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After living and working in Seattle, New York, and Ohio, Jon Kerr—a brand-new School of Accountancy professor, tax law fanatic, and part-time beekeeper has circled back to BYU—the place where his family and his dreams of teaching began.
Beginning with the fall 2022 semester, BYU Marriott School of Business students graduating from the bachelor of science and master of accountancy programs will receive a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) designation with their degree.
Sara Sparhawk and Lyn Johnson find joy in bringing entrepreneurial opportunities to women everywhere through their company West Tenth.
After BYU Marriott ExDM alumna Macie Briggs Duncan went on a trip to Disneyland, she set a goal to help create enjoyable and memorable experiences for others.
Most people would not move by themselves to an island they had never visited in the middle of a global pandemic. BYU Marriott TRM senior Stephanie Janczak is not one of those people.
A painter, dancer, and designer, Kari Durrant describes herself as a primarily right-brained person. She intended to major in dance at BYU, but after encountering recreational therapy as part of a class assignment, Durrant eventually made the switch to recreation management. Her new major, she discovered, would enable her to use her creative side in ways she hadn’t expected.
The Department of Experience Design and Management at BYU Marriott had to get creative this Fall semester when the program welcomed its new cohort during its annual new student orientation.
A career in managing experiences and traveling the world have made Ariadna Mateu uniquely qualified to fulfill her new role in BYU Marriott's ExDM program.
College can be a transformative and enlightening time. BYU Marriott's ExDM 300 class helps students find balance inside and outside the classroom.
As the CEO of Tucanos, a chain of Brazilian steakhouse restaurants he started in 1999, Steve Oldham strives to capture the warmth of the Brazilian culture in his restaurants.
This BYU Marriott course covers fraud prevention, detection, investigation, issues, and methodology, and includes an examination of past frauds.
Two SOA students, Joy Saline and Derek Smith, were recently awarded the 2020-21 scholarship from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
BYU Marriott SOA student Rocky Wang crossed oceans to follow his path to BYU. Now, he strives to unite his fellow students as a student leader of the SOA alumni networking system, Ohana.
When Katie Morgan took a social innovation class at BYU last semester, she didn't anticipate joining a research group based on empowering women. Now, she's part of a team researching how to help women find confidence and new opportunities
When Deloitte offered Hannah Risenmay a summer internship, she expected to complete her internship in an office located in California, not sitting on her couch in Washington.
For BYU Marriott experience design and management assistant professor Sarah Agate, the common phrase "family that plays together, stays together," couldn't be more true.
As the CEO of Mountain America Credit Union, BYU Marriott alum Sterling Nielsen considers the welfare of his employees and customers to be his top priority.
If you ever see a white car with a Utah license plate that reads BRIGM, you are likely driving behind Lee Bowen, a School of Accountancy alumni and die-hard BYU Cougar fan.
The American Accounting Association recently awarded David Wood, BYU Marriott professor of accounting, recently the Innovation in Accounting Award.
School of Accountancy director and faculty member Doug Prawitt was recently awarded the prestigious KPMG Mentoring Award from the American Accounting Association.
Congress has authorized roughly $3 trillion in COVID-19 relief assistance. With more relief money on the way, a new study led by two SOA professors found these newly available funds led to a significant surge in health sector lobbying activity.
Whether she's teaching in the classroom or conducting her own research, BYU Marriott professor Abigail Allen strives to ask challenging questions that don't take the status-quo rules for granted.
This past April, four graduates of the School of Accountancy were recipients of the 2019 Elijah Watt Sells Award, which is given to individuals who score above a 95.5 average across all four sections of the CPA exam.
Mary Lake of BYU women's volleyball and BYU Marriott's School of Accountancy was recently named a 2019-20 West Coast Conference Mike Gilleran Scholar-Athlete of the Year.