The Annual Management Society Leadership Conference is coming up on 30 September -1 October 2010. All chapter presidents and board members are invited to attend. The theme for this year’s conference is “Entrepreneurial Leadership.”  We have many great speakers and events planned around this theme. The keynote speakers are Mark Eaton—former all-star with the Utah Jazz; Chester Elton—author of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, “The Carrot Principle”; and Gary Cornia—Dean of the BYU Marriott School of Management.

New events this year include an optional workshop on entrepreneurship for early arrivers and an optional spouse/guest tour at the BYU Museum of Art. As usual, this conference will be held at Aspen Grove and Brigham Young University’s Provo campus.  We are very excited about this year’s conference and hope all chapter leaders will attend! To learn more about the conference and to register, please visit http://marriottschool.byu.edu/conferences/mgtsoc .

• The Salt Lake City Chapter presented Spencer Eccles, a noted philanthropist, with its 2010 Distinguished Utahn Award. Read more at http://tiny.cc/kmfo3.

• Orson Scott Card, recipient of the Distinguished Public Service Award, delivered a powerful message at the Washington, D.C., Chapter‘s 26^th annual Gala. He asked those in attendance to be leaders and heroes in reclaiming the goodness of American culture. Read more at http://tiny.cc/t4vhw.

“We had hundreds of students stop by and fill out an information card,” says Rixa Oman, executive director of the Management Society. “It was a great turnout and we will send the contact information on to the chapters the students were interested in.”

In addition to learning more about the Management Society, students were entered into a raffle for filling out a card. The prizes were donated by the Utah Valley, Silicon Valley, and Rancho Santa Margarita Chapters.

“The best part of the evening was meeting students who were excited about their future involvement in the Management Society,” says Michael Beheshti, a BYU MBA student and member of the Management Society Executive Committee. “Several of those students caught the vision of the Management Society’s values and mission—that was exciting be a part of.”

]]> http://www.byumanagementsociety.com/2010/04/01/management-society-raises-student-awareness/feed/ 2 http://www.byumanagementsociety.com/2010/03/10/greater-teton-chapter-awards-granite-pillar/ http://www.byumanagementsociety.com/2010/03/10/greater-teton-chapter-awards-granite-pillar/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:15:04 +0000 megan http://www.byumanagementsociety.com/?p=109 The Greater Teton Chapter of the BYU Management Society awarded business owner Doug Andrus the first annual Granite Pillar Award on 8 January in Idaho Falls, Idaho. More than seventy people attended the dinner where Andrus was honored for his moral and ethical leadership.

“Doug has demonstrated a commitment to live moral and ethical standards in both his personal life as well as in his business associations,” says Arthur Rammell, chapter president. “He is the kind of leader this society is seeking to build.”

Andrus is a native of Idaho Falls. After graduating from BYU with a degree in business management in 1967, Andrus and his brother, Heber, purchased the family trucking business and have since grown it into several businesses that have supported nearly 350 families in southeastern Idaho.

In addition to his business ventures, Andrus has also been involved in service activities, providing equipment to transport sandbags during the Teton Dam disaster and loads of food, clothing, and other supplies to victims of Hurricane Katrina. Andrus received the Humanitarian Service Award from BYU–Idaho in 2001 and was recognized by the Utah Motor Carriers Association as the Idaho Carrier for Humanitarian Service in 2006.

Andrus and his wife, Deanna, have thirteen children, fifty-three grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

During the award ceremony Andrus credited his father for teaching him ten ways to ensure moral and ethical leadership: trust others; work hard; keep your word; have compassion; honor your name; serve others; remember the people in your business; pray daily; express appreciation; and keep your priorities straight.

“I was honored to even be considered to receive the Granite Pillar Award,” Andrus says. “There are so many others who have done so much more than I have done. I can only say that I will continue to work hard to help the underprivileged and will strive to live the virtues and principles my father taught me.”

