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Information Systems 2021 2020
An experience as a student employee opened a world of possibilities for second-year MISM student Gustavo Zioli, forever changing the trajectory of his career.
When C. R. “Casey” Yadon picked up his phone one day in 1988, he was surprised to find a representative from Walt Disney Imagineering on the other end. A former work colleague had recommended Yadon as just the person to fill an open position, the representative said. Would he be interested in submitting his résumé?
Sam Lentz, a 2007 information systems alum, reflects on how he has grown in his career since graduating from BYU Marriott.
Growing up, information systems professor Nathan Twyman possessed a unique talent: a knack for breaking software.
The Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business welcomes nine new professors this fall.
After being inspired by a National Geographic article as a child, information systems student Autumn Clark strives to solve social problems using her technological expertise.
BYU Marriott IS student teams excelled at this year's national AIS competition, placing in the top three of their respective categories.
Two years after graduating from BYU Marriott with her MISM degree, Katy Reese recognizes how God led her to join the BYU Marriott faculty.

Information systems senior Graham Carman strives to contribute to the teams he's involved in, from his internship with Eide Bailly to his groups within the IS program.

Eric Weight’s alarm clock rang at 6 a.m. every morning, no matter the weather, no matter the month, no matter the holiday.
A team of IS students took home the first-place $1,000 prize in the annual Game Day Analytics Challenge hosted by the University of Utah.

BYU Marriott information systems students Madison Corbin and Cherileigh Leavitt recently presented a paper at a renowned international conference.

Onscreen, a pair of hands stirs chaat masala, dhaniya powder, and other spices together before sprinkling the mixture onto a plate of fish. The video isn’t from a cooking network but the YouTube channel of Nirnaya Lohani called Naya Fusion Food.
As a manager at Cloudmed, which helps hospital systems recover revenue losses, BYU Marriott IS alum Jonathan Grether enjoys the challenge of solving new and unique problems.

The hexagon-shaped stickers unique to BYU Marriott's information systems program help students build friendships and connect with other students who aren't in their classes.

Whenever she courses down a turbulent river filled with rapids and obstacles, BYU Marriott information systems student Bonnie McDougal embraces the overwhelming rush of adrenaline.

For Taylor Wells, a professor of information systems, root beer is more than just a tasty treat. The beverage is also a part of his everyday life as a teacher and mentor.

When her experience in one particular computer science class showed her the field wasn’t a good fit, Jeneen Wilson Garbe searched for a major that would allow her to blend her love of technology with other skills. She landed on information management, graduating with her BS in 1990, and would later blend her technology skills with another field: the pharmaceutical industry.
When Kent C. Dodds graduated from BYU Marriott in 2014 with his master's degree in information systems, he had one goal: to impact the world by creating software.

This year, BYU Marriott information systems professors were tasked with reimagining an international conference in the face of the challenges presented by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

BYU Marriott information systems professor Tom Meservy works to create positive memories for his students and help them understand the things that really count in life.

Logan Sackley has always loved connecting with others. He looks forward to creating new connections in the upcoming fall semester as he begins the MISM program at BYU Marriott.

Imagine hacking into a Furby, picking a lockbox, shooting targets with Nerf guns, diving into piles of (clean) trash, and sliding under string “laser beams,” all with the end goal of identifying—and then fixing—vulnerabilities in a wireless computer security system.
In the late 1980s, Usenet was still popular, the World Wide Web wasn’t yet available to the public, and Shelley Hunter was in an information management class where she heard her professor say, “Five years out from your degree, you won’t be doing anything you think you’re going to be doing.” The professor was likely referencing how technological advancements would transform the information management industry. But in Hunter’s case, the shift would come later and from a different source.