Meet a Colleague: Bryan Brockbank

Meet a Colleague: Bryan Brockbank Bryan Brockbank is an assistant professor of accounting.

W&L News Office
July 9, 2025

Q. How long have you worked at W&L?
I have been working at W&L since July 2024.

Q. What courses are you teaching?
Intermediate financial reporting I (ACCT 332) in the fall and introduction to accounting (ACCT 100) in the winter.

Q. What is the most satisfying aspect of teaching?
Helping students learn how to learn. A desire and capability to learn are life changing.

Q. What do you like most about working at W&L?
Great students, great colleagues and beautiful scenery - I like it all.

Q. Where is your favorite location on the W&L campus?
I enjoy a good round of disc golf on the disc golf course or a run on any of the trails.

Q. What advice do you have for students (or parents)?
Never stop asking "why?" This simple question is the root of all discovery.

Q. What's your favorite thing to do when you're not working?
Going for a nice long run through the country roads or spending time outside with my family.

Q. Where did you grow up?
I grew up in Murray, Utah.

Q. When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A professional basketball player.

Q. What is the most adventurous thing that you have ever done?
A friend and I decided on a whim during COVID to run a 44-mile trail near his house in Dallas in June. Because it was so hot and humid, we started at 10 p.m. and ran until 7 a.m. My wife would probably say it is all the crazy road trips I've gone on to attend football or basketball games of my alma mater - Brigham Young University.

Q. What music are you listening to these days?
I listen to podcasts - a mix of economics, sports and religious.

Q. If you could live anywhere, where would you build your dream home?
I would live in the mountains with endless trails to explore (and run).