43 students receive accounting scholarship from National Society of Public Accountants Scholarship Foundation.Forty-three college accounting students have been awarded scholarships by the National Society of Accountants (NSA) Scholarship Foundation for the 1999-2000 academic school year. More than 1,400 students applied for the 1999-2000 awards. Applicants were judged on scholastic achievement, demonstrated leadership ability and financial need. The NSA Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. awarded 16 scholarships in the amount of $500 each to students entering their second year of study, 26 scholarships in the amount of $1000 each to students entering their third or fourth year of study, and 1 renewable $2000 scholarship. "There is a continuing and vital need to encourage students who are interested in entering our profession. NSA believes in helping people who wish to achieve their goals through education, said Donald L. Cordano, Chair of the NSA Scholarship Foundation. Pamela Karr of Gainesville, Florida, was selected as the most outstanding student in the competition, earning special designation as the Charles H. Earp Memorial Scholar. Karr will be completing her second year of study at the University of Florida University of Florida is the third-largest university in the United States, with 50,912 students (as of Fall 2006) and has the eighth-largest budget (nearly $1.9 billion per year). UF is home to 16 colleges and more than 150 research centers and institutes. during the 1999-2000 academic year. In addition to her scholarship award, she will receive an additional $200 and a special plaque. The Board of Trustees selected Gary Manowitz of Westbury, New York Westbury is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. The population was 14,263 at the 2000 census. The Village of Westbury is in the Town of North Hempstead. , as the 1999 recipient of the Stanley H. Stearman Scholarship Award. This award was established in 1987 in recognition of 25 years of dedicated service by retired NSA Executive Vice President Stanley H. Stearman. Candidates for this prestigious award must be the spouse, son, daughter, grandchild, niece, nephew, son- or daughter-in-law of an NSA Active, Retired or deceased Active/Retired member. Manowitz is the grandson of NSA member Robert Manowitz of Westbury, New York. He will receive a $2000 scholarship annually for a maximum of three years while pursuing accounting studies. Manowitz is a student at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. The Board of Trustees also selected Rebecca Soto of Oakton, Virginia, as the 1999 recipient of the Louis and Fannie Sager Memorial Scholarship Award. This award was established in 1991 to honor retired NSA Legal Counsel, William H. Sager, the youngest son of Louis and Fannie Sager, on his tenth anniversary of service to NSA. Candidates for this award must have graduated from a Virginia public high school and be enrolled as an undergraduate at a Virginia college or university majoring in accounting. Soto will be completing her senior year at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, at Blacksburg; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered and opened 1872 as an agricultural and mechanical college. during the 1999-2000 academic year. The Scholarship Fund is the result of many generous contributions from individuals, businesses, and organizations. A number of scholarships are awarded in honor or memory of these benefactors. Students receiving scholarships for the 1999-2000 academic year are: Alberto Aguirre, Jr., 2nd year Pierson, FL Stetson University (Aguirre's scholarship in memory of Benjamin A. Totten, Jr.) Trisha Alexander, 2nd year Middletown, OH Miami University Jodi Benjamin, 2nd year Langhorne, PA West Chester University Matthew Billings, 4th year Pueblo, CO Colorado State University Colorado State University, at Fort Collins; land-grant with state and federal support; chartered 1870, opened 1879 as an agricultural college, assumed present name in 1957. There is a veterinary teaching hospital, an agricultural campus, and a research campus. Stacey Binter, 3rd year Littlestown, PA Mount Saint Mary's College Mount Saint Mary's College may mean:
* Heather Blum, 3rd year Bellingham, WA Brigham Young University Brigham Young University, at Provo, Utah; Latter-Day Saints; coeducational; opened as an academy in 1875 and became a university in 1903. It is noted for its law and business schools. * Jay Boros, Jr., 3rd year Plantation, FL Universtiy of Georgia (Boro's scholarship in honor of Richard Spice Wheeler, Esq.) Elizabeth Calimlim, 2nd year Honolulu, HI Heald College Stalene Call, 2nd year Atoka, TN LDS Businesses College Philoan Chau, 3rd year Escondido, CA California State University Enrollment 
Hiu Ling Chow, 3rd year Cambridge, MA Bentley College (Chow's scholarship in honor of Herbert H. Landy of Needham, MA) Jennifer Davenport, 2nd year Marion, TX Texas Lutheran University Founded in 1891 in Brenham, Texas as an academy of the First German Evangelical Lutheran Synod in Texas[1], the school moved to Seguin, Texas in 1912. After merging with Trinity College of Round Rock, Texas and Clifton College, the school was renamed Texas Lutheran College in (Davenport's scholarship in honor of Stephen E. Lampf of West Orange, NJ) Matthew Deaton, 2nd year Mesa, AZ Brigham Young University Jennifer Desideri, 4th year Groton, CT University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut is the State of Connecticut's land-grant university. It was founded in 1881 and serves more than 27,000 students on its six campuses, including more than 9,000 graduate students in multiple programs. UConn's main campus is in Storrs, Connecticut. Christine Dillingham, 3rd year Fayetteville, NY Le Moyne College Le Moyne College is a four-year Jesuit college of approximately 2,300 undergraduate students that balances a comprehensive liberal arts education with preparation for specific career paths or graduate study. (Dilingham's