UK's Kidwell Receives Scholarship from Kentucky CPAs

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 8, 2016) — The Educational Foundation of the Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants (KyCPA) recently awarded scholarships to college students across the Commonwealth who are studying accounting.

Included among those receiving scholarship awards is Jessica Kidwell of Lexington, a May graduate of the University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics Von Allmen School of Accountancy with a bachelor's degree in accounting. Kidwell received the PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Scholarship. She will utilize the scholarship to help pay for her continued studies as she pursues a master's degree in accounting at UK beginning this fall.  

The KyCPA scholarships, which were announced at a banquet in Louisville, were awarded to students who met academic as well as financial need criteria set forth by the foundation on behalf of the nonprofit organization.

The Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants (KyCPA) is a statewide, nonprofit professional organization serving CPAs in public accounting firms, business, industry, government and education. 

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