Financial Times, London's premier financial newspaper, ranked the Marriott School as the ninth-best business school for its finance program in a survey comparing business schools covering five continents. Overall, the Marriott School was ranked 71st in the world for its international education. "This ranking is impressive considering that this is the first year we've been considered in the survey," said Ned C. Hill, dean of the Marriott School.

The Romney Institute of Public Management at Brigham Young University's Marriott School named Rebecca Bennion Buchanan Salti as its Administrator of the Year at a banquet held in her honor 15 Feb. Bonner Ritchie, professor of organizational behavior at the Marriott School who has played an integral role in the Middle East peace talks, presented the award to Salti, a long-time friend.

Three Marriott School students were named as this year's Kemper Scholars, an honor that provides each scholar with financial support and summer internships throughout their undergraduate careers. Typically awarded annually to one student from each of the 17 participating schools nationwide, three of the 23 scholarships presented this year were given to Marriott School students.

Brigham Young University's Marriott School was listed as one of the top programs for delivering the fastest return on investment by Forbes and as one of the leading international business schools by Financial Times. In Forbes' upcoming Feb. 4 "The Bottom Line on B-Schools" issue, the Marriott School's MBA program ranked 4th among regional programs providing the "biggest bang for the buck."

Tektronix, one of the global leaders in communications networking, demonstrated its commitment to higher education by donating one of its highest-quality color printers to the Marriott School's Graduate Career Services office. The Tektronix Phaser 740, valued more than $4,000, makes photographic-quality color and black-and-white prints at true 1200 x 1200 dpi resolution.

In a move to become one of the nation's leading high-tech business research centers, officials at Brigham Young University's Marriott School announced the formation of a new center for electronic business. Dell Vice Chair and Marriott School alumnus Kevin Rollins and his wife, Debra, contributed $3 million to establish the center.

Brigham Young University's Marriott School announces the publication of the first issue of the Journal of Microfinance — the only practitioner and academic journal to deal exclusively with the financing movement that has caught the attention of policy makers, philanthropists and development experts throughout the world.

Every year, a unique group of city and county managers from throughout the U.S. and Canada meet to discuss local government issues and revive their spirituality. Commonly called the LDS Public Manager Network, this group of Marriott School alumni, professors, students and friends attend the annual International City/County Management Association (IMCA) Conference and two additional meetings to share spiritual insights in public management. Participants arrive on Sunday each year, with their families, and meet together in a fast and testimony meeting.

Accounting students at Brigham Young University's Marriott School did what was thought to be the impossible in 1998, placing among the top three schools at both the undergraduate and graduate levels of the nation's most prestigious tax competition. Last year was the first time any university had placed two teams among the top three.

The Marriott School at Brigham Young University honored former Procter & Gamble Chairman John E. Pepper as the International Executive of the Year last Friday. It is the most prestigious award given by the Marriott School to honor outstanding executives who have demonstrated exceptional leadership and high moral and ethical standards.

The Marriott School at Brigham Young University recently announced its 1999 Eccles Scholars, an honor that gives the eight recipients a tuition scholarship and funding for two or more international experiences. The grant is awarded jointly to the Marriott School at BYU and the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah by the George S. Eccles and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation.

Staring bankruptcy in the face in the early 1990s, General Motors realized it was not on the highway to success, said the company's chief financial officer Michael Losh. In a lecture to graduate students at the Brigham Young University's Marriott School Friday, Losh explained how GM is reestablishing itself as a world leader in transportation products and related services.

Marriott School Professor James D. Stice of the School of Accountancy and Information Systems Management has been awarded the Karl G. Maeser Excellence in Teaching Award by President Merrill J. Bateman at the annual University Conference.

A company's mission statement must drive everything it does to be successful in today's economy, stated J. Chris Lansing, president and chief executive officer of Ted Lansing Corp. at the 1999 Marriott School Honored Alumni Lecture Oct. 7.

An associate dean at Brigham Young University's Marriott School was recently honored as Accountant of the Year by Beta Alpha Psi, a national professional accounting and business information fraternity. W. Steve Albrecht, renowned for his research on white-collar crime and business fraud, was selected as the award recipient for accounting education.

The Marriott School at Brigham Young University was ranked by Computerworld as having one of the best programs to develop would-be chief information officers and technology savvy executives. The school's Master of Information Systems Management program is ranked 20th in the nation.

Ten Marriott School students will attend the national "Business Tomorrow" conference in San Francisco this October. In what is a highly competitive selection process, the Marriott School has an unusually high representation at this year's conference.

A new professorship was awarded Friday that connects engineering students to resources within the Center for Entrepreneurship at Brigham Young University's Marriott School. This is the first step in the center's move to promote entrepreneurship at a university-wide level.

The Institute of Marketing at Brigham Young University's Marriott School awarded 17 students with cash scholarships amounting to $18,000 at a special luncheon Friday. These students were recognized for their scholarship and contribution to the marketing industry.

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, Sept. 15, at 5:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the DoubleTree Hotel at 255 South West Temple.