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Cougar Query: "I learned what kids really want for Christmas is simply love"

June 04, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Wayne Martin, head of the BYU Flooring and Upholstery Shop.
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Cougar Query: "My go-to comfort food is the #3 combo at In-N-Out" 

May 24, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Chris Crowe, professor of English.
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Cougar Query: "On Saturday mornings you'll find me working on my dissertation"

May 17, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Liz Darger, senior associate athletic director and senior woman administrator at BYU.
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Cougar Query: "Growing plants in my childhood vegetable garden sparked my interest in my field"

May 10, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Rick Jellen, a professor of genetics and associate dean in the College of Life Sciences.
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Cougar Query: "One item on my bucket list is to travel to Tibet"

May 03, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Niwako Yamawaki, a faculty member and an associate chair of the Department of Psychology.
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Cougar Query: "I’m grateful that the Lord saw more potential in me than I did – as He does for each of us."

April 18, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Kevin John from the School of Communications.
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Cougar Query: "One item on my bucket list is to do an Ironman."

April 11, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Vika Filimoeatu, Honors Advisement Supervisor.
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Cougar Query: "I spent years trying to create the perfect chocolate chip cookie."

April 05, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Ryan Gabriel, assistant professor of sociology.
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Cougar Query: "How LEGO bricks shaped my eternal destiny."

March 28, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet David Jungheim, BYU MBA Alumni Manager.
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Cougar Query: "My favorite spot on campus is the MOA, of course!"

March 08, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Janalee Emmer from the Museum of Art.
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Cougar Query: "If my wife is there, she is quick to say, 'He doesn’t raise money, he throws parties!'"

February 24, 2021
Cougar Queries are a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Roy Brinkerhoff from BYU Alumni.
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Cougar Query: "I love to collect sneakers"

January 31, 2021
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Y News editor Aaron Sorenson.
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Cougar Query: The title of my autobiography would be “Things Only Get Sweeter with Time”

December 14, 2020
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Executive Pastry Chef Fernanda Dutra.
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Cougar Query: "BYU’s mission and people make it wonderful; there’s no place quite like it."

November 30, 2020
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet English professor Matthew Wickman.
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Cougar Query: One item on my bucket list is to go on an African safari and see the wildlife before it’s gone.

November 03, 2020
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Jamie Jensen, Associate Professor in the College of Life Sciences.
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Cougar Query: "My favorite lecture to teach is one that involves food or clever uses of mathematics."

October 05, 2020
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet statistics professor Candace Berrett.
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Cougar Query: "The title of my autobiography would be 'To Live a Plentiful Life'"

September 18, 2020
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Estela Marquez of BYU Multicultural Student Services.
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Cougar Query: "I get most excited about my work when I'm deep in the statutes and caselaw of a legal argument."

March 10, 2020
Cougar Queries is a series profiling BYU employees by asking them questions about their work, interests and life. Today, we meet Steven M. Sandberg, BYU General Counsel and assistant to the President.
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