School of Accounting News
Demand remains strong for accountants

This story was originally published in the Tulsa World. To read the original story, click here.

Mekall Costner doesn’t have to worry about a job when she graduates next December with a masters in accounting.

The 22-year-old already has committed to working for Ernst & Young when she gets out of college. Likewise, most of her friends also have signed for jobs.

The Oklahoma State University student said she is looking forward to doing auditing and external auditing and applying her skills in the corporate world and to working hard.

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Despite economic woes, accountants still in demand
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Despite the recent economic downturn, the market for accountants remains strong and experts say more students are entering college degree programs to train them to enter the field.

Don Hansen, a professor and the head of Oklahoma State University's School of Accounting, says enrollment in OSU's undergraduate program in the subject has increased from 285 students in 2004 to 524 last year.
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OSU Accounting Students earn $8,500 in scholarships

TULSA, Okla. - The Tulsa Chapter of the Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants is proud to award scholarships to deserving undergraduate accounting students or accounting majors who have graduated and are completing the 150-hour requirement to take the CPA exam. Awards given were in honor of member Glenn Solomon, CPA and in memory of Duane Summers, CPA. Scholarship award recipients from OSU for the 2008-2009 academic year include:

  • Stephen Todd Vincent, $1,500 to honor Glenn Solomon
  • Amanda Carol Dexter, $1,500 to honor Duane Summers
  • Andrea Nicole Bailey, $1,000
  • Chas Everett Craig, $1,000
  •  Jillian Leigh Jobe, $750
  • Laura Kaitlin Cook, $750
  • Madison Lynn Hopkins, $500
  • Abbie Elizabeth Field, $500
  • Janelle Elizabeth Rogers, $500
  • Amanda Michelle Krittenbrink, $500
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