2026-2027 Scholarship Recipients Associate | Undergraduate | Graduate 1
Named Scholarships Associate Recipients
Marisa Disadila
Bahiran Endalkachew
Bill Reed Family Accounting Scholarship Kentlake High School
Bill Reed Family Accounting Scholarship Ballard High School
Thi Linh Kieu Nguyen
Yahir Hernandez-Mendoza
Kendra “Krisy” Rachal
Filipino American Association of CPAs (FAACPA) Accounting Scholarship North Seattle College
Ken Tracy Accounting Scholarship Eastmont Senior High School
Sam L. and Elvera A. Heritage Scholarship Tacoma Community College
Washington CPA Foundation Accounting Scholarships Associate Recipients
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Yuliya Demyanova
Elizabeth Bockrath
Sahori Carvajal
MengKoung Chang
North Seattle College
Wenatchee Valley College
Green River College
Valentina Dumitrescu
Ijeoma Esegbue
Joselyne Garcia Galvan
Nicole Joy
Bellevue College
Bothell High School
Mountain View High School and Clark College
Tacoma Community College
Big Bend Community College
Jacob Green
James Kim
Kaylie Guadalupe Lopez Sainz
Shruthi Mallarapu
Whatcom Community College
North Seattle College
Columbia Basin College
Inglemoor High School
Stephanie Mendez
Jorge Mendoza
Nomungegee Natsagdorj
Genesis Emma Ozuna
Kennewick High School
Yakima Valley College
Bothell High School
Big Bend Community College
Ryann Elizabeth Peyton
Balien Robinson
Arya Sehajpal
The Delta High School
Ferris High School
Edmonds College
Lexi Stowe
Nathan Terada
Spokane Falls Community College
Kentridge High School
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Named Scholarships Undergraduate Recipients
Rina Irma Acosta-Hoffman Roy J. Polley Memorial Endowed Scholarship Washington State University
Firdauzi R. Muhammad Arza Roy J. Polley Memorial Endowed Scholarship Washington State University Vancouver
Hazen Jacob Roy J. Polley Memorial Endowed Scholarship Washington State University
Phuong Bui
Jane Clark
Blakeley Eaton
Roy J. Polley Memorial Endowed Scholarship Washington State University
Roy J. Polley Memorial Endowed Scholarship Clark College
Roy J. Polley Memorial Endowed Scholarship Gonzago University
Khaliun Gantumur
Miriam Alexa Garcia Jimenez
Roy J. Polley Memorial Endowed Scholarship Whitworth University
Genobia King-Webster Roy J. Polley Memorial Endowed Scholarship Central Washington University
Roy J. Polley Memorial Endowed Scholarship Western Washington University
Dylan Mumbach
Purdey Norton
Roy J. Polley Memorial Endowed Scholarship Central Washington University
Roy J. Polley Memorial Endowed Scholarship Gonzaga University
Aadi Prabhu
Emma Schmidt
Elnaz Zeidabadinejad
Roy J. Polley Memorial Endowed Scholarship Western Washington University
Roy J. Polley Memorial Endowed Scholarship Gonzaga University
Roy J. Polley Memorial Endowed Scholarship North Seattle College
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Edie Hopper Roy J. Polley Memorial Endowed Scholarship Bremerton High School
Olivia Castaneda
Amir Oumarou
Bryan Chel Lara
Mia Tang
Baker Tilly Accounting Scholarship Gonzaga University
Clark Nuber Accounting Scholarship University of Washington - Bothell
KPMG Accounting Scholarship Gonzaga University
PwC Accounting Scholarship University of Washington
Manisha Jay Parsana
Ayaka Mitsui
Angeline Sutandinata
Claudio Oliveira
Danielle Lyndes Legacy Scholarship Washington State University
George J. Waterman Memorial Scholarship University of Washington
George J. Waterman Memorial Scholarship University of Washington
Sambataro Family Foundation Accounting Scholarship University of Washington - Tacoma
We are honored to celebrate the accounting students in the state of Washington who recently were selected to receive accounting scholarships. We had many worthy applicants who all demonstrated significant potential for success in the profession. Our selection committee chose the following students for their outstanding GPAs, strong letters of recommendation, and compelling essays. Thanks to the generous support of contributors, individuals, and organizations that champion the Foundation’s mission, we are proud to award over $670,000 in scholarships to this exceptional group of future CPAs.
