"Originally from Midvale, Utah, Jeremy Burgon is no stranger to leadership positions. Since earning his undergraduate degree in finance from the University of Utah in 2005, he has served as associate director of Cougar Capital, vice president of activities for the Graduate Finance Association and section president of the MBAA Executive Council at BYU. His hobbies include playing sports, reading and traveling with his family. Burgon says his MBA experience has exceeded his expectations and that he is grateful for the family focus of the Marriott School. After graduation, he will be moving with his wife, Jenn, and two young sons to Charlotte, N.C., to work for Wells Fargo Securities. "I have been amazed how prepared I feel to enter the workforce based on the interactions and opportunities afforded me during the past two years," he says."
Here is the picture of the whole group:
Here is the link to the article that was on the main MBA website. But in case the link doesn't work in the future I wanted to remember, so I'm posting the rest of the article below. :)
Seven MBA Students Win Stoddard Prize
PROVO, Utah – Mar 23, 2011 – Seven Brigham Young University MBA finance students have been named recipients of the George E. Stoddard Jr. Prize, giving them each an opportunity to apply their financial savvy to the honor's $2,000 cash award.
The Stoddard Prize is awarded to a handful of second-year finance MBA students each year who demonstrate their academic diligence and commitment to the finance program, based on review by a faculty panel.
"These prizes come at a perfect time for students who are preparing to graduate and relocate to cities around the country," says Grant McQueen, a finance professor who oversees the awards. "The prize is a vote of confidence in students whose professional careers and church service will reflect favorably on BYU, the MBA program and the finance major."
The 2011 Prize Winners –also called Stoddard Scholars—are Pete Boehme from Issaquah, Wash.; Justin B. Bradshaw from Salt Lake City; Jeremy Burgon from Midvale, Utah; Britt Chapman from Asheville, North Carolina; Shilpa Manjeshwar from Mangalore, India; Jeremy Reese from Las Vegas; and Rich Wilcox from Ojai, Calif.
"I feel fortunate to be named a Stoddard Scholar and know many of my fellow classmates are equally deserving of this honor," Burgon says. "This award instills a deeper desire within me to do all I can to give back and strengthen the Marriott School brand."
The Stoddard Prize was established in 1985 by George E. Stoddard, a 1937 BYU alumnus. 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 having trouble gaining access to traditional sources of capital. The firm specializes in buying property from corporations which them continue to occupy the space as tenants. Prior to joining W.P. Carey & Company, Mr. 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.
