“Lifelong learning, new father, faithful husband and absolute go-getter.”
Residence: South Bend, Indiana
Fun fact about yourself: Handyman (built desktop CPU, gunsmiths, photography, 3D printing, day 1 PS5 owner).
Undergraduate School and Diploma: Ball State University- Exercise Science/ (Graduated) Ball State University- Secondary Education
Where was the last place you worked before enrolling in business school? East Lansing Public Library-Education Technologist
Where did you do your internship in the summer of 2021? Johnson & Johnson Remote Control
Where will you work after graduation? Ernst & Young Parthenon Senior Advisor
Community Work and Leadership Roles in Business School: President of the Black MBA Association (BMBAA),
What academic or extracurricular achievement are you most proud of in business school? Big 10 2nd place case comp (Best Presenter), 2nd place case comp University of Pittsburg Katz (Best Q&A), Michigan State Extreme Green case comp 1st place,
- All opportunities for case competition, except for the Michigan State Extreme Green, were extracurricular, and the professor was nominated to participate. My personal interest in experiential learning drove my interest and effort to win and succeed in every competition opportunity.
Career Services Identity in the Workplace Series panel moderator/Black in the Workplace panel moderator
- Michigan State University business college administrative staff and career services have identified me as a proactive hard worker, interested in fostering conversation in DEI. I was recognized and given twice the opportunity to moderate panels and facilitate difficulties and necessary topics.
What achievement are you most proud of in your professional career? Recipient of a grant for technology innovation. This scholarship gave me the opportunity to become Google Education certified, which enabled me to teach professional development faculty about best practices for integrating technology into lesson planning for student academic success. Although I “retired” from education, this opportunity started connecting dots for me in the trajectory of my career.
Why did you choose this business school? I had the wonderful opportunity to attend my wife’s admitted students’ program. She graduated from the same school last year! I was impressed with a new opportunity to learn, but within a team construction. I got to see my wife’s first year through her lens and was really excited to hear about the cases, projects, job recruitment and more. Being in the midst of a career switch, I found this opportunity when I saw my wife’s success and what can open the doors of the broad MBA with hard work.
Who was your favorite MBA professor? Tough question, I had several. My favorite was John Hollenbeck. Personally, his teaching style, robust experience and demonstrated audacity for learning and leadership were in line with my own competitive nature and willingness to learn.
What was your favorite MBA event or tradition at your business school? Interesting question, especially with the experience of my first year in a remote environment. What I can say is that I am very excited about a new event that the BMBAA will host. We have created a black restaurant and food tour of Greater Lansing on an annual basis. This event
is so important to me because it gives Broad College new exposure to businesses that may not be frequented very often. This event features Q&A, processing tours and, of course, product tastings.
Looking back on your MBA experience, what is the one thing you would do differently and why? I would challenge myself a bit more with additional quantitative courses. While General Management is not a concentration choice, I chose Human Resource Management and took several electives in multiple disciplines to provide me with a multifaceted experience. I was often nervous about the prospect of getting a bad grade when struggling with a course that isn’t my forte, but I would take (at least) some extra classes.
What is the biggest myth about your school? I think the biggest myth about the Broad MBA Full Time program is a lack of national exposure for recruitment. MSU Full Time MBA is a ranked public program. Once private schools are added, I think we’ll be in the top 50. That said, the last few classes have done really well with internships and full-time work at Fortune 500 and highly sought-after employers. Do we need to work a little harder for the opportunity and to get noticed? Yes, but the file shows that it is possible.
What surprised you most about business school? Two things: There is a very wide range of quality work and dedication among students. Second, I was surprised by the variety of learning, with tons of content, cases, projects and extracurricular academic items.
What is one thing you did during the application process that gave you an edge over the school you chose? I sold my vision of success. Why, at age 38, was this the change I needed? How I intend to leave the Broad program better than I found it.
Which MBA classmate do you most admire? Wow! Two names immediately came to mind, but Joshua Hohner is the one I think of. This man’s work ethic and dedication to academic excellence is unparalleled.
What made Marques such a valuable member of the Class of 2022?
“I first met Marques a year before he joined us in the Class of 2022. I was immediately impressed by his energy and eagerness to learn everything he could, not only about our MBA program, but also on how MBA graduates leverage their skills in their post-MBA roles. It was clear early on that Marques’ manifesto would lead him to take every opportunity to master new academic skills and grow as a professional. Success came quickly. Marques began participating in internal and external case competitions, garnering accolades at a level I have not seen in the ten years I have been on the Broad MBA program. Recognized as both a special talent and a great teammate, his example is part of a resurgence in our program that saw nearly 30% of our students participate in external case competitions over the past two years. Without Marques’ example, I believe that business case competitions are far from the foundation of our program as they are today. He paved the way.
Marques’ educational spirit also influenced our co-curricular experiences. As a key student leader in our program, Marques’ energy and drive for service is evident through both co-curricular and transformative achievements, both through the Black MBA association and through his involvement in other MBA initiatives. These contributions resonate even more when coupled with the background to the challenges we, and all educational programs, have experienced with distance learning during the heights of the pandemic. Students like Marques worked to center the MBA student experience among the immeasurable challenges our disconnections contributed to. As Marques looks to the future, and his post-MBA professional role, his career educator skills, combined with his signature MBA experiences, have set him up for a great future. I’m excited to see his journey take shape and will miss him.”
Wayne Hutchison, Ph.D.
Director, full-time MBA
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