REGION – The Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants has announced that Juliana Ortiz Herrera of Marlborough and Anastasia Novikova of Northborough were both awarded the Emerging Scholar Award from the MassCPAs Educational Foundation’s 2023 Scholarship Program.
Herrera, a 2023 graduate of Marlborough High School and an incoming freshman at Worcester State University, and Novikova, a student at Endicott College, were two of 51 students selected to receive a scholarship from the MassCPAs Educational Foundation’s 2023 Scholarship Program. The students were honored for their awards at MassCPAs annual networking event, Connect 2023: Conversations & Cocktails, on May 18.
“The society is honored to support these exceptional students who are the next generation of Massachusetts CPAs,” said Amy Pitter, president and CEO of MassCPAs. “Their dedication and talent are truly inspiring, and they make us all feel confident in the future of the accounting profession. We are honored to be a part of their journey and look forward to their continued success.”
Scholarships are funded 100% through donations to the MassCPAs Educational Foundation. The mission of the foundation is to inspire and support the next generation of CPAs in Massachusetts. Since the program’s inception in 2006, the foundation has awarded more than 300 scholarships to aspiring CPAs, ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 and totaling more than $1.5 million.
MassCPAs scholarships are available for both undergraduate and graduate accounting students who are attending a college or university in Massachusetts or attending a college or university out of state with a permanent residence in Massachusetts. Scholarship funds are issued directly to the students and can be used for tuition, books, interviewing expenses or other needs. For more information about the Educational Foundation, visit www.masscpas.org/ed-foundation/scholarship-program.
