NSU Accounting major Emily Waits of Lena, center, earned a scholarship from the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants. Dr. Melissa Aldredge, coordinator of Accounting and associate professor, and Dr. Scott Wysong, dean of the College of Business and Technology, presented the award.
NATCHITOCHES – Emily Waits of Lena, a senior accounting major at Northwestern State University, earned a scholarship from the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants. The $2,000 scholarship is awarded to students who intend to take the CPA exam. Waits is completing her degree through NSU’s College of Business and the Louisiana Scholars’ College.
The presentation took place during a program in which NSU’s Xi Nu chapter of Beta Alpha Psi inducted new members and recognized officers. Beta Alpha Psi is an honors organization for financial information students and professionals.
New members are Ar’Keylius Brooks of Natchitoches, Denae Davis of Covington, Trinity Hayes of Coushatta, Joel Hill of DeRidder, Haley Johnson of Bossier City, Marvanesha Lewis of Winnfield and Paulina Trejo of Morgan City.
Outgoing President Dexteria King of Alexandria announced new officers. Davis will serve as president, Trejo will serve as vice president of operations and Andre Guiteau-Laurent of Baton Rouge will serve as vice president of finance.
Information of NSU’s College of Business is available at https://www.nsula.edu/academics/colleges-and-schools/college-of-business-and-technology/school-of-business/.
NSU’s Beta Alpha Psi, the honor society of financial information students, inducted new members April 20. On the front row from left are outgoing president Dexteria King with inductees Paulina Trejo, Denae Davis and Joel Hill. On the back row are College of Business faculty Dr. James Smith and Dr. Mark Swanstrom.