Scholarship winners for the year 2007-2008
Since its inception, the ASWA Seattle Chapter has awarded over $165,000 in scholarships to accounting students. ASWA-Seattle is pleased to announce the awarding of six tuition-only scholarships for the upcoming school year, totaling $26,320. The recipients, and their schools are:
Melissa Cheesman, North Seattle Community College
Wendy Morningred, Tacoma Community College
Rebecka Holley, University of Washingto
Jill M Kershaw, St. Martin’s University
Weiguang Cui, University of Washington
Leah Rourke, Gonzaga University
Each of the recipients has been working while achieving high grades and maintaining commitment to their families and communities. In addition to these scholarships, each will also receive a complimentary student membership to ASWA-Seattle for the upcoming year. We hope to have the opportunity to meet them all, perhaps at the next Scholarship Dessert Auction (9/26/07) or at our annual Student Night in Nov. Congratulations to each of them!
Report from the Endowment Fund Trustees
The ASWA Seattle Chapter No. 9 Scholarship Endowment Fund was
established to encourage, receive and administer gifts in perpetuity
for the purpose of granting scholarships for college and post-graduate
studies in the field of accounting.
During fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, the fund received $9,889.00 in
permanently restricted contributions. The fair market value of the
principal balance was $131,551.41.
The Scholarship Endowment Fund earned $7,034.11 during the year. This
amount has been transferred to the Chapter's scholarship fund.
This year, the trustees decided to engage new professional investment
management advice. Karen O'Brien and Joe Hebert of TrueNorth Financial
Services LLC have agreed to provide the trustees with investment
management advice on a pro-bono basis. With their help, we have
prepared an investment policy statement that will guide the trustees in
management of the Endowment Fund investment portfolio. Using this
policy, we have determined an asset allocation plan consistent with our
investment objectives, time horizon, and risk profile. We very much
appreciate their professional assistance.
Contributions, made payable to ASWA Scholarship Endowment Fund, may be
sent to the chapter treasurer or to Susanne Lindsley, Trustee, 1218
Third Avenue, Suite 508, Seattle, WA 98101.
Respectfully submitted,
Susanne Lindsley, Trustee
Christina Anderson, Trustee
Linda Landerdahl, Trustee
- Scholarship Application Deadlines -
2008-2009 School Year
May 31, 2008 is the application deadline for ASWA Seattle Chapter 2008-2009 Scholarships.
February 1, 2008 was the application deadline for the ASWA-EF Scholarship.
Other organizations that offer scholarships for accounting students:
Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting (EFWA) www.efwa.org
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) www.aicpa.org
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