NCCPAP and AICPA Give Scholarships to High School Graduates Aspiring to be Certified Public Accounts

March 14, 2012 - PRLog -- MINEOLA, NEW YORK –  March 15, 2012 – In a joint educational program designed to financially assist and encourage aspiring Certified Public Accountants, the National Conference of CPA Practitioners (ncCPAp) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) have awarded scholarships to ten high school graduates spanning seven states.

This is the program’s ninth year. Scholarship applicants are graduating high school seniors with a minimum GPA of 3.3, and have been accepted as full time students at either a two or four year college. Applicants were required to write an essay on why they want to be a Certified Public Accountant.

“ncCPAp is always excited about the opportunity to provide scholarships to aspiring accountants,” said President, Lana Kupferschmid. “One of ncCPAp’s goals is to serve and support the next generation of accountants, and these scholarship winners have shown themselves to have great potential. We look forward to what they may accomplish in the future.”

ncCPAp extends its congratulations to the 2011 scholarship award recipients.  Biographies and photo(s) of each student are on its website at www.nccpap.org.

Scholarship recipients include:

Payge Corazzini (Greenport, NY)
Jared Glover (Barden, IN)
Justin Greenwood (Manomee Falls, WI)
Zachary Hecht (Merrick, NY)
Brianne Pudenz (Waukee, IA)
Daniella Savarese (Howell, NJ)
Alexandra Vizard (Portage, MI)
Kirstie Fritz (Kieler, WI)
Chiara Marangelli (Brooklyn, NY)
Grant Van Dyke (Tigard, OR)

Graduating students interested in applying for next year’s ncCPAp scholarship have until December 15, 2012 to file an application. In addition, ncCPAp is now awarding scholarships to accounting college students entering their third year. Applications for these scholarships are due July 1, 2012.

For further information or questions please call 888-488-5400 or email execdir@nccpap.org.

About National Conference CPA Practitioners (ncCPAp)
The National Conference of CPA Practitioners (ncCPAp) is a professional organization that advocates on issues that affect the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) in Public Practice, small businesses and individual taxpayers located throughout the United States. ncCPAp estimates that its members serve more than 500,000 businesses and individual clients.  ncCPAp monitors and influences tax administration and tax policy by meeting with state taxing authorities as well as Internal Revenue Service representatives along with state and national elected officials.  In addition, the association provides a platform for its members to exchange ideas and information on managing and running a successful practice in today’s competitive environment.
http://www.nccpap.org

About American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
Committed to member service and the public interest, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and its predecessors have been serving the accounting profession since 1887. No matter where your career takes you, the AICPA is there to provide the training, professional skills, programs, services and publications you need to keep you at the top of your professional life.
http://www.aicpa.org

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