Becker Professional Education, a global leader in professional
education and a part of DeVry Inc. (NYSE: DV), announced that all
19 of the 2010 Elijah Watt Sells Award winners prepared for the
exam with Becker’s CPA Exam Review. Since the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) began recognizing the Elijah
Watt Sells Award recipients nationally in 2005, a remarkable 89
percent of the winners, 66 of 74, have studied with Becker’s CPA
Exam Review.
The Elijah Watt Sells Award, first awarded by AICPA in 1923 to
honor CPA pioneer Elijah Watt Sells, is presented to the 10 CPA
candidates, who, on their first attempt, achieve the highest
cumulative scores for all four sections of the Uniform CPA
Examination. In 2010 several candidates received identical
cumulative scores, resulting in ties and increasing the number of
award recipients to 19.
“We would like to congratulate these outstanding candidates for
their achievement,” said John Roselli, president of Becker
Professional Education. “We recognize the hard work required to
earn the CPA credential, and we are honored that so many of the
nation’s top students have turned to Becker to help them achieve
their goals.”
The 19 Becker students who were honored with the prestigious
2010 Elijah Watt Sells Award are:
Seth D. Albin (Kansas), a graduate of Fort Hays State
University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting
and a Master of Business Administration, is currently employed with
Exacta Aerospace, Inc. in Wichita, Kan.
Bryan T. Avery (Michigan), a graduate of Grand Valley
State University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and
Finance and a Master of Science in Accounting, is presently
employed with Bader Martin in Seattle.
Michael Berryman (Maryland), a graduate of the University
of Maryland with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Bachelor
of Science in Supply Chain Managements, is currently employed with
Ernst and Young in Baltimore, Md.
Kristen Adele Brands (Minnesota), a graduate of Dordt
College with Bachelor’s degrees in Accounting and Business
Administration, is presently employed with Ernst and Young in Louis
Park, Minn.
Michael Robert Dean (Washington), a graduate of the
University of Washington Foster School of Business with a degree in
Business Administration and a Master of Professional Accounting, is
currently employed with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Seattle.
Jeffrey D. Downs (Connecticut), a University of
Connecticut graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration and a Master of Science in Accounting, is presently
employed with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Hartford, Conn.
Shane C. Drake (Florida), a graduate of Florida Gulf
Coast University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a
Master of Science in Accounting and Taxation, is presently an
employee of Wiltshire, Whitley, Richardson and English in Fort
Meyers, Fla.
Jaymie A. Farr (California), a graduate of Brigham Young
University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Master of
Accountancy, is currently employed with Deloitte in San
Francisco.
Trevor Steven Goss (Arizona), a University of Arizona
graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Masters in
Accounting with an emphasis on Tax, is currently employed with
Ernst and Young in Phoenix.
Eric Emil Hartel (Georgia), a graduate of Liberty
University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Finance who holds
a Master of Business Administration from Lakeland College, is
presently an employee of CCH Small Firm Services in Kennesaw,
Ga.
William Thomas Jachym (Connecticut), a graduate of the
University of Connecticut with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting,
is currently an employee of McGladrey and Pullen in New Haven,
Conn.
David E. Johnson (Illinois), a graduate of University of
Richmond with a Bachelor of Science in Economics, who holds a
Master of Business Administration from Loyola University in Chicago
and a Master of Science in Taxation from DePaul University, is
presently an employee of KPMG in Chicago.
Emily Kiser (Texas), a University of Texas at Austin
graduate with a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of
Professional Accounting, is currently employed with
PricewaterhouseCoopers in Dallas.
Zhi P. Liu (Michigan), a Michigan State University
graduate with a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Science in
Accounting, is an employee of Plante Moran in Southfield, Mich.
Jenna K. Mehalic (Illinois), a graduate of the University
of Illinois at Urbana Champaign with a Bachelor of Science in
Accountancy and a Master of Accounting Science, is presently an
employee of State Farm Insurance in Bloomington, Ill.
Heather Brilyn Saleeby (Georgia), a graduate of the
University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Business Administration in
Accounting and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance, is
currently an employee of PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York.
Christopher Joseph Schoell (New York), a Lehigh
University graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Business and
Economics and a Master of Science in Accounting and Information
Analysis, is presently an employee of PricewaterhouseCoopers in New
York.
Christopher David Tkach (Missouri), a Saint Louis
University graduate with a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of
Accounting, is currently an employee of RubinBrown in St.
Louis.
Paul Zimbardo (New York), a graduate of Lehigh University
with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance and a Master
of Science in Accounting and Finance, is presently an employee of
Grant Thornton in New York.
Becker Professional Education offers a fully integrated and
comprehensive CPA Exam Review course that mirrors the exam in every
way. Since Becker’s founding, almost half a million students have
successfully passed the CPA Exam using its course. Based on pass
rates published by the AICPA, Becker students pass the CPA Exam at
double the rate of non-Becker candidates. This track record of
success has earned Becker partnerships with 99 of the top 100
accounting firms around the world including the Big Four and more
than 140 top universities.
About Becker Professional Education
Becker Professional Education, a part of DeVry Inc. (NYSE: DV),
is a global leader in professional education serving the
accounting, finance, project management, and healthcare
professions. Nearly half a million professionals have advanced
their careers through its CPA Exam Review, PMP® Exam Review, USMLE
Exam Review, COMLEX Exam Review and Continuing Professional
Education courses. Throughout its more than 50 year history, Becker
has earned a strong track record of student success through
world-class teaching, curriculum and learning tools that enable its
students to develop the knowledge and performance skills necessary
to stay ahead in an ever-changing business world. For more about
Becker Professional Education, please visit www.becker.com.
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