thirty-seventh annual
AWARDS accounting and business information systems
2021
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ANNUAL AWARDS • 2 0 t h A N N UA L
BKD, LLP AWARD Harrison Porter 1 6 t h A N N UA L
CATERPILLAR INC. AWARD Joceline Alarcon 3 9 t h A N N UA L
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP AWARD Jacob Riggs 1 5 t h A N N UA L
COUNTRY FINANCIAL AWARDS Chloe Alsup Megan Jenkins Joe Worms 4 1 s t A N N UA L
DUNBAR, BREITWEISER & CO., LLP AWARD Sarah Kaeb 1 5 t h A N N UA L
ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR AWARD Kaleb Spreitzer 4 9 t h A N N UA L
GLENN WEBB EDUCATION FUND GROWMARK FOUNDATION AWARD Joe Fogarty 2 0 t h A N N UA L
MCK CPAs AWARD Daniel Miller
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MILLER COOPER & COMPANY AWARD Stuart Hicks 2 2 n d A N N UA L
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS AWARD Dylan Ritthamel 1 5 t h A N N UA L
RSM AWARDS Madison Gibbons Jessica Hagen Rachel Hodson Bailey Montavon Brett Nolan 1 4 t h A N N UA L
SIKICH LLP ACCOUNTING AWARD Benjamin Turner 1 5 t h A N N UA L
SIKICH LLP BIS AWARD Krishna Gohil 8 t h A N N UA L
SIKICH LLP ADVISORY AWARD Clare Shamhart 1 4 t h A N N UA L
STATE FARM AWARDS Nina Carey Lauren Jenkins Makenzie Koenig Erin Patton Hayley Szwedo 2 n d A N N UA L
TIGHE, KRESS & ORR, PC AWARD Tyrah Sexton
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ACCOUNTING ALUMNI ASSOCIATION JAMES A. HALLAM SCHOLARSHIP Justin Huls 4 t h A N N UA L
JIM & JEANETTE HALLAM CPA CANDIDATE SCHOLARSHIP Eli Rudin 1 s t A N N UA L
BRAD DAWSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS Madison Gibbons Kacie Jesiolowski 5 t h A N N UA L
BRADLEY BENSON MEMORIAL ISACA-ILLINI CHAPTER BIS SCHOLARSHIP Connor Buckner 1 s t A N N UA L
BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS SCHOLARSHIP Kenneth Bowie 9 t h A N N UA L
CAROLINE KERN CRAIG ENDOWED FUND SCHOLARSHIP Caitlin Rowden 1 3 t h A N N UA L
DAVID CURRIE CPA SCHOLARSHIP Bailey Montavon 2 n d A N N UA L
DIVERSITY EXCELLENCE ACCOUNTING SCHOLARSHIPS Michelle Lopez Hanna Stuart Joshua Thompson Armani Tubbs 3 | The 37th Annual Accounting and Business Information Systems Awards Ceremony
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DUANE AND DIANA DEBS SCHOLARSHIP Natalie Wood 1 0 t h A N N UA L
EOVALDI FAMILY ACCOUNTING SCHOLARSHIPS Chloe Farr Kathryn Heilenbach 2 n d A N N UA L
ERIC MICKEL SCHOLARSHIP FOR ACCOUNTING PJ Schrik 1 0 t h A N N UA L
FLESSNER FAMILY ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS HONORING DR. GERRY MCKEAN Tyler Broge James Bruebach Connor Buckner Krishna Gohil Zechariah Jacob Luke Mance Joseph McLaughlin April Smith Hanna Stuart Michael Valenti 1 s t A N N UA L
FOLTZ FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP Joceline Alarcon 1 7 t h A N N UA L
HERBERT C. SIEG ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS Tyler Bryant Brett Nolan Kaleb Spreitzer 1 s t A N N UA L
INDUSTRIAL ACCOUNTING SCHOLARSHIP Jessi Batterman
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JACALYN FERREE ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP IN ACCOUNTING Jaynie Dillman 1 3 t h A N N UA L
JAMES H. SCHLESSER ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP Allison Riggs 1 4 t h A N N UA L
