KyCPA NEWS RELEASE CONTACT: Lorri Malone Director of Communications 502.736.1358 lmalone@kycpa.org For immediate release CPA Society awards college scholarships LOUISVILLE, Ky. (May 11, 2015) The Educational Foundation of the Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants (KyCPA) has awarded $62,500 in scholarships to college students studying accounting on behalf of the Foundation and other benefactors. The scholarships were awarded during an April 24 banquet at The Louisville Marriott Downtown to students who met academic as well as financial need criteria set forth by KyCPA’s Educational Foundation, which awards the non-profit organization’s scholarships annually. John Brown Scholars from Bellarmine University Joseph Allgeier of Bardstown Jonathon Boschert of Foster Kathryn Gathof of Louisville Ryan Lane of Edwardsville, Ill. Adam Sterrett of Prospect John Brown Scholars from the University of Louisville Andrea Baxter of Ft. Mitchell Shara Lucio of Louisville Blake Ramsey of Louisville Baldwin CPAs Scholarship Jane Hughes of Lexington; Midway College 1 BKD True Expertise Accounting Scholarship Sayrah Jones of Bowling Green; Western Kentucky University Blue & Co. Scholarship Joshua McKeehan of Louisville; University of Louisville Brown-Forman Diversity Scholarship Bai Gaye of Louisville; University of Louisville Daniel Guess of Louisville; University of Louisville William J. Caldwell Scholarship Bradley Paynter of Carlisle, Ohio; University of the Cumberlands Dave Calzi Scholarship Robert Muntis of Adrian, Mich.; University of Louisville Crowe Horwath Scholarship Alena Smigla of Lexington; University of Kentucky Dean Dorton Scholarship Cameron Sallee of Lexington; University of Kentucky Deloitte & Touche Scholarship Justin Bezold of Alexandria; Northern Kentucky University DMLO CPAs Scholarship Dominic Karem of Louisville; University of Louisville The Educational Foundation of the Kentucky Society of CPAs Scholarships Amy Huang of Lexington; University of Kentucky Kelci Kirchdorfer of Louisville; Bellarmine University Marcus Scroggins of Lexington; University of Pikeville Ernst & Young Scholarship Shara Lucio of Louisville; University of Louisville Freibert Bigg Scholarship Max Clemons of Louisville; Bellarmine University Gordon Ford Memorial Scholarship Julia Ellis of Frankfort; University of Kentucky 2 Henderman Jessee & Co. Scholarship Shawn Evans of Williamsburg; University of the Cumberlands Kelley Galloway Smith Goolsby PSC Scholarship Samuel Shearer of Winchester; Eastern Kentucky University KPMG Scholarship Steven King of Pine Knot; University of Kentucky MCM CPAs and Advisors Scholarship Adam Sterrett of Prospect; Bellarmine University National Insurance Agency Scholarship Taylor Futrell of Murray; Murray State University Neace Lukens Scholarship William Macke of Cleves, Ohio; Thomas More College Papa John’s Scholarship Cynthia Moore of Mt. Sterling; Morehead State University Patterson & Company Scholarship Daniel Toth of Saint Charles, Ill.; University of the Cumberlands PricewaterhouseCoopers Scholarship Mackenzie Sunderlin of Bowling Green; University of Kentucky Louis T. Roth Memorial Scholarship James Cloud of Lexington; Transylvania University Strothman & Company Accounting Scholarship Mary Cynthia Connor of London; Bellarmine University UK/KyCPA-Deloitte Scholarship Austin Gocke of Louisville Jessica Kidwell of Georgetown, Ohio Laban Miller of Lexington Brandon Lloyd Warden Memorial Scholarship Madeline Schweitzer of Covington; Northern Kentucky University 3 Brown-Forman Summer Internship for Minorities The KyCPA Educational Foundation also works with Brown-Forman to create an internship program for minorities. The 2015 interns are: Dorothy Humphrey of Shepherdsville; University of Louisville London Pool of Louisville; University of Kentucky The Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants (KyCPA) is a statewide, non-profit professional organization serving CPAs in public accounting firms, business, industry, government, and education. kycpa.org. ### PHOTO: A jpeg photo of those who attended the April 24 banquet may be available upon request. 4