To be eligible, the student must be enrolled in a full-time undergraduate business program with either a declared major in Accounting or Finance.
This year, students representing seven universities in the Chicagoland area, participated in a panel style interview. Each student received a monetary award ranging from $1,700 to $2,700, based on their performance during the interview process and essay submission. In addition, the students received a recognition certificate from FEI's President and CEO, Andrej Suskavcevic, and subscriptions to Financial Executive Magazine, FEI Daily, and FERF research materials.
The students were recognized and presented with their award during the dinner program.
The recipients of $ 2,700 awards were:
- Tosha Kadakia, Loyola University Chicago
- Hans-Christian Lauer, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Maria Magana, Dominican University
Recipients of $1700 awards were:
- Michael Berger, De Paul University
- Thomas Fisher, Northern Illinois University
- Michael Kitts, Aurora University
- Sharee Zlatkova, Roosevelt University
Our sincere thanks to Ellen Landgraf, Chicago Chapter Academic Relations Chair, for her hard work in organizing this student award program. In addition, we thank Chicago Chapter members, Maggie Martensen, Skip Newman and Marty Ross, who comprised the interview panel, as well as Phil Maughan, Don Cepican, Mike Nadler, David Frost, Vince DiRaddo, Jeff Gerns and Robert McPhilimy who served as hosts for the students and their guests.