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At five foot two, the petite Lt. Erin Pineda smashes Air Force stereotypes. From jumping out of airplanes to working on a space mission, her experiences are nothing short of remarkable.
The start of another school year brings both new students and new faculty to BYU. In addition to new business faculty, the Marriott School of Management welcomes three new ROTC faculty members. Read on to meet the men behind the uniforms.
Sunday marked fifteen years since the devastating terrorist attacks that killed thousands of people in New York City, Virginia, and Pennsylvania on September 11, 2001.
Despite a heated history between the BYU Cougars and the Utah Utes on the football field, the universities’ ROTC battalions work together to deliver the game ball from Provo to Rice-Eccles Stadium each “Deseret First Duel” game day. The longstanding tradition, reaching back to the seventies, confirms that, notwithstanding the teams’ ardent rivalry, the Army ROTC battalions at both schools fight for the same team.
Summer is what you make it. Check out what BYU Air Force ROTC cadets are up to when school’s out:
They march into memorial services, Scout meetings, and basketball games in perfect unison. Carrying flags and rifles with care, the BYU Air Force ROTC Drill Team and Color Guard perform their duties with precision and honor.
The Daily Herald highlighted the strengths of BYU's Army ROTC program, where about 50 percent of the program's graduates rank in the top 20 percent of graduating cadets nationwide.
Brigham Young University's Army ROTC program celebrated a major success after being named the best large-level program in the region.
Accountancy students Cory Hinds and Kim Chi Pham earned high honors by ranking in the top ten nationally among takers of the CMA exam.
Samuel C. Dunn, former senior vice president for Walmart and 1982 BYU accounting alumnus, was honored with the Marriott School of Management Alumni Achievement Award.
Back in 1942, Gale Hammond had no question how he would spend the three months between his high school graduation and his eighteenth birthday—the day he would be drafted into World War II: “My dad said, ‘Go get some education. Get a trade that will help you when you’re in the service.’”
Nine new faculty members joined the ranks of the Marriott School of Management as the 2016-17 school year began this month.
After growing up in Kingsburg, California, new BYU School of Accountancy professor Melissa Western completed her undergraduate studies in neighboring Fresno. She wasn’t sure what she wanted to major in, but many of her track teammates were business students. They encouraged her to try out an accounting class, which she did—and she fell in love.
At the base of lofty Mount Nebo in rural Utah, Traci Memmott wraps up a conference call with a team in New York City. She jots down a few notes, gathers her things to leave, and closes up shop—she has an important appointment.
The white letters of the Hollywood Sign are framed in Rick Johnson’s office window, along with a city street lined with palm trees. Down one block is the Jimmy Kimmel Live! headquarters, where Johnson once hoisted his nine-year-old daughter atop his shoulders to watch a free Taylor Swift concert hosted by the studio. As a vice president and general manager at Ticketmaster, Johnson thrives as he lives and works in the vibrant live-entertainment industry at the heart of Los Angeles.
School of Accountancy graduate Kevin Steed won the Student Manuscript Award and Professor Monte Swain received the R. Lee Brummet Distinguished Award for Educators.
School of Accountancy professor Douglas Prawitt headlined this year's honorees at the annual school luncheon.
A School of Accountancy team recently took what they learned in class to cash in at the Deloitte National Audit Case Competition.
With Brigham Young University School of Accountancy students to help, your taxes don't have to be the stress of the season.
Brigham Young University School of Accountancy students earned a top honor at the national Deloitte FanTAXtic Competition.