The NYSSCPA and its Foundation for Accounting Education (FAE) have awarded 68 New York college students Excellence in Accounting Scholarships for the 2014–2015 school year.
The scholarship, which was established in 1990, assists deserving undergraduates who hope to enter the profession.
Fifty-seven 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 from 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-elect Jennifer R. George. “By encouraging top-level students to enter the field of accounting, we hope to strengthen the profession as a whole.”
NYSSCPA members support the next generation of CPAs at the local level as well, with some chapters offering their own monetary awards to students.
Students receiving the $2,500 scholarships must be declared accounting majors 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 47 colleges in New York state to help identify students eligible for these scholarships.
The $10,000 scholarships were awarded to high school students who have graduated from the COAP program and will be starting college in the fall. 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.
For a list of winners, see below.
FAE Scholarships List 2014
College Name
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
Cornell University Javier Perez
Adelphi University Marissa Carozza
University at Albany Arlene Castro