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Subscribe207 Students Named PCAOB Scholars for the 2019-2020 Academic Year
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board today announced that 207 students from U.S. colleges and universities were selected to receive a $10,000 scholarship for the 2019-2020 academic year.
"The PCAOB Scholars program aims to benefit outstanding students who are likely to become accountants and auditors," said PCAOB Chairman William D. Duhnke. "We congratulate this group of students and look forward to engaging with them as they continue to pursue a career in the profession."
PCAOB Scholars are nominated by their educational institutions. Participating educational institutions select their nominees from students enrolled in their accounting degree programs. Schools are encouraged to consider students from populations that historically have been underrepresented in the accounting profession.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires that monetary penalties imposed by the PCAOB in its disciplinary proceedings be used to fund a merit scholarship program for students in accredited accounting degree programs. In 2019, the Board refined the program criteria and, for the first time, created a pilot program to award scholarships to students who transferred from a two-year institution to the accounting program at a four-year institution.
A description of the program, including information on the nomination process, the selection of nominating institutions, and other details can be found on the scholarship program page of the PCAOB website. All participating institutions, along with the named PCAOB Scholars, are listed below.
2019-2020 Academic Year PCAOB Scholars
Appalachian State University
William Robinson
Arizona State University—Tempe
Michael Mayper
Auburn University
Makenzie Warnick
Auburn University at Montgomery
Teva Stinson
Ball State University
Ashley Kincaid
Baylor University
Yaelis Avila
Dara Gamble (transfer)
Belmont University
Macie Brown
Bentley University
Kathryn Schore
Binghamton University
Devin Jackson
Boise State University
Shugoofa Faizi
Boston College
Aileen Herman
Bradley University
Katelyn Heinz
Brigham Young University—Provo
Dani Finlinson
Bryant University
Caroline Coumounduros
California State University—Fullerton
Javier Hernandez
Canisius College
Cameron Rosenecker
Case Western Reserve University
Aletheia Uechi
Central Connecticut State University
Demitric Baez
Central Michigan University
Moriah Betts
Central Washington University
Tyler Kert
Clemson University
Paige Leshock
Cleveland State University
Sarah Robertson
College of William & Mary
Sophie Caplan
Colorado State University—Global Campus
Leah Young
Creighton University
Kristin Fry
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College
Jingyi Zhen
Drexel University
Joann Wong
East Carolina University
Rachel Hull
Eastern Illinois University
Andrew Gingerich
Fairfield University
Alec Melotto
Fairleigh Dickinson University—Metropolitan Campus
Victoria Sheridan
Florida International University
Loidys Scott
Florida State University
Michael Scola
Fordham University
Emily Flanagan
George Mason University
Ashutosh Dhakal
George Washington University
Milena Hareza
Georgia Southern University
Brent McNure
Georgia State University
Jendayi Jones-Douge
Gonzaga University
Nathaniel Hense
Grand Valley State University
Jason Perez
Hofstra University
Nimmy Cherian
Howard University
Nia Hill
Illinois State University
Ryston Watts
Indiana University—Bloomington
Kaitlin Dluginsky
Iowa State University
Emma Krell
James Madison University
Aaron Rosedale
Noah Zupan (transfer)
John Carroll University
Leah Steirer
Kansas State University
Hailey Robinson
Kennesaw State University
Felix Saucedo, Jr.
Kent State University at Kent
Abigail Asquith
La Salle University
Matthew Kasilowski
Lehigh University
Marley Cohen
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Vivian Carter
Louisiana Tech University
Mackenzie Westmoreland
Loyola University Chicago
Ramzy Wehbi
Loyola University Maryland
Anne Hayburn
Marquette University
Rebecca Robb
Marshall University
Kaitlin Francis
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Abraham Fuelling
Miami University—Oxford
Adrian Awuah
Michigan State University
Cadealia Turnage
Middle Tennessee State University
Farouk Hassan
Mississippi State University
LaDarrion Grant
Missouri State University—Springfield
Taylor Cattanach
Morgan State University
Manish Thapa
New Mexico State University—Main Campus
Chandler Olazaba
North Carolina A&T State University
McKayla Jackson
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Lorraine Johnson
North Dakota State University—Main Campus
Grace Culshaw
Northeastern University
Jonah Rabinowitz
Northern Illinois University
Chad Young
Oakland University
Nicolas Giallombardo
The Ohio State University—Main Campus
Oluwaseyi Adeyemi
Moling Weng (transfer)
Ohio University—Main Campus
Colleen Goetz
Oklahoma State University—Main Campus
Yenifer Perez
Oregon State University
Victoria Houdeshell
Pace University—New York
Gabriella Farino
Pennsylvania State University—Main Campus
Max Isabelle
Portland State University
Erica Veatch
Rider University
Adriana Tirado
Rutgers University—New Brunswick
Joseph Stoneback
Rutgers University—Newark
Ivona Timothe
Saint Joseph's University
William Legg
Saint Louis University
Lauren Crawley
Salisbury University
