VSCPA Educational Foundation Awards $25,000 in College Scholarships

June 9, 2006

The VSCPA Educational Foundation recently awarded $25,000 in accounting scholarships to 16 Virginia college and university students for the 2006–2007 academic year. Winners were selected in the following scholarship categories: undergraduate, minority undergraduate, graduate and the Goodman & Company Annual Scholarship. 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 Educational Foundation undergraduate or minority undergraduate scholarship, recipients must complete a minimum of three credit 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.

The Goodman & Company Annual Scholarship is awarded to a junior or senior accounting major enrolled at a Virginia college or university who demonstrate academic excellence and financial need to pursue a career in public accounting.

Scholarship recipients for 2006 are:

Minority Undergraduate:

• James Ambrose of Herndon, College of William & Mary
• Caroline Knight of Suffolk, Old Dominion University
• Maurice Kuykendoll of Playa Del Ray, California, Hampton University
• Robert Perez of Stafford, George Mason University

Undergraduate:

• Ashley Albers of Midlothian, University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce
• Rebecca E. Duncan of Powhatan, Longwood University
• Laura Equi of Roanoke, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• John Gallagher of Manakin-Sabot, George Mason University
• Krystal Keeley of Chesapeake, College of William & Mary
• Todd P. Kuzniewski of Herndon, George Mason University
• Amanda McCarty of Rocky Mount, Roanoke College
• Colin H. Waller of Blacksburg, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Graduate:

• Julie M. Bean of Ridgeleu, West Virginia, College of William & Mary
• Margaret Hale of Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce
• Jacob Kinney of Morgantown, West Virginia, James Madison University

Goodman & Company:

• Paul Demeré of Blacksburg, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For more information on the VSCPA Educational Foundation and its scholarship and award programs, visit www.vscpafoundation.com, e-mail foundation@vscpa.com or call (800) 733-8272.