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VSCPA Educational Foundation Awards Nearly $30,000 in College Scholarships

The VSCPA Educational Foundation recently selected its college scholarship recipients for the 2010–2011 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.

This year, the VSCPA Educational Foundation awarded nearly $30,000 to 18 accounting college students across Virginia. Awards were given in several scholarship categories, including undergraduate, minority and graduate. The Foundation also offered seven named scholarships, including the new Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer Scholarship.

Scholarship applicants must be currently enrolled or have been accepted in an accounting program at a Virginia college or university. Other selection criteria for the awards include overall academic performance, entry essay, faculty recommendation(s) and community and/or extracurricular activities.

The 2010 scholarship recipients are:

VSCPA Minority Scholarship ($1,000)

• Angelina Avalos of Fredericksburg, Virginia Tech
• Nykeya Mathes of Winchester, George Mason University
• Angela Terrell of Newport News, Hampton University

VSCPA Undergraduate Scholarship ($1,000)

• Spasmira Dimitrov of Virginia Beach, University of Virginia
• Judith Hodges of Richmond, University of Richmond
• Candice Owens of Church View, Longwood University
• Charity Spanski of Lynchburg, Virginia Tech

VSCPA Graduate Scholarship ($1,000)

• Shenelle Rogers of Chesapeake, Virginia Commonwealth University
• Donovan Huffer of Churchville, Lynchburg College
• Eric Negangard of Brookville, In., Virginia Tech

Goodman & Company Scholarship ($2,500)

• Julie Ferguson of Baltimore, Md., Old Dominion University

H. Burton Bates Jr. Scholarship ($1,900)

• Richard Snow of Williamsburg, The College of William & Mary

Thomas M. Berry Jr. Scholarship ($2,500)

• Alexander Pouille of Glen Allen, The College of William & Mary

Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer Scholarship ($2,500)

• Nicole Mitchell of Virginia Beach, Old Dominion University

Yount, Hyde & Barbour Scholarship ($2,500)

• Matthew Guth of Gainesville, Virginia Tech

Cocke, Szpanka & Taylor Scholarship ($2,500)  

• Douglas Vitez of Virginia Beach, University of Virginia

VSCPA Ph.D. Scholarship ($2,500)

• Rebecca Fay of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech

Austin M. Cloyd, Matthew G. Gwaltney & Maxine S. Turner Doctoral Scholarship ($2,500)

• James Penner of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech

The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants Educational Foundation is the premier accounting education resource promoting integrity and excellence in the CPA profession by partnering with and benefiting business, academia and society at large. For more information or to make a tax-deductible contribution to the Foundation, please visit www.vscpafoundation.com, e-mail info@vscpafoundation.com or call (800) 733-8272.

The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA) is the leading professional association dedicated to enhancing the success of CPAs. Founded in 1909, the VSCPA has 9,000 members who work in public accounting, industry, government and education. For general information, please visit the Press Room on the VSCPA website at www.vscpa.com, e-mail vscpa@vscpa.com or call (804) 612-9424. To search for a CPA in your geographic region, visit www.FinancialFitness.org and click on “Find a CPA.”