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Each fall Peter Ward leads his students as they climb Rock Canyon’s rugged walls. Both in rock-climbing classes or ExDM research classes, Ward teaches students how to interlace academic and spiritual studies.
Air Force ROTC cadet Easton Allsop’s journey to become a pilot began in Bodney, England—the place where his great-grandfather trained to be a pilot and where Allsop first foresaw his own future.
The department chair and a professor of finance at BYU Marriott, Taylor Nadauld thanks his 25-year-old self for choosing to leave a lucrative position on Wall Street to earn a PhD.
Lieutenant Colonel Travis Bailey planned to make his assignment in Kansas City his last. With a leap of faith to request a new position, Bailey was transferred to BYU, where he is now the chair of the Department of Military Science and head of BYU’s Army ROTC.
Macy LeCheminant began college with plans to become a professional vocalist, but a medical diagnosis altered those plans. Now an ExDM student, LeCheminant allows her optimism to shape her opportunities.
After graduating from the finance program at the BYU Marriott School of Business in 2007, Brandon Egan continues to seek God’s hand as he navigates changes in his career.
In a newly created section of Finance 490R: Topics in Finance, Todd Mitton shares the basics and the beauties of the emerging and revolutionary field of decentralized finance.
During summer training for Army ROTC cadets, BYU student Aidan Fryan received the Patton Award, which distinguishes a single cadet out of roughly 600 who demonstrated confidence, boldness, dash, and daring during a time of crisis.
Two weeks into his first semester at Brigham Young University, Aaron Scribner sustained severe facial injuries in a grisly zip-lining accident. Though his injuries altered his life for four months, the experience design and management (ExDM) student at the BYU Marriott School of Business overcame a steep recovery and found a renewed drive to positively impact others.
Twenty years ago, Ian Wright learned the value of a good mentor. Now, as the finance program director and an assistant professor, he strives to encourage students to be the best in everything they do.
At the yearly BYU ROTC presidential review, Brig. Gen. Derek O’Malley was presented with the 2023 Patriot Award for his dedication to the values of duty, honor, country, God, and family.
Joseph Edmund, a member of the BYU Air Force ROTC, has worked hard over the past 10 years to make his dream of becoming a US fighter pilot a reality.
For two weeks, a group of ExDM students and faculty from BYU Marriott traveled through the Alaskan frontier to learn how exposure to nature and practicing grit can help improve quality of life.
BYU Marriott School of Business dean Brigitte C. Madrian has announced the appointment of Bonnie Anderson as the school's newest associate dean.

The Department of Finance at the BYU Marriott School of Business reconnects with alumni at the fall 2023 alumni BBQ.
Nine students were recently honored as 2022 Bateman Award recipients for their excellence both inside and outside the classroom.
From active-duty commission to serving as a member of the Army Reserves, Jared Sturgell is earning his MBA at BYU Marriott while assisting BYU’s Army ROTC.
Far from her family and home back in Maryland, Alayna Grossnickle found comfort and camaraderie in the BYU Army ROTC.
Finance student and Brigham Young University track runner Kate Thomas found how to change course when life put unexpected hurdles in her way.
Travis Bailey is the new department chair for military science and head of BYU’s Army ROTC program effective July 17, 2023.
The Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business welcomes nine new professors this fall.
At the 2023 Sandhurst Military Skills Competition, the BYU Army ROTC team overcame multiple injuries to showcase distinguished leadership and teamwork in spite of an uncertain outcome.
Katelyn Bell, a senior in the ExDM program at BYU Marriott, helped plan the launch for the Sorensen Center for Moral and Ethical Leadership, which included a zipline across Brigham Square on campus.
Taking over the bookkeeping for her family’s Idaho dairy farm taught fourteen-year-old Jenn Larson about unpredictable farming revenues, ignited her lifelong passion for finance, and inspired her to become a role model.