Honors Gala: Banquet and Ball

Join the Honors community for an evening of inspiration, great dining, and then dance the night away!

Honors alumnus and Dean of the Marriott School of Business, Brigitte Madrian, will present this year's Honors Alumni keynote address, "Coming Full Circle—A Joyful Journey of Becoming.”

Ticket Deadline: February 6th, 5:00 pm

Order of Events:

Welcome

Catered Dinner featuring BYU 150 Mediterranean Buffet: Wood Grilled Tri-Tip with Creamy Chimichurri, Grilled Chicken Saltimbocca with Fig, Prosciutto, and Sage with a Brown Butter Lemon Sauce.

Vegan/Vegetarian Option: Caprese Quinoa Stuffed Portobello Mushroom (GF, DF)

Keynote Address: ""Coming Full Circle—A Joyful Journey of Becoming” by Brigitte Madrian, BYU Honors Alumnus and Dean of the Marriott School of Business

Dance to follow, with DJ Cole Whitman

Other Info: This is a formal event. Semi-formal or formal attire required.

About our Keynote Speaker:

Brigitte C. Madrian is the Dean and Marriott Distinguished Professor in the Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business where she has a joint appointment in the Department of Finance and the George W. Romney Institute of Public Service and Ethics. Before coming to BYU, she was on the faculty at the Harvard Kennedy School (2006-2018), the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School (2003-2006), the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business (1995-2003) and the Harvard University Economics Department (1993-1995). She is also a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and served as co-director of the NBER Household Finance working group from 2010-2018.
Dr. Madrian’s current research focuses on behavioral economics and household finance, with a particular focus on household saving and investment behavior. Her work in this area has impacted the design of employer-sponsored savings plans in the U.S. and has influenced pension reform legislation both in the U.S. and abroad. She also uses the lens of behavioral economics to understand health behaviors and improve health outcomes.
Dr. Madrian received her Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and studied economics as an undergraduate at Brigham Young University. She is a recipient of the Skandia Research Prize for outstanding research on “Long-Term Savings” with relevance for banking, insurance, and financial services (2019), the Retirement Income Industry Association Achievement in Applied Retirement Research Award (2015) and a three-time recipient of the TIAA Paul A. Samuelson Award for Scholarly Research on Lifelong Financial Security (2002, 2011 and 2017).

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