scholarship in honor of Harry Roman of Shrewbury, NJ) Angelia Edge, 2nd year Eddyville, IA American Institute of Business Cheryl Exline, 2nd year Elizabeth, WV Alderson-Broaddus College (Exline's scholarship in memory of Samuel Stern) * Jason Gerdes, 3rd year Worthington, MN Augustana College Jennifer Good, 2nd year Portsmouth, VA Tidewater Community College State Route 350 (Virginia) redirects here. For the former State Route 350, see Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway. Tidewater Community College is a two-year higher education institution in South Hampton Roads consisting of multiple campuses in the cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, * Roni Hardebeck, 2nd year Superior, MT Montana State University Montana State University, at Bozeman; land-grant; coeducational; chartered 1893. It is primarily a technical institution specializing in agriculture, engineering, and applied sciences. The Museum of the Rockies is there. Abigail Jensen, 2nd year Brigham City, UT Ricks College (Jensen's scholarship in honor of Forrest T. Jones & Company of Kansas City, MO) Annette Jones, 3rd year Benton, IL Southern Illinois University Southern Illinois University, main campus at Carbondale; state supported; coeducational; est. 1869, opened 1874 as a normal school, renamed 1947. It has a center for archaeological investigation and a fisheries research laboratory. There is also a campus at Edwardsville. (Jones's scholarship in memory of Norman H. Holland) Pamela Karr, 2nd year Gainesville, FL University of FL Lisa Kirschner, 3rd year McKeesport, PA Thiel College (Kirschner's scholarship in honor of Joseph L. Kaufmann of Egg Harbor City, NJ) John Lamb, 2nd year Blytheville, AR Mississippi County Community College Anthony Lattavo, 4th year East Canton, OH Walsh University Gary Manowitz, 2nd year Westbury, NY Indiana University * Lisa Mercier, 2nd year Bellevue, NE Metropolitan Community College * Christopher Richard, 4th year Portland, OR Gonzaga University Brian Richards, 4th year Wheeling, WV Wheeling Jesuit University Wheeling Jesuit University is a private, co-educational Roman Catholic university in the United States. Located in Wheeling, West Virginia, it was founded as Wheeling College in 1954 by the Society of Jesus (known as the Jesuits). * Julie Rivera, 4th year Charlotte, NC University of North Carolina * Tracy Schad, 3rd year Purdy, MO University of Missouri (Schad's scholarship in memory of Richard Rowlette) Peter Schulleri, 3rd year Long Beach, CA University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission (Schlleri's scholarship in memory of J. Arthur and Gwendolyn Best and honors of Joseph L. Kaufmann) * Allyson Siliato, 3rd year New Milford, NJ The College of New Jersey Mandelyn Sodd, 4th year Ruidoso, NM Eastern New Mexico University Eastern New Mexico University, (abbreviated ENMU), frequently called Eastern, is a state university in Portales, Roosevelt County, New Mexico, USA. It is the most recently-founded state university in New Mexico (legislated in 1927, opened in 1934). Rebecca Soto, 4th year Oakton, VA Virginia Polytechnic Inst. & State Univ. (Soto's scholarship in memory of Louis and Fannie Sager) Steven Sutton, 2nd year Brunswick, ME Husson College (Sutton's scholarship in memory of A. William Ferrance) * Amanda Umhoefer, 4th year Madison, WI North Central College * Morgan Marie Wallace, 3rd year Buffalo Valley, TN Tennessee Technological University Tennessee Technological University, popularly known as Tennessee Tech, is an accredited public university located in Cookeville, Tennessee, a small city approximately seventy miles (110 km) east of Nashville. (Wallace's scholarship in honor of John Hicks of Old Hickory, TN) * Connie Watts, 3rd year Spruce Pine, AL Athens State University Athens State University, located in Athens, Alabama, USA, is a two-year upper level university. Athens State is the only two-year upper level university in the state of Alabama. Thirty-three different majors are offered to junior and senior students. (Watt's scholarship in memory of Harold A. Gumpf) Jimmy Webb, 3rd year Amarillo, TX West Texas, A&M University (Webb's scholarship in honor of the Michael and Gertrude Hancouski Foundation of New Jersey) * Carolyn Wong, 4th year Honolulu, HI University of Hawaii * Laura Yount, 4th year Greenback greenback, in U.S. history, legal tender notes unsecured by specie (coin). In 1862, under the exigencies of the Civil War, the U.S. government first issued legal tender notes (popularly called greenbacks) that were placed on a par with notes backed by specie. , TN University of Tennessee (Yount's scholarship in honor of W. R. Lampley, Jr. of Southaven, MS) The NSA Scholarship Foundation was formed in 1969 to encourage and assist high caliber students pursuing accounting studies. The Foundation is a 501(c)3 organization which relies solely on voluntary contributions to fund scholarship awards. Those interested in making a tax-deductible contribution are encouraged to contact the Foundation Office at 800-966-6679, Ext. 1312. Applications for the 2000-2001 academic year will be available October 1, 1999. Interested students should visit the NSA website at www.nsacct.org, or contact the Foundation Office after October 1, 1999 to receive application material. * These awards are made possible through the generosity of the members of the Alabama Association of Public Accountants, Florida Society of Professional Accountants, Hawaii Association of Public Accountants, Minnesota Association of Public Accountants, Missouri Society of Accountants, Montana Society of Public Accountants, Nebraska Society of Independent Accountants, New Jersey Association of Public Accountants, North Carolina Society of Accountants High Country Chapter, Oregon Association of Independent Accountants, Tennessee Association of Public Accountants, Washington Association of Accountants, and the Wisconsin Association of Accountants. |
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