Industrial Advisory Board

Technology, by its very nature, is an ever changing field. In order to stay abreast of those trends in technology, the Information Technology department of the School of Technology has formed a coalition of industry leaders to advise the faculty on the direction the curriculum must adher to comply with "best practices".

Students are invited, on a semester basis, to attend an open forum with the Industrial Advisory Board and voice their concerns and comments which are then passed on to the faculty by the board along with their own advice.

Information Technology IAB Board Members, 2008

• Jim Abrams — Consultant
• Randy Bryson — LDS Church - Family History Department
• David Flynn — Fusion Multisystems
• Joe Ford — Oakley Networks
• Chris Howard — Burton Group
• Ivan Lumala — Microsoft
• Kelly McDonald — BYU OIT
• Paul Mehrlich — L-3 Communications
• JD Nyland — Move Networks
• Alan Rasmussen — Larson-Davis
• Alan Smoot — LDS Church
• Robert Stevens — Write Express
• Howard Stewart — Nitrodata Systems
• Mike Stout — LDS Church
• John Sutherland — Cemaphore Systems

The IAB involvement continues to be an invaluable resource to the Information Technology program, BYU.