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When Stephen H. Russell reflects on his life, he is struck by the way seemingly small decisions and ordinary situations have blossomed into extraordinary opportunities. “None of this was part of a strategic plan,” he says, “and I feel grateful when I see all the times Heavenly Father has blessed me.”
Born and raised in Honolulu, Thomas Y.K. Fong has long loved learning about the earth’s natural processes. He originally planned to earn a bachelor’s degree in geology at BYU and then pursue graduate studies in oceanography. But during one midwinter geology field trip to St. George, Utah, a sandstorm blew through the group’s campsite, prompting Fong to reconsider whether his studies had brought him too close to nature for comfort. “Halfway through that cold, sand-blown night, I’m thinking, ‘Is this really what I want to do for the rest of my life?’” Fong recalls.
On November 11, 2021, the BYU Air Force and Army ROTC commemorated Veterans Day through a wreath-laying ceremony and presidential review.
Two student teams from BYU Marriott took home four top-two awards at the 2021 Purdue HR Case Competition.
BYU Marriott HRM senior Megan Atkisson is no ordinary LEGO store visitor. The store fostered her love for employee experience design instead of a hobby for building intricate models.
Even masks from the pandemic can't stop new BYU Marriott professor McKenzie Rees from memorizing the faces—at least the upper half—and names of all her students.
BYU Air Force ROTC Staff Sergeant Jheran Carter is an example of an inspiring leader who may not always stand under the spotlight.
Seniors in the human resource management program at BYU Marriott will gain valuable industry experience through a unique class this fall.
A group of BYU Army ROTC students finished tenth out of more than forty teams in the April 2021 Sandhurst Challenge at West Point, New York.
After HRM senior Alexis Rankin chose to transfer to BYU and change her lifelong career goals, she found a new community that welcomed and embraced her.
As an adjunct professor at the BYU Marriott School of Business, Beth Wilkins knows her students want to make a difference in the world.
Almost everything is a learning curve when you’re starting a business, and Sandy Whitaker, a 2003 business management alum, acknowledges that there can be plenty of bumps and detours along the way. But as she and her husband, Tim, a physical therapist, worked to realize their long-term goal of opening a physical therapy practice, Whitaker found that navigating the curve was easier because of knowledge and skills she had gathered along the way—from her formal education, her past jobs, and even her hobbies.
When it comes to community service, Darren Lemmon knows how to get his head in the game. Each year for the past seven years, a local Las Vegas team of fifteen to thirty volunteers, including Lemmon, has raised close to $100,000 for St. Baldrick’s Foundation, an organization dedicated to funding research and treatment for childhood cancer.
Erin Ricks, Department of Aerospace Studies program manager, recently received three Air Force and BYU awards recognizing her for her efforts and dedication to leadership in helping to improve and uplift the BYU US Air Force and Army ROTC programs.
Kray Jubeck, a junior in the BYU Air Force ROTC program, serves as an exemplar of service, inspired by BYU's values and his father's example of service.
Human resource management graduate Chandler Bush credits BYU Marriott for helping him achieve success in his young career.
BYU Marriott professor Peter Madsen helps people reach for the stars, both literally and figuratively, to prevent accidents in space or find the job of their dreams.
BYU Marriott HRM alum Kelly Andrews didn't imagine that his career would include presenting to Fortune 500 companies, writing a book, or helping eliminate global poverty.
A group of BYU Marriott students recently looked at past prison stereotypes and brainstormed solutions to make the Utah Department of Corrections a better place to work.
Leaders of U.S. Special Operations Command have turned to the expertise of two BYU Marriott professors for advice on the high-stakes ethical dilemmas their forces face.
Whether he's flying helicopters across Afghanistan and Iraq or running 100-mile ultramarathons, Jeff Timmons applies lessons that he learned at BYU Marriott.
After a fulfilling career in the United States Air Force, Dan McCombs is finishing his last few years in the military as an ROTC instructor for the Air Force ROTC at BYU Marriott.
In 1968 more than 150 students graduated from BYU Marriott with degrees in business management. Kristi Taylor Lawrence was one of the few women in that graduating class.
Bill Hull has, as they say, “seen things.” Homes and hotels ravaged. Entire highways torn apart. Sensitive situations he calls “biological disasters.” Sights many people have only seen in movies.