[1] Prior to his appointment as the MSB's dean, he served for two years as an assistant to BYU president Merrill J. Bateman, with responsibility for strategic planning in the areas of facilities and space management, distance learning, information systems, and assessment.
Hill is a widely published author and frequent speaker on the subjects of treasury management, electronic commerce, and personal finance.
He was founder and senior editor of EDI FORUM: The Journal of Electronic Commerce and has written four books and more than 70 professional articles.
For several years he served on the Information Technology Commission for the state of Utah, and he has been a regional director of the Financial Management Association.
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