Accounting
National Society of Accountants Announces 2015 Scholarship Winners
A total of 39 students have earned scholarships from the National Society of Accountants (NSA) Scholarship Foundation. Together, they will receive $45,875 in scholarship awards.
Jun. 16, 2015
A total of 39 students have earned scholarships from the National Society of Accountants (NSA) Scholarship Foundation. Together, they will receive $45,875 in scholarship awards.
The Foundation has provided more than $1 million since 1969 to deserving undergraduate and graduate students who are committed to pursuing a career in accounting, helping to develop more qualified young accountants.
The scholarships range from $500 – $2,000. Recipients were selected on the basis of an overall outstanding academic record, demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities, honors, work experience, stated goals and aspirations, and financial need.
“The future of the accounting profession is critically important, and these scholarships will help ensure that we have highly qualified young people coming up through the ranks,” explains NSA Scholarship Foundation President Sharon Cook, EA, ABA, ATA, ATP, ARA, Saint Louis, MO.
The 2015 scholarship recipients are listed below with their universities, the NSA Affiliated Organizations or the named scholarships that provided funding, and the amount of each scholarship:
Catherine Acosta
Florida International University
Florida Society of Accounting & Tax Professionals: $500
George Aldhizer
Wake Forest University
North Carolina Society of Accountants: $2,000
Emily Babski
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
$1,500
Dominique Bauer
Saint Leo University
Florida Society of Accounting & Tax Professionals Peace River Chapter: $500
Taylor Beach
Montana State University-Billings
Montana Society of Public Accountants: $775
Alexander Brosseau
Webster University
Missouri Society of Accountants: $1,000
Olivia Conaty
Lee University
Alabama Association of Accountants and Tax Preparers: $1,250
Mark D’Annunzio
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Milton Brown Award: $1,000
Daniel Dunnigan
Saint Bonaventure University
New York Society of Independent Accountants: $1,000
Lane Estes
University of Central Oklahoma
Oklahoma Society of Accountants: $1,000
Nicole Files
Lebanon Valley College
Pennsylvania Society of Tax and Accounting Professionals: $1,000
Shaylyn Goodall
Gonzaga University
Washington Association of Accountants: $2,000
Rachel Gustafson
University of Denver
Public Accountants Society of Colorado: $1,000
Christal Hall
Washington State University
Washington Association of Accountants: $2,000
Jordan Hamada
University of Oregon
Oregon Association of Independent Accountants: $2,000
Jordyn Herzog
Carroll College
Wisconsin Association of Accountants Southeast Chapter: $1,000
Heidi Huff
Central Virginia Community College
Millard D. Ashley Memorial Award: $1,000
Joseph Hunt
Marywood University
New Jersey Association of Public Accountants: $1,000
Alexia Jentgen
Brigham Young University
Steven Desdier Memorial Award: $1,000
Shay Johnson
Athens State University
Alabama Association of Accountants and Tax Preparers: $1,250
Aaron Koehne
Grand Canyon University
Arizona Society of Practicing Accountants: $500
Justin Korth
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Nebraska Society of Independent Accountants: $1,000
Thao Le
University of Phoenix-Southern Arizona Campus
Arizona Society of Practicing Accountants: $2,000
Shelby Lewis
Upper Iowa University
Accountants Association of Iowa: $1,000
James Mastria
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Sager Award: $1,000
Eric Mertens
Missouri State University
Independent Accountants Association of Illinois: $1,600
Briana Moore
Louisiana Technical College-Ruston Campus
Louisiana Society of Independent Accountants: $500
Katelyn Otradovec
Concordia University-Wisconsin
Wisconsin Association of Accountants: $500
Juliana Polson
University of Wisconsin-Superior
Wisconsin Association of Accountants: $500
Delaney Rader
University of Arizona
Arizona Society of Practicing Accountants: $1,000
Jared Richter
North Dakota State University-Main Campus
North Dakota Society of Accountants: $1,000
Dawn Schiller
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Wisconsin Association of Accountants Southeast Chapter: $1,000
Allison Smith
Clarke College
Accountants Association of Iowa: $1,000
Ashlee Sutterfield
Arkansas State University-Main Campus
Arkansas Society of Accountants: $1,000
Taryn Tenkley
Whatcom Community College
Washington Association of Accountants: $2,000
Mary Tomlinson
Harding University
Ronny Woods Memorial Award: $1,000
Gloria Wu
University of Massachusetts Amherst
$1,500
Sherman L. Standberry of Georgia State University and Jessie Levno of Eastern Washington University also received renewals of the $2,000 NSA Stanley H. Stearman Award.
To learn more about the NSA Scholarship Foundation program or to make contributions, visit www.nsacct.org/scholarships. The next window to apply for scholarships is January-March 2016.