The Greater Teton Chapter was established in 2007 and covers southeast Idaho and western Wyoming.

Arthur Rammell presents the Granite Pillar Award to Doug Andrus.

Your input would be GREATLY appreciated!

Thanks for taking the time to weigh in.

 Troy Romero (Chair)

Elder Quentin L. Cook saw the video at a chapter event in Salt Lake City and had nothing but good things to say about it, as did many others in attendance. Jussi Kemppainen will be showing the video in Stockholm, Jonnkoping, Lund, Malmo, Gothenburg in Sweden and in Copenhagen, Denmark and Oslo and Drammen in Norway.

Please post your comments here and how you are using it in your local chapters. Thanks.

• The East Bay, California, Chapter hosted former congressional candidate David J. Harmer at a recent meeting. Harmer invited chapter members to become involved in public service. To read more, visit http://tinyurl.com/ybbl329.
• At the Christmas luncheon, hosted by the Salt Lake City, Utah, Chapter, the guest speaker encouraged families to place an emphasis on the real meaning of the season. To find out who spoke, visit http://tinyurl.com/y8d56j6.
• The Utah Valley Chapter’s December luncheon centered on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ growing focus on humanitarian work. To learn more, visit http://tinyurl.com/ylmtgk5.
• Douglas Arevalo, the Costa Rica Chapter president, had an article published in the January issue of the Ensign. To read, “How Could We Pay Our Rent,” visit http://tinyurl.com/y9uhekv.

Finnish Chapter Meets with Leading Guru

BYU Management Society members and young professionals in Finland had a chance to hear from a world-renowned management and human resources expert 17 August 2009.

Dave Ulrich, who in 2001 was named the No. 1 Management Educator and Guru by BusinessWeek, gave the seminar on coming out of obscurity and achieving an abundant life. Ulrich discussed eight principles of abundance and how to find them at work, home, and church. Ulrich says the purpose of the discussion was to allow participants to look at the difficulties in life with a different mindset.

“Ulrich’s statement helped me see where our future success in the church is,” says Jussi Kemppainen, president of the Finland chapter. “Success is in the young adults and how we coach and train them to reach abundance in life.”

Young professionals in attendance found the presentation enlightening from start to finish. “They came up to me after the event and were astonished,” says Pini Kemppainen, Jussi’s wife and an organizer of the event. “I could see lives being changed. The examples were close to life so that each could see and ponder the principles and associate with them.”

Ulrich says his trip to Finland was as educational for him as it was for those who attended. Although people differ from culture to culture, he says, Latter-day Saints share the most important things in common.

“The Saints in Finland share values that bind us and actions that unite us,” he says. “We also all face common problems of learning to cope and seeing above the fray of day-to-day hassles. The promises of the Savior for an abundant and meaningful life can be realized by practicing gospel principles.”

“This award has elevated the wonderful work of chapter volunteers to a higher level,” says Helena Hannonen, the Steering Committee member who organized the award. “It has focused efforts, improved results, and brought a spirit of excitement to the BYU Management Society. We become better leaders as we aim for excellence as individuals and as chapters.”

The 2009 winners include: Atlanta, Georgia, Chapter; Austin, Texas, Chapter; Boise, Idaho, Chapter; Brazil Chapter; BYU—Idaho Student Chapter; Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, Chapter; Greater Teton Chapter; Hispanic Chapter; Las Vegas, Nevada, Chapter; Minnesota Chapter; Orange County Chapter; Portland, Oregon, Chapter; Sacramento, California, Chapter; Salt Lake City, Utah, Chapter; San Diego, California, Chapter; Seattle, Washington, Chapter; Silicon Valley Chapter; St. George, Utah, Chapter; Utah Valley Chapter; and Washington, D.C., Chapter.

In addition, the Costa Rica Chapter received special recognition for providing assistance and scholarships to people affected by flooding after an earthquake.

For more information about the award, visit marriottschool.byu.edu/mgtsoc.