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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Travis Bailey is the new department chair for military science and head of BYU’s Army ROTC program effective July 17, 2023.
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.
With the goal to enrich belonging on campus, the Experience Design Society (ExDS) and the Marriott Inclusion Business Society (MIBS) co-hosted “Sit with Me,” an event focused on practicing collaborative dialogue.
BYU Marriott alumna Krislyn Powell has a knack for creating connections, whether as a yogi, an administrator, or a volunteer.
A new BYU study found that individuals who had the healthiest identity development also had high levels of family history knowledge.
BYU Marriott School of Business dean Brigitte C. Madrian has announced the appointment of Bonnie Anderson as the school's newest associate dean.

The BYU Marriott School of Business welcomed the international Experience Research Society (EXPRESSO) for its third annual Seven Experiences Summit.
When she was in fourth grade, Michaela Horn wanted to run for class president. So when the sign-up sheet landed on her desk, she wrote her name down.
Neil Lundberg, the chair of the Department of Experience Design and Management, has witnessed the ExDM program change and evolve.
Teaching ROTC cadets is a new experience for BYU Nathan Schell. However, Schell's nearly 20 years of US Army service, prepared him to tackle this opportunity.
For Veterans Day this year, BYU's Army and Air Force ROTC programs remembered those who paid the ultimate sacrifice through military service and honored finance professor Jim Brau.
As a student at BYU Marriott in the then-fledgling ExDM program, Breck Laing developed transferable business skills to broaden his career opportunities.