2022 Accounting Awards Banquet
The Accounting Department hosted the Annual Accounting Awards Banquet outside in the Lucas Hall Courtyard on Thursday, May 19, 2022. Over 80 professionals, faculty, students and guests gathered to honor twenty-five of our best accounting students as they received scholarships and awards. The evening commenced with grace by Wendy Donohoe, followed by dinner, opening remarks by Dean Grier, and an awards program moderated by Siqi Li.
Over $88,000 in scholarships and awards, funded by generous contributions and grants from accounting organizations, alumni, faculty, public accounting firms, and Silicon Valley Companies were presented to 25 students. A new scholarship in memory of our accounting student Justin Ebner was presented by DeDe Ebner. Lewis Chew (Accounting Advisory Board member) presented the Alumnus of the Year award to Jack Lazar, who graciously accepted his award and encouraged students to embrace, enjoy and share opportunities as they embark on their career journey. Graduating A&IS senior SCUAA officer, Gustavo Gutierrez, presented the Professor of the Year award to Siqi Li and shared her remarkable dedication to teaching as she successfully navigated the remote and in-person challenges of the past year.
The complete list of 2022 Award and Scholarship recipients may be viewed here.