$2,000
to each associate student
$5,000
to each undergraduate + 5th-year student
$10,000
to each master’s student
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Washington CPA Foundation Accounting Scholarships Undergraduate Recipients
Nahom Abera
Nguyen Gia Han Bui
Western Governors University
Everett Community College
Vanessa D. De la Torre Hernández
Samuel Draeger Whitworth University
Everett Community College
Sofia Dunton
Nathan Curtis Feistner
Gabe Fernandez
Palak Gautam
Gonzaga University
Washington State University
University of Washington
University of Washington
Tomas Grigalevicius
Parveen Kaur Sidhu niversity of Washington U
Adrian Khorchani Aguirre
Cascadia College
Cascadia College
Colin Kim
Seattle University
Daniel Kim Western Washington University
Greta Kramer
Melissa Larson
Doan Thuy Thuc Le
Gonzaga University
Washington State University
Central Washington University
Naia LeDain Western Washington University
Bo-Yu (Winnie) Lin University of Washington
Oksana Lubasuk Washington State University
Kameron Ly University of Washington
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Sofie Magee
Kalia Martinez
Maria McDowell
Mikyas Mezgebu
Gonzaga University
Gonzaga University
Gonzaga University
Seattle University
Meitong Pan University of Washington
Benjamin Michalske
Antonio Morell
Josh Nguyen
Gonzaga University
Washington State University Vancouver
Washington State University
Luke Reynolds University of Washington - Bothell
Lily Ann Roberts
Amy Ryder
Gonzaga University
Washington State University Global Campus
Pablo Silva Vasquez Western Washington University
Wayne Silves
Emily Staley
Kayla Tate
Tu Man Thai
Washington State University
Gonzaga University
Washington State University Global Campus
Gonzaga University
Stuart Tjoelker
Hong Loan Tran Western Washington University
Whatcom Community College
Kennedy Webb
Laura Yocom
Central Washington University
Gonzaga University
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Emily Alvarez Central Washington University
Jasmine Arevalo-Amaya
Eleanor Barrow
Elisabeth Bas
Central Washington University
Everett Community College
Vanessa Guzman Vargas
Whitworth University
Minjin Bayarkhuu
Faith Collins
Karey Connor
Seattle University
Eastern Washington University
Central Washington University
University of Washington
Sam McCloskey Henkels
Morgan Kang
Gursimrat Kaur
Sana Khan
University of Washington
Seattle University
University of Washington - Tacoma
University of Washington - Tacoma
Samuel Walter Kroll
Tristan Michael LaLonde
Central Washington University
Gonzaga University
Lena Le University of Washington
Gonzaga University
Matthew Marsh
Anastasia Mironyuk
Tien Nguyen
Sophia Ortiz
Junhee Park
University of Washington - Bothell
Seattle University
Shoreline Community College
University of Washington
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Quyen Pham
Thi Luyen Pham
Gregorio Preciado-Cruz
Sharon Prince
University of Washington - Tacoma
University of Washington - Tacoma
University of Washington - Bothell
University of Washington - Bothell
Wai Sum Lydia Richards
Daisy Saucedo
Marcus Scisney II
Neha Sharma
University of Washington - Bothell
University of Washington
University of Washington - Tacoma
Seattle University
Kayla Sun
Bryan Vo
University of Washington - Bothell
University of Washington - Tacoma
Washington CPA Foundation Accounting Scholarships PhD Recipient
Jillian LaBelle Gonzaga University
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