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Cougar Query: "I chose to come to BYU because I wanted to be immersed in an environment of faith"

Name: Michael Drake

BYU employee since: 2011

My job at BYU is... full professor in the School of Accountancy in the BYU Marriott School of Business

I’m currently working on... a reboot of Accounting 200 set to launch in January 2023.

The best advice I’ve ever gotten about teaching is... “Teach a little bit less and what you do teach, take your time and teach it well.” (Jim Stice, emeritus professor of accounting at BYU.)

When I have 30 minutes of free time... you can find me with a ball at my feet or in my hands.

I became a BYU fan when... I watched Ty Detmer lead the Cougars to victory against Miami in 1990.

My go-to BYU Creamery ice cream flavor is... cookies and cream.

I chose to come to BYU because... I wanted to be immersed in an environment of faith. I never want to leave for the same reason.

My most cherished memory at BYU was when... I proposed to my wife under a tree on campus (now a romantic parking lot), which is where I first asked for her number.

On Saturday mornings you’ll find me... at a soccer game.

My favorite TV show growing up was... Ghostbusters (which I watched weekly as if it were a TV show).

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