Aspiring CPAs earn scholarships thanks to member contributions!

Congratulations to the 2012-2013 MSCPA scholarship winners!  Hundreds of students applied, leading to a strong competition among deserving candidates.  In total, the society awarded $39,000 in scholarships this year, thanks to the generosity of MSCPA members.  High school winners will be receiving $500 to use toward their accounting education.  College and minority winners will receive $1,250.  Congratulations to these outstanding students!

HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

Genevieve Allen
Harrisonville High School - Harrisonville
Future college: Truman State University

Amanda Cook
Smithton High School - Sedalia
Future college: University of Missouri-Kansas City 

Jasmine Evans
McCluer Senior High School - St. Louis
Future college: Truman State University 

Trent Hosick
Staley High School - Kansas City
Future college: University of Missouri-Columbia 

Dalton Powell
Hannibal High School - New London
Future college: Truman State University 

Lindsey Reichert
Platte County High School - Platte City
Future college: Truman State University 

Andrew Riek
St. Louis University High School - St. Louis
Future college: Truman State University 

Taylor Schwedler
Lincoln R-2 High School - Lincoln
Future college: University of Central Missouri

MINORITY SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

Hunter Hoyer
University of Central Missouri - Warrensburg 

Shahira Robinson
Truman State University - Kirksville

Daniel Sanchez
University of Missouri - Columbia

COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

Drury University

Jessica Dillard
Springfield

Jason Kester
Springfield 

Maryville University

Pamela Palmer
Maryland Heights 

Missouri State University

Megan Boin*
Springfield

Kayla Kendrick*
Harrisonville

Elizabeth Sivill*
Chillicothe

Brock Wiberg
Springfield 

Missouri Southern State University

Lindsay Kubicek
Joplin

Missouri Western State University

Andrew Molloy*
Carrollton

Thomas Molloy*
Carrollton

Saint Louis University

Brian Kortkamp
Chesterfield 

Southeast Missouri State University

Zachary McDowell
Jackson

Southwest Baptist University

Margaret Goodman*
Cape Girardeau

Jenna Durnell*
Harwood

University of Central Missouri

Tina Guier
Concordia

Amber Jaynes*
Harrisonville 

University of Missouri-Columbia

John Chapman*
Columbia

Kaitlin Chitwood*
New Franklin

Michael Meeks
St. Louis 

Caitlin Sparks*
Sedalia

University of Missouri-Kansas City

Breanna Iseri
Gladstone

University of Missouri-Saint Louis

Kenneth Haegele
St. Louis

Stephanie Parrish
O’Fallon

Westminster College

Bradley Crecelius
Wildwood

*Denotes previous MSCPA scholarship recipient

DON BREIMEIER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Kaitlin Chitwood earned the eighth annual Don Breimeier Memorial Scholarship for her outstanding achievement in academics and demonstrated leadership.  A resident of New Franklin, Mo., Kaitlin attends the University of Missouri-Columbia. 

As the highest-rated 2012-2013 applicant, Kaitlin will receive an additional $1,000 award over-and-above the $1,250 she earned as a college scholarship recipient.  Katilin has received an MSCPA scholarship three times previously. 

"With an accounting background, one learns about every aspect of a business and gains the best possible experience with how a business successfully or unsuccessfully operates," says Kaitlin.  "I want to make the most out of my career, and being a CPA is the best way to start."

The Don Breimeier Memorial Scholarship was established to honor the legacy of the MSCPA’s executive director from 1965-1993.  He led the evolution of the MSCPA from its humble beginnings, and built the foundation for much of the successes the profession enjoys today in Missouri.