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2023 Ignite Scholarship Recipients Announced
Ignite scholarships are awarded to college freshmen and sophomores from diverse backgrounds pursuing a bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field.
We’re pleased to announce the 30 recipients of our 2023 Ignite scholarships.
Established by the Moss Adams Foundation in 2012, the Ignite Scholarship program awards $2,500 scholarships to college freshmen and sophomores from diverse backgrounds pursuing a bachelor’s degree in accounting or a related field. Five of the scholarships are earmarked for students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU).
The scholarships are applied to tuition and related costs for the upcoming academic year. Every scholarship recipient will receive a Moss Adams mentor and an invitation to attend "TakeOff!"—our diversity leadership externship.
Congratulations to the following 2023 scholarship recipients*.
- Tasneem Anjary, Portland State University
- Brandon Brooks, North Carolina A&T State University
- Mya Buckholz, University of Arizona
- Chandini Chen, Chabot College
- Mekhi Corbin, North Carolina A&T State University
- Kylie Dang, California State University, Fullerton
- Jason Flores, University of Houston
- Jasmine Frink, Western Washington University
- Vanessa Gawad, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
- Donovan Graves, Gonzaga University
- Simon Henry, University of Houston
- Elizabeth Hung, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Keith Jones, North Carolina A&T State University
- Christian Lee, University of California, Irvine
- Diego Mendoza Macias, California State University, Sacramento
- Annie Nguyen, University of California, San Diego
- Olu Ogundare, Cornell University
- Diya Patel, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
- Filbert Presley, Texas A&M University
- Meili Tompson, Santa Clara University
- Aidan Trinh, California State University, Fullerton
- Kenia Ventura, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
- JJ Vinson, Central Michigan University
- Tiana Vo, University of Houston
- Amber Yang, University of Oregon
- Yvonne Yao, California State University, Northridge
* Several recipients chose not to be included in our announcement.
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Moss Adams is committed to cultivating the next generation of talent in our industry. We’re working hard to invest in our future by strengthening our talent pipeline, including finding people with diverse backgrounds and experiences that reflect our communities and the clients we serve.
Learn more about the career opportunities at Moss Adams on our website.
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