Samantha Brink
Sam Houston State University
Austin Medina
San Diego State University
Naijiao (Jesse) Li
Seton Hall University
Joselito Abarca
Siena College
Emily Andolina
Southeastern Louisiana University
Courtney Daze
Southern Illinois University—Carbondale
Zaria Ward
Southern Illinois University—Edwardsville
Sydney Boschert
Southern Methodist University
Florence Kam
St. John's University—New York
Christine Connors
Stephen F. Austin State University
Halea Owens
Stetson University
Robert Connell
Suffolk University
Christine Hraiz
SUNY at Albany
Marvin Rodriguez
Syracuse University
Austin Heinz
Temple University
Amanda Levy
Tennessee Technological University
Elizabeth Smith
Texas A & M University—Commerce
Donesia Williams
Texas A & M University—Corpus Christi
Kevin Raglin
Texas A&M—College Station
Morgan Elliott
Texas Christian University
Ryan Jones
Texas State University
Sandra Vazquez
Texas Tech University
Candra Hurley
The University of Alabama
Crystal Southerland
The University of Montana
Katherine Stokes
The University of Tampa
Alexis Ryans
The University of Tennessee—Chattanooga
Jacob Whitehair
The University of Texas at Arlington
Manuel Prado
The University of Texas at Austin
William Eller
The University of Texas at Dallas
Hayden Becker
The University of Texas at El Paso
Edgar Quiroga
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Festina Tarawalie
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Nicholas Keathley
Towson University
Joshua Badu
Truman State University
Robin Cooksey
Tulane University of Louisiana
Mandy Ennis
University at Buffalo
Tal Badry
University of Alabama at Birmingham
LaKeisa Tinker
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Erik Andersen
University of Arizona
Taylor Van Roekel
University of Arkansas
Jessica Perez
University of Central Florida
Eleni Pampoukis
Ahd Zahraoui (transfer)
University of Cincinnati—Main Campus
Julia Kraimer
University of Colorado Denver
Dylan Croom
University of Connecticut
Annamma Chaluparambil
University of Dayton
Samantha Mintz
University of Delaware
David Fonseca
University of Denver
Colin Orlowski
University of Florida
Ashlyn Lowe
University of Georgia
Jon Olsen
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Meika Yada
University of Houston
Najibullah Sarwari
University of Houston—Clear Lake
Diyoni Apriliana
University of Houston—Downtown
Duy Nguyen
University of Idaho
Sumaya Mansour
University of Illinois at Chicago
Dariusz Pajor
University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign
Alyssa Walsh
Cameron Ziegler (transfer)
University of Kansas
Bryan Sandoval
University of Kentucky
Madelyn Vincent
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Brian Vela
University of Maryland—College Park
Landon Western
Hao Song (transfer)
University of Massachusetts—Amherst
Mariceli Mota
University of Memphis
Kenneth Moseley
University of Miami
Katherine Montovano
University of Minnesota—Twin Cities
Rachel Fick
University of Mississippi
Annie Vandegriff
University of Missouri—Columbia
Steven Wright III
University of Missouri—St Louis
Emily Storey
University of Nebraska at Omaha
Maribel Gurrola
University of Nebraska—Lincoln
Wyatt Bell
University of Nevada—Las Vegas
Johana Iglesias
University of New Hampshire—Main Campus
Bryanna Richardson
University of New Mexico—Main Campus
Devin Salazar
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jennifer Grennan
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Kassandra Mangano
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Ayesha Zeb
University of North Florida
Teresa Vonderhaar
University of North Texas
Sarah Wasikowski
University of Northern Iowa
Kaylin Emery
University of Notre Dame
Edwina King
University of Oklahoma—Norman Campus
Jeffrey Avena
University of Oregon
Rosita Gutierrez
University of Pittsburgh—Pittsburgh Campus
Kevin Roman
University of Rhode Island
Caitlin McGuirl
University of Richmond
Katherine Riveness
University of San Diego
Simon Finnie
University of South Alabama
Joyce Maika Casolino
University of South Carolina—Columbia
Gabriel Christian
University of South Dakota
Jonna Bart
University of South Florida—Main Campus
Michal Kosinski
University of South Florida—St. Petersburg
Suzanne Smith
University of Southern California
Brenna Le
University of Southern Mississippi
Keiyana Gaskin
University of St. Thomas
Abigail Taffe
University of Utah
William Petersen
University of Vermont
Catherine Redmond
University of Virginia—Main Campus
Devin Smith
University of Washington—Seattle Campus
Nanci Galaviz
University of Washington—Tacoma Campus
Aaron Gonyea
University of Wisconsin—Madison
Lauren Pericak
University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee
Garrett McGeough
University of Wisconsin—Whitewater
Rachel Kushnier
University of Wyoming
Kia Hageman
Utah State University
Benjamin Hong
Utah Valley University
Stephanie Wolfley
Valdosta State University
Andrew Meier
Villanova University
Aoife-Marie Fitzgerald
Virginia Commonwealth University
Andrea Reyes Pineda
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Charles Watson III
Wake Forest University
Tianyu Ye
Washington State University
Douglas Robison
Wayne State University
Julia Beleshi
Weber State University
Gretchen Mogilefsky
Western Illinois University
Lilia Torres
Western Kentucky University
Xuan Ngo
Western Michigan University
Alyssa Larner
Wright State University—Main Campus
Sajoun Jones