Event Date: March 15
At Committee Day each year, the Recruiting & Career Opportunities Committee of the WV Society of CPAs recognizes students majoring in accounting from colleges and universities across our great state of West Virginia.
To be eligible for self-nomination, students are required to meet the following criteria:
- Be or become a Student Member of the WV Society of CPAs
- Must be attending a college / university in the state of West Virginia
- Major in the Accounting Field
- Graduate between December 2022 and August 2024 with a Bachelor's Degree or a Master's Degree. This includes: Juniors, Seniors & Graduate Students. Freshman & Sophomores are NOT eligible
- Have a 3.0 or higher Accounting GPA AND a 3.0 or higher Cumulative GPA
- Submit a current resume to the Society
- Submit an unofficial transcript through the 2022 fall semester
- Provide a minimum of two written references with at least one being from a faculty member (ideally, the second should be from an employer or other non-scholastic source).
- Submit an essay (no more than one double-spaced page in length) explaining why the student should be recognized as the Outstanding Accounting Student in the State of West Virginia.
- Complete a requested transmittal form via the website
- Submit all required documents via our website and online process HERE.
- Not be a prior winner of this award
The members of the West Virginia Society’s Recruiting & Career Opportunities Committee will meet to select winners.
Award winners will be notified in late April or early May, to be presented with their award and cash prize.
If you are interested in applying click here to upload your required information. You MUST be a Student Member of the Society and you will need to be logged in to access the student upload section. If you are not a member, you can obtain a non-member log in here. You will need to complete and send in a Student Application for Membership to be considered for these awards.
For more information, contact the Society at wvscpa@wvscpa.org or (304) 342-5461.