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Class of '16 MBAs Spotlighted

The Brigham Young University MBA class of 2016 was one of the Marriott School's best ever, with 140 graduates securing an 85 percent placement rate and average starting salary of $106,470 thus far.

Among the stellar class are four recent graduates who were highlighted by Poets & Quants. The website selected students from the around the country for its annual "Best and Brightest" and "MBAs to Watch" lists. Included were BYU MBAs Maya Inoue, Christie Clark Rasmussen, Kirk Steele and Dale Tolley.

Inoue, a native of Honolulu, is at PwC as a senior associate in the people and organization sector. Rasmussen, who hails from San Antonio, is now at PepsiCo as an associate marketing manager. Steele, from Farmington, Utah, is working for Google as a strategic partner manager. Tolley, a Kalispell, Mont., native, is an associate human resources manager for family care at Procter & Gamble.

Recipient of "Best and Brightest"
Recipient of "Best and Brightest"
Recipient of "Best and Brightest"
Recipient of "Best and Brightest"

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Writer: Jordan Christiansen

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