Virginia CPA Society Awards Scholarships to 15 College Students Across the State

Richmond (July 8, 2004) — The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA) Educational Foundation recently awarded $22,500 in accounting scholarships to 15 Virginia college students for the 2004–2005 academic year. The VSCPA Educational Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting business and accounting education, rewarding academic excellence and encouraging students to pursue promising careers.

To qualify for a VSCPA undergraduate or minority undergraduate scholarship, recipients must have completed a minimum of six hours of accounting course work, be enrolled in three additional accounting credit hours and have an accounting GPA of 3.0. Graduate scholarship applicants must be currently enrolled or have been accepted in a graduate accounting program at a Virginia college or university. Other selection criteria for the awards includes overall academic performance, entry essay, faculty recommendation(s) and community and/or extracurricular activities.

Scholarship recipients are:

Minority Undergraduate
Courtney Baldwin of Woodridge, Ill., College of William & Mary
Arizza Daroy of Virginia Beach, Old Dominion University
Emily John Bull of Herndon, University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce

Undergraduate
Michael Arrington of Catlett, Mary Washington College
Jennifer Bell of Virginia Beach, Radford University
Pamela Foster of Portsmouth, Old Dominion University
James Hibbs of Somers Point, N.J., Mary Washington College
Robin F. McCoy of McCoy, New River Community College
Jennifer Smith of Abingdon, Emory & Henry College
Jamie Todd of Virginia Beach, University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce
Carolyn Viar of Riner, Radford University
Karl Yoder of Wellman, Iowa, Eastern Mennonite University

Graduate
Richard Bomgardner of Colorado Springs, Colo., Virginia Tech
Colin Delaney of Celebration, Fla., University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce
Paul Logan of Charlottesville, University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce

The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants is the leading professional association dedicated to enhancing the success of all CPAs and their profession by communicating information and vision, promoting professionalism, and advocating members' interests. Founded in 1909, the VSCPA has approximately 8,000 members who work in public accounting, industry, government and education. For more information, please visit the Press Room on the VSCPA Web site at www.vscpa.com, e-mail communications@vscpa.com or call (800) 733-8272. To search for a CPA in your geographic region, visit www.VATaxHelp.com and click on CPA Referral Online.