Pub. 1 2019 Issue 6

N O V E M B E R / D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 9 10 nebraska cpas SOCIETY FOUNDATION AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS $127,800 PRESENTED TO 72 NEBRASKA COLLEGE STUDENTS IN 2019-2020 Since 1976, the Foundation of the Nebraska Society of CPAs has supported the f uture of the CPA profession in Nebraska by sponsoring scholarships for accounting students attending Nebraska colleges and universities. This year, the Society’s Foundation, led by Don Kluthe of Omaha, contributed $127,800 in scholarships to accounting students at 14 Nebraska colleges and universities. This translated to scholarships for 72 college accounting students across the state for the 2019-2020 school year. The scholarships ranged from $1,500 to $2,500 each. Four of the scholarships are named for the Society’s 2019 award recipients, one is presented on behalf of the Foundation Board, another is awarded in honor of the Society’s first executive director Arnold Magnuson, and the newest scholarship honors Dan Vodvarka, who served as the Society’s president from 1990 to 2018. One of the 150-hour scholarships is named for and funded each year by Aureus Group. Nineteen of the 72 scholarships went to students in the final semester of their 150- hour requirement. You will find a complete list of 2019-2020 scholarship winners on page 11. Youcansupportaccountingcollegescholarships by donating to the Society’s Foundation at www.nescpa.org/donate.php. t Of the 72 Society Foundation scholarship winners, 27 of the recipients, pictured above, joined us on Nov. 4 for the Society's annual meeting, which was held during the Fall CPE Conference at the Embassy Suites Hotel & Conference Center in La Vista.