MBA Finance Students Receive Stoddard Prize

PROVO, Utah – May 13, 2014 – Brigham Young University MBA finance students were awarded with the George E. Stoddard Award in recognition for their excellent academic performance and dedication to service. This year 23 students received the prize, which comes with a $3,000 cash prize.

“The recipients are the type of students that make BYU unique,” says Grant McQueen, a finance professor who helped select the winners. “They build and serve others, and their careers will positively impact the world, reflecting favorably on BYU and the finance major.”

The 2014 MBA Stoddard Scholars are second-year MBA students Cheryl Anderson, from Portland, Ore.; Jeremy Averett, from Springville, Utah; Ryan Borelo, from Houston; John Brunt, from Plano, Texas; Ben Dailey, from Provo; Aurora Ebert, from Darien, Ill.; Patrick Flynn, from Grand Terrace, Calif.; Tom Graham, from Salt Lake City; Karnika Gurung, from Kathmandu, Nepal; John Holbrook, from Salt Lake City; Carlos Suberville, from Salt Lake City; Bryan Workman, from Phoenix; and Dan Young, from Salt Lake City.

The first-year MBA students include Cason Green, from Mission Viejo, Calif.; David Heywood, from Heber City, Utah; Bart Jepsen, from Roswell, New Mexico; Gustavo Lopez Villalobos, from Puebla, Mexico; Jacob Morris, from Ashland, Ore.; Josh Mortensen, from Phoenix; Joseph Palmer, from Logan, Utah; Taylor Remington, from San Ramon, Calif.; Matt Robinson, from Alpine, Utah; and Eric Williams, from Gilbert, Ariz.

The award is given annually to MBA finance students based on a review by a faculty panel. The students were selected for their dedication to learning and service.

Recipients say they are grateful for the award and will continue to serve those they work with.

“Winning this prize has refueled my commitment to do my very best while in the MBA program and to give back by helping others succeed,” Villalobos says.

The Stoddard Prize was established in 1985 by 1937 BYU alum George E. Stoddard. His numerous credentials include acting as senior managing director of the W.P. Carey & Co., a leading global real estate investment firm in New York. He was a pioneer in the use of real estate transactions known as sale-leasebacks to provide financing to companies struggling to gain access to traditional sources of capital. Before joining W.P. Carey & Company, Stoddard was also head of the multi-billion dollar Direct Placement Department of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States.

The Marriott School is located at Brigham Young University, the largest privately owned, church-sponsored university in the United States. The school has nationally recognized programs in accounting, business management, public management, information systems, and entrepreneurship. The school’s mission is to prepare men and women of faith, character and professional ability for positions of leadership throughout the world. Approximately 3,000 students are enrolled in the Marriott School’s graduate and undergraduate programs.