STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Deloitte
Foundation has awarded $25,000 grants
to 10 top accounting Ph.D. candidates through the Deloitte
Foundation's annual Doctoral Fellowship program. Given to students
who plan to pursue academic careers upon graduation, the award will
support the 2018 recipients' final year of coursework and the
subsequent year to complete their doctoral dissertation.
This year's recipients and the institutions they attend are:
- Patrick D. Witz, Cornell University
- Matthew Kubic, Duke University
- Jvothika (Jody) Grewal,
Harvard Business School
- Jinhwan Kim, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Mary E. Cowx, The Ohio State University
- Lisa Yao Liu, University of Chicago
- John M. Aland, University of Michigan
- Michele S. Mullaney,
University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill
- John D. Kepler, University of Pennsylvania
- John L. Wertz, University of Washington
"Strengthening the quantity and quality of accounting professors
is critical to developing the next generation of talent," said
Tonie Leatherberry, president,
Deloitte Foundation. "The recipients of this year's Doctoral
Fellowship grants can have a significant impact on the thousands of
students they will teach over the course of their careers."
Each year, approximately 100 universities are invited to apply
for the fellowship. Student applicants are nominated by the
accounting faculty of their school. A selection committee composed
of four eminent accounting educators chose this year's
recipients.
About The Deloitte Foundation
The Deloitte
Foundation, founded in 1928, is a not-for-profit organization that
supports education in the U.S. through a variety of initiatives
that help develop the talent of the future and their influencers
and promote excellence in teaching, research and curriculum
innovation. The Foundation sponsors an array of national programs
relevant to a variety of professional services, benefiting
middle/high school students, undergraduates, graduate students and
educators. Learn more about the Deloitte Foundation.
Contact
Wendy Berk
Public Relations
Deloitte Services LP
+1 617 922 1148
wberk@deloitte.com
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