The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a four-year Center for International Business Education and Research grant to Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management. The grant provides $355,000 per year through 2006. “The CIBER grant is a strong infusion into our program,” says Brooke Derr, professor of international business and Marriott School CIBER director.

Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management has achieved reaccreditation of its undergraduate, master’s and executive degree programs by recent action of the Board of Directors of AACSB International — The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The official announcement was made 7 April in Chicago, Ill.

U.S.News & World Report ranked Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management 29th among the nation’s best business schools. The rankings appear in the magazine’s 15 April Best Graduate Schools issue. “We’re honored by the recognition,” says Ned C. Hill, dean of the Marriott School. “While we prize the character of our graduates above all else, the high ranking speaks to the tremendous quality of our students and the education they receive.” To pick top graduate programs, U.S. News uses surveys of business school deans and directors, placement statistics, and student selectivity measures, such as GMAT scores, grades and the portion of applicants accepted by the school.

The Marriott School at Brigham Young University named eight MBA candidates as its 2002 Hawes Scholars. The honor, which carries a cash award of $10,000, is the highest distinction given to MBA students at the school. The 2002 Marriott School Hawes Scholars are Abigail Billings, Bernie DeMoss, James Jones, Brooks Lindberg, Jeremy Mathews, Jodi Morrison, Ethan Pochman and Douglas Van Woerkom. "The Hawes Scholars represent the leaders of a student body that prides itself on integrity, hard work and academic excellence," said Henry Eyring, MBA program director.

For the last time this year, the Marriott School at Brigham Young University will host two free information sessions for executives interested in earning a master's degree in business administration. The information sessions will be held Wednesday, Mar.

The Marriott School at Brigham Young University, a nationally ranked business school, will host two free information sessions for executives interested in earning a master's degree in business administration. The information sessions will be held Wednesday, Feb.