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The Romney Institute of Public Management honored BYU Marriott MPA graduate Chris Brady, city manager of Mesa, Arizona, with the 2018 N. Dale Wright Alumnus of the Year Award at a luncheon on 26 October.
Alum and former refugee Yvonne Baraketse shared her experiences choreographing the recent Be One celebration.
Alum Brent Parker, president of the Freedom Boat Club of Virginia, was named one of the best young leaders in the marine industry.
The first-ever Sego Awards recognized the top female entrepreneurs in Utah, including multiple BYU Marriott alumnae.
The new device, a simplified CPAP machine with ventilation designed for use on infants, was created in part by BYU students to help small, rural hospitals in developing countries where newborn resuscitation equipment often isn't available.
A group of BYU students are sweeping entrepreneur competitions and making life easier for wheelchair users with a new innovative device.
The Ballard Center is a member of the new Utah chapter of the Social Enterprise Alliance, encouraging entrepreneurs to network and help each other improve impact.
Alum Jason Barron's new book, taken from sketches he made while taking notes during his EMBA courses, is two years of business school packed into one priceless book of pure awesomeness.

Two BYU students are finding success with their innovative hammocks thanks in part to support from the Rollins Center.
William Knowles couldn't help but think of his own mother as he captured the story of Nepalese women struggling to provide for their families in his film "Threads of Hope."
According to Cicero Social Impact's report The Giving State, the first ever statewide report on philanthropy, Utah gives more time and money than any other state in the United States.
Lt. Col. Forrest Cook encouraged attendees at the program held in Sandy, Utah, to remember the significance of Memorial Day.
The BYU MBA program Autumn Wagner has been featured as one of the Best &Brightest MBAs in the nation by Poets & Quants.
Honoree Brett Swigert shared the importance of service before self in his acceptance speech.
Alumni LaDon Linde and Justin Oldroyd have always enjoyed a fast-paced work environment. Prior to their current positions, they both spent time at global strategy consulting firms, and Linde played a key role in a San Francisco-based tech company’s growth from twenty to two-hundred employees. Though their jobs were good, both men felt the need for something more—to use their knowledge and abilities for a work close to their hearts.
“Making a difference.” “Making the world a better place.” Use these phrases enough and they start sounding stale. But backed by real results, the work of MPA alumni is proving the skills developed within the walls of the Marriott School can make meaningful—and real—change.
Within a two-year span, five information systems classmates left BYU to start their careers—only to find themselves working side-by-side once again.
Steve Thacker, city manager of Centerville, Utah, was honored for his legacy of exceptional management in governmental positions for over the past thirty years.
Samuel C. Dunn, former senior vice president for Walmart and 1982 BYU accounting alumnus, was honored with the Marriott School of Management Alumni Achievement Award.
The Daily Herald highlighted the strengths of BYU's Army ROTC program, where about 50 percent of the program's graduates rank in the top 20 percent of graduating cadets nationwide.
Qualtrics CEO and Marriott School of Management alum Ryan Smith was tabbed in Fortune's annual ranking of the most influential young people in business.
Five BYU graduates, including three Marriott School alumni, were recently named to the Thinkers50, ranking the world's most prestigious list of business management thought-leaders.
McKenzi McDonald and Tanner Stutz are spotlighted on Poets and Quants list of Best and Brightest Business Majors.
Business Insider ranked the Marriott School No. 44 on its list of the 50 Best Business Schools in the World for 2015.