KATE KING WU & HORACE C. WU SCHOLARSHIPS Jessi Batterman Kacie Jesiolowski Karen Ketay 2 n d A N N UA L
KENNETH AND MARGARET OVERHOLT SCHOLARSHIP FOR ACCOUNTING Ericka Palmer 7 t h A N N UA L
LAFRENCE FAMILY ACCOUNTING SCHOLARSHIP Joe Fogarty 4 t h A N N UA L
MCMULLEN FAMILY FIRST GENERATION STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP Justin Huls 2 3 r d A N N UA L
NIMS ASSOCIATES BILL SPANIOL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Kenneth Bowie 4 t h A N N UA L
JOHN AND KATHY RENNICK ACCOUNTING SCHOLARSHIPS Michelle Lopez Armani Tubbs
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W. MAX REXROAD SCHOLARSHIPS Rachel Hodson Daniel Miller Harrison Porter 1 s t A N N UA L
PIERRE VAN D’HELSEN SCHOLARSHIP Natalie Wood WILLIAM TOWNES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Tyler Bryant 5 t h A N N UA L
ZARCONE FAMILY SCHOLARSHIPS Antonio Bianchi Mary Farmer Logan Gunder Jude Rayburn Tyrah Sexton Halle Sheley PJ Schrik 1 8 t h A N N UA L
BECKER PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS Sarah Kaeb Jaclyn Schultz 4 t h A N N UA L
ROGER’S CPA REVIEW SCHOLARSHIP Jonathon Coyle 9 t h A N N UA L
STEVE MICHELS CPA REVIEW COURSE SCHOLARSHIPS Davey Cox Emily Stewart
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SURGENT CPA REVIEW SCHOLARSHIPS Pamela Orozco Jose Pantoja Colton Reed 4 t h A N N UA L
WILEY CPA EXCEL SCHOLARSHIP Larry Klingen 2 2 n d A N N UA L
ACCOUNTING ALUMNI AWARDS Joceline Alarcon Jessi Batterman Mary Farmer Chloe Farr Joe Fogarty Madison Gibbons Jessica Hagen Kathryn Heilenbach Megan Jenkins Sarah Kaeb Jude Rayburn Jacob Riggs Eli Rudin Benjamin Turner 2021 BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS ALUMNI OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS STUDENT AWARD Zechariah Jacob Awarded to a senior Business Information Systems major for academic achievement, participation in student organizations, leadership, and university and community service.
2021 MARCOTTE FAMILY OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE ACCOUNTING STUDENT AWARD Chloe Farr
Awarded to a senior Accounting major for academic achievement, participation in student organizations, leadership, and university and community service.
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2021 MARCOTTE FAMILY OUTSTANDING MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANCY AWARD Dylan Ritthamel Awarded for academic excellence in the M.P.A. program.
2021 MARCOTTE FAMILY OUTSTANDING MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTANCY AWARDS Mengyuan Li Jaclyn Schultz Awarded for academic excellence in the M.S.A. program.
FEDERATION OF SCHOOLS OF ACCOUNTANCY AWARD Dylan Ritthamel Awarded for recognition of superior academic achievement, leadership, and professionalism in post-baccalaureate accounting education.
2021 PUBLIC COMPANY ACCOUNTING OVERSIGHT BOARD SCHOLARSHIP Duane Sleet
MULTI-YEAR AWARDS • MIKE AND KAREN ESSINGTON BIS SCHOLARSHIPS Brandon Bickers Kate Coffman Hill Patel Mitchell Sadler WILLIAM A. FORTSCH ACCOUNTING SCHOLARSHIPS Kenny Acosta Brooke Covey SEARS ACCOUNTING SCHOLARSHIP Mary Farmer
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