Virginia Society of CPAs names 2022-2023 scholarship recipients

The Virginia Society of Licensed Public Accountants Instructional Basis has named its faculty scholarship recipients for the 2022–2023 tutorial yr.

The muse awarded $59,250 in undergraduate, graduate and doctoral scholarships this yr to 28 accounting faculty college students throughout Virginia. The muse additionally elevated the quantity of minority scholarships it provided by 25%.

Virginia State College scholar Indacia Turner, of Chesterfield, obtained the inaugural Curtis C. Duke and Dr. Ruth Coles Harris Scholarship, honoring the primary Black female and male CPAs in Virginia. VSCPA members and donors raised $100,000 for the brand new scholarship fund.

Scholarship candidates should be at present enrolled or have been accepted in an accounting program at an accredited Virginia faculty or college with the intent to pursue CPA licensure. Different choice standards for scholarships embrace tutorial efficiency, an entry essay, college advice and/or extracurricular actions.

The 2022-2023 VSCPA scholarship recipients embrace:

VSCPA’s Previous President’s/Chair Scholarship ($2,000)

• Youjin Lee – College of Virginia

VSCPA Minority Scholarship ($1,500-2,000)

• Trinity Burton of Petersburg – Virginia State College;
• Simranjeet Kaur of Midlothian – Virginia Commonwealth College;
• Rebecca Le of Highland, Maryland – Christopher Newport College;
• Stephen Nkrumah of Alexandria – George Mason College;
• Darrell Pacheco of Charlottesville – College of Virginia Darden Faculty of Enterprise;
• Nigel Stewart of Waynesboro – Virginia State College; and
• Ryan VanHorn of Virginia Seaside – Previous Dominion College.

VSCPA Undergraduate Scholarship ($1,500)

• Angela Blair – Liberty College;
• Kristen Hoberg – Previous Dominion College; and
• Olivia Tillett – Virginia Tech. 

Curtis C. Duke and Dr. Ruth Coles Harris Scholarship ($2,000)

• Indacia Turner – Virginia State College

CST Group Scholarship ($3,000)

• Alina Ponomarenko – George Mason College

DHG Scholarship ($2,500)

• Madeline Duggan – Virginia Tech; and
• Julia Warshauer – Virginia Tech.

H. Burton Bates Jr. Scholarship ($2,250)

• Jordan King – Radford College

Michael E. Mares Scholarship ($2,250)

• Amanda Baker – Previous Dominion College; and
• Justin Seymore – Virginia Tech.

MJW Scholarship ($2,500)

• Natalie Nguyen – George Mason College; and
• Mariam Farzayee – Virginia Tech.

Samuel A. Derieux, CPA, Memorial Scholarship ($1,500)

• Carla Quinteros – Virginia Commonwealth College

Thomas M. Berry Jr. Scholarship ($2,000)

• Nebiyat Endale – George Mason College;
• Hector Luna – Virginia Commonwealth College; and
• Esayas Temesgen – Virginia Commonwealth College.

Verus Monetary Accomplice Scholarship ($3,000)

• Ainsley Duff – Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech Doctoral Scholarship ($3,000)

• Karneisha Wolfe of Blacksburg – Virginia Tech

WEC Scholarship ($3,000)

• Ethan Paitsel – Roanoke School

YHB Scholarship ($3,000)

• Jeffrey Kum – Virginia Commonwealth College

For extra info, head to the Instructional Basis’s web site right here.