Florida Awards 16 Scholarships to Minority Accounting Students

Sixteen accounting majors have been awarded scholarships worth a total of $99,000 through money raised by the CPA Education Minority Assistance Program, Gov. Rick Scott and the Department of Business and Professional Regulations Division of Certified Public Accounting announced Wednesday.

The CPA program is funded by a $5 fee on all individual and firm licenses.

Florida is home to exceptional universities that train students to compete in the global marketplace and I am pleased to award these students for their hard work to become certified public accountants, Scott stated in a release.

In order for Florida to be the No. 1 place for businesses to grow we must have the most skilled work force in the nation. I encourage these students to stay in Florida once they have obtained their professional licensure and contribute to our states positive economic development.

Scholarship applicants can be awarded up to $6,000 per semester.

The following individuals received awards for the fall and spring semesters:

Roshene Carr, Florida Atlantic University $6,387.10.

Cindy Chen, Florida Atlantic University $6,387.10.

Kennese Cook, Kaplan University $6,387.10.

Kevin Del Valle, Florida Atlantic University $6,387.10.

Lianet Diaz Leal, St. Thomas $6,387.10.

Ivan Garcia, University of Florida $6,387.10.

Morgan Greene, Stetson University $6,387.10.

Donald Hatcher, University of Central Florida $6,387.10.

Cristian Ioszpe, Florida State University $3,193.55 (spring semester only).

David Kabore, University of South Florida $6,387.10.

Louis Lopez, Florida State University $6,387.10.

Aaron Ross, Florida State University $6,387.10.

Alicia Saint John, University of Florida $6,387.10.

Corina Torres, American Intercontinental University $6,387.10.

Carthenia Turk, DeVry University $6,387.10.

Michael White, Florida A&M University $6,387.10.