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For Martissa Spencer, patience is definitely a virtue. When Martissa met her now-husband Mike in September 1991, she was busy having her first real romance with the newly returned missionary she had dated in high school. Martissa had plans to serve a mission of her own and was surprised to find out that her boyfriend wasn’t willing to wait. The relationship ended. “I couldn’t change my course,” Martissa says. “I felt very strongly about serving a mission.”
“Citius! Altius! Fortius!” Heralding the commencement of the 2002 Winter Olympics, the 360-member Mormon Tabernacle Choir reverberated John Williams’s “Call of the Champions” across Rice-Eccles Stadium.
BYU students are gaining experience at the country's largest Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.
The IMA endorsed the Marriott School for preparing students to pursue management accounting careers.
Professor Bill Tayler was among those honored for an article on the methods and effectiveness of measuring performance.
BYU Professor Jeff Wilks will help advise the FASB as they establish the generally accepted accounting principles.
Students at BYU's Marriott School are gearing up for study abroad programs hosted by the Global Management Center.
Accounting professor W. Steve Albrecht was recently recognized as one of the top 50 corporate directors of 2013.
When Sandy Wight earned a MAcc in 1990 and started her career with Arthur Andersen, she had no idea she would become a partner. “My goal was to get a job and have two years of experience on my résumé,” she says. Twenty years later Wight is still gaining experience for her résumé—as a partner in the human capital practice of Ernst & Young.
BYU surged four spots to 27th among undergraduate business programs, while also posting strong marks in accounting.
Professor Robert Gardner was honored with the 2013 Outstanding Educator award from the UACPA.
Jeff Wilks has been appointed as the new chair of the Brigham Young University School of Accountancy.
Steve Glover and Doug Prawitt to receive the Wildman Medal for their contribution to public accountancy.
Whether it’s the crisp binding of a book straight off the press or the vibrant design of an e-book, 1999 MAcc graduate Brad Farmer loves all aspects of his job in the publishing industry.
The Marriott School honored the winners of the 2013 Bateman Awards, the only school-wide awards selected by students.
The third annual competition will teach students how to apply ethical standards in their future professions.
The VITA lab opens this week to provide free tax assistance to the community and hands-on training to student volunteers.
It takes a special kind of person to compare his job to a high school field trip and enjoy it. Such is the case for 1997 masters of accounting graduate Travis Nielsen, whose consulting firm has him on the road every dayyellow school bus not included.
Chances are the origins of your morning omelet were influenced by a BYU grad. After all, Craig Willardson oversees twenty-five million laying hens and is doing all he can for the incredible, edible egg.
Three members of the Marriott School's faculty and staff were honored at BYU's annual University Conference.
Steven M. Glover received the funding grants from the Center for Audit Quality to create academic research articles.
A world away from his home in Utah, 1989 master of accountancy graduate Phillip Hutchings is climbing a ladder to global success and sharing his knowledge with Marriott School students.
Signs mark the entrance: Production Area, Authorized Personnel Only. Inside, observers stand behind a line of caution tape, taking notes intently. In front of them a rumbling machine shuffles orange, green, and yellow balls along conveyor belts, through tubes, and down ramps.
A Marriott School accounting team recently earned 2nd place and a $5,000 prize at the Deloitte National Audit Case Competition.