NEW YORK – (August 20, 2014) - The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) and its Foundation for Accounting Education (FAE) have announced the 71 New York college students who will receive Excellence in Accounting Scholarships for the 2014-2015 school year.
The scholarships are awarded in order to provide financial assistance and support to accounting majors. Fifty-eight college students received a $2,500 scholarship; six received $1,250, one received $1,000 and four received $500 grants sponsored by accounting firm Anchin, Block & Anchin LLP.
Three students who had previously graduated the FAE's Career Opportunities in the Accounting Profession (COAP) program each received $10,000 scholarships.
"The Foundation for Accounting Education takes great pride in awarding these scholarships to truly deserving students in an effort to support their educational goals," said FAE President Jennifer George. "By encouraging top-level students to enter the field of accounting, we hope to strengthen the profession as a whole."
Students receiving the $2,500 scholarships must be a declared accounting major and have achieved an overall cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Students also must be eligible for financial aid to receive the scholarships. FAE has dedicated campus liaisons at forty-seven colleges in New York State to help identify students eligible for these scholarships.
To learn more about the FAE Scholarships, eligibility and requirements, go to http://www.nysscpa.org/page/future-cpas/college-students
The $10,000 scholarships were awarded to high school students who have graduated the COAP program and will be starting college in the fall. The COAP scholarship winners will receive the $10,000 over the next five years toward their tuition in an accounting program in a New York state college or university.
The COAP program was founded in 1987 in order to attract high school students from public and private schools in New York state into the accounting profession. Recruitment for the COAP program- http://www.nysscpa.org/futurecpas/coap_description.htm - is focused on minority groups historically underrepresented in the CPA profession.
FAE Scholarships List 2014 | | |
College Name | First Name | Last |
Adelphi | Alex | Lavelle |
Adelphi | Raeana | Georgopoulos |
Alfred University | Justin | Tabel |
Alfred University | Kelly Jo | Stein |
Baruch College | Anthony | Beale |
Baruch College | Jiaying | Li |
Baruch College | Michael | Noverre |
Baruch College | Maricruz | Romero |
Baruch College | Anthony | Shaw |
Baruch College | Elena | Stepanova |
Baruch College | Yinxing | Eng |
Canisius College | Jonathan | Corona |
Canisius College | Laura | Giunta |
Canisius College | Sarah | Kamienowski |
Canisius College | YuQi | Szumla |
College of Saint Rose | Beata | Kirzhner |
College of Saint Rose | David | Leather |
CUNY/College of Staten Island | Elena | Ghelan |
Daemen College | Shaun | Snyder |
Daemen College | Matthew | Daddario |
Dowling College | Justin | Suarez |
Elmira College | Erin | Zizza |
Fordham University | Michelle | Ciesielska |
Hartwick College | Justin | Warren |
Hofstra University | Alyssa | Ruggiero |
Hofstra University | Abdulla | Tokhie |
Le Moyne College | John | Rogan |
LIU | Shirnelle | Joseph |
LIU | Daniel | Kirsanov |
Manhattan College | Andrea | Laquidara |
Manhattan College | Alyssa | Vigada |
Mercy College | Anic | Sawadogo |
Molloy College | Stephanie | Bauer |
Molloy College | Nastassja | Kosinski |
Mount Saint Mary College | Joseph | Loeffler |
Mount Saint Mary College | Rebecca | Jacobini |
Nazareth College | Christine | Dorward |
New York University | Caitlin | Leahy |
New York University | Connor | Mortland |
New York University | Justin | Chung |
New York University | Xindi | Xu |
RIT | Alicia | Calcote |
RIT | Jocette | Rioux |
Siena College | Kylene | Fitsik |
Siena College | Michael | Thomas |
St. Bonaventure University | Nicholas | Brown |
St. Francis College | Idaliza | Berrios |
St. Joseph's College | Anthony | Pineiro |
SUNY Albany | Michael | Connelly |
SUNY Albany | William | Montanez |
SUNY Fredonia | Cody | Oakes |
SUNY Fredonia | Melissa | Sheldon |
SUNY Geneseo | McLoughlin | Donald |
SUNY IT | Cari | Donahue |
Suny New Paltz | Richard | Guido |
Suny New Paltz | Brian | Jung |
SUNY Oswego | Eric | Dauphin |
SUNY Plattsburgh | Andrew | Manor |
SUNY Plattsburgh | Dustin | Storie |
Syracuse University | Ashley | Thombs |
Syracuse University | Xia Fen | Yu |
University at Buffalo | Kristi | Figenscher |
University at Buffalo | Louis | Galarza |
University at Buffalo | Richard | Heaton |
University at Buffalo | Jamilya | Koilubaeva |
University at Buffalo | Nathan | Linderman |
University of Rochester | David | Lyubezhanin |
Utica College | Christian | Leogrande |
COAP Scholarships 2014 | | |
College Name | First Name | Last |
Cornell University | Javier | Perez |
Adelphi University | Marissa | Carozza |
University at Albany | Arlene | Castro |
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Incorporated in 1897 and now representing more than 28,000 CPAs, the NYSSCPA is a not-for-profit organization that represents the issues, standards and public services efforts of certified public accountants who practice in New York State; encompassing all areas of public practice, government, education, business, and industry. Visit the Society’s website at nysscpa.org for more information.