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SubscribePCAOB Announces 72 Scholarships for the 2016-2017 Academic Year
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board today announced the recipients of $10,000 merit scholarships that are intended to encourage undergraduate and graduate students to pursue careers in audit.
The scholarship program, created by Congress in the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, this year will provide an award to one student at each of the 72 colleges and universities listed below. This is the PCAOB's sixth year granting scholarships.
"Over the years, the academic achievements of more than 400 students have been recognized through this program," said PCAOB Chairman James R. Doty. "We hope this recognition inspires future accountants to become leaders in audit for the benefit of investors."
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act 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. The PCAOB scholarship program was created to identify eligible students for scholarships and award funds through the students' educational institutions.
Each participating educational institution nominates a scholarship recipient from students enrolled in its accounting degree program. To qualify, students must:
- Be enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree program in accounting
- Demonstrate interest and aptitude in accounting and auditing
- Demonstrate high ethical standards
In addition, applicants may not be a PCAOB employee or a child or spouse of a PCAOB employee.
The PCAOB scholarship program is merit-based, and educational institutions are encouraged to give consideration to students from populations that have been historically underrepresented in the accounting profession.
A description of the program, along with 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.
2016-2017 Academic Year PCAOB Scholarship Recipients
| Institution | Student * |
| Arizona State University | Justin Longoria |
| Auburn University | Zachary Blomeley |
| Baker University | Andrew Dare |
| Bentley University | Matthew Taggart |
| Brigham Young University (Utah) | |
| Bryant University | |
| Central Connecticut State University | Olivia McDonald |
| College of Westchester | Tommy Bryson |
| DePaul University | Grzegorz Kras |
| DeVry University | Di Wu |
| Duquesne University | Rebecca Andrus |
| Florida Atlantic University | Matthieu Burtez |
| Florida State University | Connor Dawkins |
| George Mason University | Iliana Montoya |
| George Washington University | Rachel Bronstein |
| Georgia College and State University | Larrentis Thomas |
| Georgia State University | Ulugmurod Yarkulov |
| Globe University | |
| Hawaii Pacific University | Tyler Van Stone |
| Hofstra University | Krystle Kozakevitch |
| Illinois State University | Francisco Vega |
| Indiana University | Omoyemi Akinribade |
| Indiana Wesleyan University | Noah Johnson |
| Jackson State University | James Griffin |
| Johnson & Wales | Matthew McRee |
| Liberty University | Sarah Dunn |
| Loyola University Chicago | Anna Fuchs |
| National University | Debbie Park |
| North Georgia State University and College | Stephan Morgan |
| Northern Illinois University | Robert DeMyers IV |
| Pace University | Marissa Masi |
| Park University | Jeremy Barnes |
| Penn State | Audrey Bencel |
| Purdue University | Samantha Dauby |
| Rider University | Drew Pinkston |
| Rutgers University | Adnan Munir |
| San Diego State University | Alexandra Cohen |
| Southern Methodist University | Megan Shell |
| St. John's University | Megan Huckemeyer |
| State University of New York at Albany | Rynelly Perez |
| State University of New York at Binghamton | Nathan Oliver |
| State University of New York at Buffalo | Alan Spoth |
| Suffolk University | Thomas Gaudet |
| Texas A&M | Julia Martin |
| Texas Tech University | Paul Feyisetan |
| Tulane University | Michael Kreisman |
| Universidad Metropolitana | Yaritza Gonzalez |
| University of Alabama | Lawrence Johnson |
| University of Central Florida | Andrew Davids |
| University of Denver | |
| University of Florida | Kara Conley |
| University of Georgia | Daniel Ray |
| University of Houston | Marissa McKnight |
| University of Houston-Clear Lake | Max McCasland |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | Elizabeth Gallagher |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Kyle Germain |
| University of Montana | Lindsey Trent |
| University of New Orleans | Steven Casey |
| University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill | Rickell Reid |
| University of North Carolina-Charlotte | Wesley Sweigart |
| University of Notre Dame | Eric Thompson |
| University of Oregon | Bianca Brouillard |
| University of Phoenix | Sandra Traub |
| University of Southern California | Gina Laret |
| University of Texas at Austin | Nancy Nguyen |
| University of Texas at Dallas | Lesley Capehart |
| University of Texas at San Antonio | |
| University of Utah | Matthew Maughan |
| University of Virginia | |
| University of Washington-Seattle | Victoria Burns |
| University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | Kyle Aaby |
| West Chester University of Pennsylvania | Dylan Marberger |
* Students have the option to be named alongside their school. Those who chose this option are named above.
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