The Washington CPA Foundation honors Kent student

The Washington CPA Foundation, the benevolent arm of the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants awarded Megan Garber of Kent an accounting scholarship for the 2010-2011 academic year. Garber, a Kentwood High School alumnus, is attending the University of Washington Foster School of Business in Seattle, and anticipates a 2011 graduation date.

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The Washington CPA Foundation, the benevolent arm of the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants awarded Megan Garber of Kent an accounting scholarship for the 2010-2011 academic year. Garber, a Kentwood High School alumnus, is attending the University of Washington Foster School of Business in Seattle, and anticipates a 2011 graduation date.

Garber is actively involved with the UW Beta Alpha Psi Delta Chapter, the National Honors professional organization for accounting and finance majors. She also serves as a student mentor for both the UW Office of Minority Affairs and the UW Undergraduate Business Council. Garber has been named to the UW Dean’s List and is a member of the Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society. She plans to earn her Certified Public Accounting license after graduation with an eye toward earning a management position in the future.

WSCPA is a professional association, representing nearly 10,000 CPAs working in public accounting, private industry, government and education. To learn more about the Washington Society of CPAs, visit www.wscpa.org.


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