiences.
Ten Marriott School students will attend the national "Business Tomorrow" conference in San Francisco this October. In what is a highly competitive selection process, the Marriott School has an unusually high representation at this year's conference.
The Institute of Marketing at Brigham Young University's Marriott School awarded 17 students with cash scholarships amounting to $18,000 at a special luncheon Friday. These students were recognized for their scholarship and contribution to the marketing industry.
The Marriott School at Brigham Young University today announced its 1999 Hawes Scholars. The honor, which carries a cash award of $10,000, is the highest distinction given to Marriott School MBA candidates. Ned C. Hill, dean of the Marriott School, presented the Hawes Scholar award to six second-year MBA students at a forum held Friday morning.
Two teams of Marriott School students entered the nation's largest student tax competition armed with only their pens, pencils, and calculators. Seven hours later, they walked away with first- and second-place honors and $30,000 in scholarship money.