Fellowships provide $12,000 per year for up to five years.
AICPA Foundation Grants 25 Minority Doctoral Fellowships
NEW YORK, NY (October 8, 2020) – The American Institute of CPAs Foundation granted fellowships to 25 minority doctoral students as part of its effort to increase diversity among educators in accounting programs.
The funding comes from the Minority Doctoral Fellowship program, which serves to bolster racial and ethnic diversity among accounting educators at colleges and universities. It provides $12,000 to each student, renewable for up to an additional four years, assuming students continue to meet eligibility requirements.
“The AICPA believes that diversifying accounting faculty and putting more CPAs in the class room is an important component to building diversity throughout the accounting profession,” said Steve Matzke, director, faculty & university initiatives at the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants. “We look forward to having these 25 CPAs and scholars shepherd more minority students through their accounting education and on to becoming CPAs.”
The 2020-21 Minority Doctoral Fellowship recipients, as well as the doctoral programs they are attending, are:
Christiana Antwi-Obimpeh, University of Texas - San Antonio
Ryan C. Ballestero, University of Texas-Austin
Hilda Carrillo, University of South Florida
Gabe Caceras, Florida International University
Nikki Chappell, Florida State University
LaToya Flint, University of Mississippi
Roberto Gonzales, University of Texas - Arlington
Paige G. Harrell, Emory University
Claudia C. Hernandez, Florida International University
Andria Hill, University of Central Florida
Brittani Shantel Jackson, Indiana University
Monica Kabutey, University of North Texas
Carissa Malone, Virginia Tech University
Tendai Masaya, Yale University
Ann Mungai, Florida Atlantic University
Devon Privette Jefferson, Virginia Commonwealth University
Iguehi Rajsky, Temple University
Jeremy Richardson, Texas Tech University
Vernan O. Rivera, University of Connecticut
Edgar Rodriguez Vazquez, University of Washington
Christina M. Ruiz, Arizona State University
Nuria Seijas, University of Arizona
Andrea Tillet, Florida State University
Raul Villamil-Otero, University of South Florida
Lawrence Williams, Florida Atlantic University
“The AICPA Foundation is thrilled to help these individuals become educators and to give back to the profession by inspiring the next generation of CPAs,” said Ernie Almonte, CPA, CGMA, AICPA Foundation president.
All Minority Doctoral Fellows must be ethnic minorities and U.S. citizens or permanent residents, who have earned a master’s degree or worked at least three years full-time in the accounting profession. The 2021-22 application will be available on March 1st, 2021. A full list of requirements and information about other scholarship awards offered to accounting students are available at ThisWaytoCPA.
The Minority Doctoral Fellowship is one of several AICPA initiatives aimed at cultivating a diverse and inclusive accounting profession. In addition to helping to diversify faculty, we also focus on increasing, developing and supporting ethnically diverse students in the profession through our Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop (ASLW). The AICPA launched ASLW in 1994 and it offers ethnic minority junior and senior college students three days of leadership, career exploration, and CPA preparation. Also, the AICPA Scholarship Award for Minority Accounting Students, part of the AICPA Legacy Scholars program, provides funding to outstanding minority students studying accounting.
The Minority Doctoral Fellowships are funded by the AICPA Foundation.
Media Contact:
James Gallagher
919-402-4547
James.Gallagher@aicpa-cima.com
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