The Illinois CPA Society has awarded $104,500 in scholarships to 55 local accounting students as part of its annual Accounting Scholarship Program.
Funded by the CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois, the Accounting Scholarship Program supports local accounting students at universities and colleges who "demonstrate strong academic performance, leadership qualities, and financial need." All scholarship funds are provided by more than 1,000 donors who support the CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois.
New this year, ICPAS awarded eight scholarships to racial and ethnic minority high school seniors who have committed to majoring in accounting this fall. The new scholarships aim to attract more diverse accounting students to the profession.
“It’s incredibly rewarding to be able to help this impressive group of students, who are determined to succeed as future leaders in the accounting profession, overcome their financial barriers and achieve their academic and career goals,” said Todd Shapiro, ICPAS president and CEO, in a statement.
The 2021-2022 academic year Accounting Scholarship recipients are as follows:
- Miriam Ahmed — DePaul University
- Masarrah Alsagher — University of Illinois at Chicago
- Stephen Anderson — Loyola University
- Aisha Bawany — DePaul University
- Kelly Benton — DePaul University
- Deniene Bridgeman — Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
- Alexis Castor — Aurora University
- Justene Charlesworth — University of St. Francis
- Samuel Chomiak — University of Illinois
- Blake Cubria — DePaul University
- Zachary Curry — University of Illinois
- Meenakshi Dhamija — Loyola University
- Joe Duffy — Loyola University
- Jackson Dumas — North Central College
- Cynthia Esquivel — University of St. Francis
- Mary Farmer — Illinois State University
- Abdul Feroz — DePaul University
- Inna Garmatyuk — Loyola University
- Olivia Gunter — Triton College
- Daniel Harrington — Northern Illinois University
- Mashal Hassan — Loyola University
- Krystal Hegg — Northern Illinois University
- Rexesha Hollis — Loyola University
- Deandre Johnson — University of St. Francis
- Emily Joos — Illinois Wesleyan University
- Emily Kaiser — DePaul University
- Tatum King — Illinois State University
- Bea Margaret Lapid — University of Illinois
- Helena Lira — Western Illinois University
- Megan Lockhart — Millikin University
- Nicole Maimon — University of Illinois
- Sydney Matheney — Bradley University
- Jessica Montero — University of Illinois
- Sarah Morrow — Northeastern Illinois University
- Amanda Noser — Millikin University
- Jennile O'Connor — University of Illinois
- Beauty Olonilua — Northern Illinois University
- Lolade Onasanya — Harold Washington College
- Elizabeth Pennington — Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
- Sandra Perez Alfaro — Governors State University
- Stefan Postman — Elmhurst College
- Adriana Quiroz — Saint Xavier University
- Vanessa Renteria — Bradley University
- Emily Schrader — University of St. Francis
- Joshua Sirbu — Loyola University
- Jazmina Smith — Loyola University
- Emily Stewart — Illinois State University
- Wajhiuddin Syed — University of Illinois
- Joshua Thompson — Illinois State University
- Elise Toland — Bradley University
- Maria Tranchina — Northern Illinois University
- Annie Trimpe — Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
- Marlene Trujilo — University of Illinois at Chicago
- Armani Tubbs — Northern Illinois University
- Nicholas Wilhoite — University of Illinois
For more on the Accounting Scholarship Program, head to ICPAS's
