BKY

Just a few days to go before I finish my MBA and the 22nd of August will see my graduation...and an unusual post for you to ponder.

BKY is not a new fast food chain in America, but rather the the acronym for Barton Kyle Yount, the general, who in 1946 founded Thunderbird. The spirit of Thunderbird is summed up by the motto "borders frequented by trade, seldom need soldiers". The school was founded with the scope of creating greater understanding of business in an international context and its ideals today are more relevant than ever: sustainable prosperity, strong ethical behavior in business and a promotion of cultural understanding amongst nations.

Why am I mentioning BKY? The Barton Kyle Yount award is conferred every year to the student who most exemplifies Yount’s ideals of scholarship, accomplishment and character, and is asked to be the keynote student speaker at graduation. The student is selected as a result of a ballot by the Professors at Thunderbird.

I was nominated for the award last week and I am now the 2008 Barton Kyle Yount Scholar. My year at Thunderbird could not have ended on a higher note.

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