Brigham Young University. College of Business

Brigham Young University's college of business became the School of Management in 1975. The school was named for Marriott Corporation founders J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott in 1988. Approximately 1,900 undergraduate students and 1,100 graduate students are enrolled in the Marriott School. The Marriott School is housed in the N. Eldon Tanner Building, a seven-story, 120,000 square foot, granite building located on BYU campus in Provo, Utah. Nearly 80 percent of the students are bilingual, about 20 percent speak a third language. Most have lived abroad. The school enrolls approximately 10 percent international students. (Information taken from the College of Business website February 26, 2004.).

The College of Business had its beginnings when Benjamin Cluff organized the Commercial College in 1881. Following several curriculum and administrative changes, the Commercial College became the college of Commerce and Business Administration in 1921 under the guidance of George Brimhall. In 1957 the College of Business was created under the auspices of Ernest Wilkinson. In 1982 the College of Business moved into the Tanner Building, and in 1988 the College of Business changed its name to the Marriott School of Management.

The College of Business has its roots in the early days of Brigham Young Academy. It was formally organized as the College of Commerce and Business in the 1920s. It became the School of Management in 1975. The school was named for Marriott Corporation founders J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott in 1988.