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MBA graduate John Arthur Harris’ multinational ancestry of English, Chinese, Swiss, and Spanish blood isn’t his only international connection. Serving in various assignments in business and diplomatic roles, he learned to adjust quickly to new climates, cultures, and languages.
After graduating from an upper-echelon business school, most Marriott School graduates look for companies with similar standards.
“What you see in my fellow graduates is a strong work ethic and a good education. The values that these individuals hold and how they carry themselves manifest to others that they can take more responsibility,” Madsen says. “People know they are going to give a straight answer, and in a crunch they will help get things done.”
The art along his office walls is not merely décor, nor is it for conversation. The pieces Steevun Lemon has chosen—of the many he could, since art is his business—carry meaning.
When Paul Gustavson meets with BYU head football coach Bronco Mendenhall, they talk strategy. But it’s not the Xs and Os kind of strategy; it’s more of a “let’s create a competitive advantage through organizational design” kind of strategy.
Dana Tucker had everything lined up. He had almost completed his MBA at the Marriott School, he had a lucrative job offer, and after many moves he was finally ready to settle down. Then duty called. Major Tucker was told to prepare for deployment to Iraq.
The partners and advisors of Salt Lake City–based Aptus Advisors have more in common than just their employer. They all have degrees from the same school.
In both her professional and personal life, Whitney Seamons, associate brand manager of the official pain reliever of NASCAR, keeps the pedal to the metal.
Marriott School graduate Dale Holdaway earned the distinguished William S. Smith Certificate of Excellence Award for his performance on the May 2006 administration of the Certified Internal Auditor exam.
The steps that took Juan Pablo Villar from Santiago, Chile, to the Tanner Building happened because of a once-in-a-lifetime meeting with the Chilean president.
In business and personal life, Ilona Ushinsky tries to take the road less traveled—or in her case, the flight path less traveled.
Dow Wilson exudes an enthusiasm for life, something he attributes to family, friends, and what he considers to be an especially fulfilling career.
Part of the MBA education is learning to apply predictable textbook business principles to an often unpredictable life situation. And for Joel R. Christensen, learning to take the unpredictability of life in stride has applied to more than just his Marriott School education.
Firefighter, doctor, and teacher are common answers to the elementary classroom question: What do you want to be when you grow up? But in Hershey, Pennsylvania, global chocolatier might get a few votes—especially from Andrea Thomas’ kids.
Tina Ashby’s transition from a successful career in the business world to home life was a difficult but rewarding one.
Kristen Knight, director of marketing for NuSkin in the Americas and Europe, loves going to work because each day she develops unique and artistic materials.
Good luck and great associates are what Gary L. Crittenden, executive vice president and chief financial officer of American Express Company, attributes much of his success to.
Alison Davis-Blake, senior associate dean for academic affairs at The University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business, has been named dean of the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. When she begins her term at the Carlson School in July 2006, Davis-Blake will be the school’s first female dean, as well as the highest-ranking female dean at any business school in the United States.
As a child, Jose Montoya worked alongside his family picking grapes in California vineyards. Today this Marriott School alum is president of M2 Group, a fast-growing, Mesa, Arizona-based civil engineering firm. Founded in 1998 by Montoya and Tom Palmer, M2 Group has grown from three employees in one location to more than ninety employees in three locations including Mexico.
Most MBA graduates put their degrees to use in the boardrooms of the business world. Marriott School alum Hugh McCutcheon, however, took his to the locker room and the arena of international volleyball. The former BYU men’s volleyball assistant coach recently took the job as head coach of the U.S. Olympic Men’s Volleyball Team. He replaces longtime coach Doug Beal, who became CEO of USA Volleyball.
For someone trained as a nurse, the choice to pursue an MBA may have seemed atypical. Instead of giving bedside care to hospital patients, Christina Bowen Peterson opted for two more years of school and a slightly different career. However, her medical training proved to be an asset as she entered the workplace and prepared for motherhood.
All Martin Egbert wanted was the best treatment for his son. What he found was a unique, nonsurgical method of treating clubfoot—promulgated on the Internet—and an opportunity to share his discovery with others.
While an undergraduate at BYU, Jennifer Magleby-Lambert didn’t just pursue one degree; instead, she graduated with two—a BS in conservation biology and a BA in anthropology. When the opportunity came for an advanced degree, she followed the same pattern, earning both an MA in international development and an MOB from the Marriott School. Her academic ambition reflects the way she approaches all aspects of life.