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Whitman Accounting Students Place First in Regionals of Annual Deloitte Tax Competition

On Nov. 4 the Martin J. Whitman School of Management Tax Team placed first in the annual Deloitte FanTAXtic regional competition in Boston, Massachusetts. The students, Yonglin Wang ‘19, Leanne Paddock ’20, Jonathan Gauthier ’20, Yue Lei ’18, Ryan Houck ’20, Michael Leong…

Alumni Spotlight: Dan Griffin ’07

Networking has been an invaluable part of Dan Griffin’s life, from “networking” at Syracuse University where he met his wife, Lili Sutton Griffin A&S ’07, to continuing to remain active on the Whitman Accounting Alumni Council, to his current professional…

Longtime Professional Student Organization Expands Reach

Whitman School accounting students have myriad opportunities to engage in experiential learning and mentoring outside the classroom through internships and well-established participation in professional organizations. One of those is the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA), founded in 1969 as…

Internship Spotlight: Samantha Pupatelli ’17

For Samantha Pupatelli ’17, an accounting and retail double major, two separate internships at TJX Companies have helped gain a tremendous amount of insight and knowledge about how accounting impacts planning and buying. Pupatelli’s first internship was in buying, specifically…

Beta Alpha Psi Accounting Banquet Spring 2017

Annual Beta Alpha Psi Banquet Recognizes Students’ Academic Achievements

The Joseph I. Lubin School of Accounting was pleased to recognize these students at its annual spring banquet in April. Student Recognition Institute of Internal Auditors Award Kelly Benjamin NY State Society of CPAs Career Preparation Award Undergraduate: Whitney Harrigan…

2017 Accounting Advisory Board Update

Jennifer Kreischer Appointed Chair; Replaces Longtime Chair Donald Favre Jennifer Kreischer ’88 has been appointed chair of the Accounting Advisory Board. After earning her bachelor of science degree in accounting at the Whitman School, Kreischer joined PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where she…

#WhitmanWatch: Anthony Pegues ’17

Name: Anthony Pegues Graduation Year: 2017 Major(s)/Minor(s): Accounting Hometown: Montclair, California While studying accounting at a community college, Army veteran Anthony Pegues ’17 realized that in order to be successful in today’s competitive marketplace he would need to further his education. Pegues…

Third Time’s A Charm for Professor Walsh

Bill Walsh, professor of accounting practice and director of the graduate accounting programs, had a couple of chances to teach at the Whitman School but each time, he found a reason not to. Now, after 22 years, he can’t imagine…

Whitman Accounting Students Gain Real World Experience While Making a Difference Through WhiTax

During the tax season, Beta Alpha Psi, the accounting honors society at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, has created a student-run accounting firm, WhiTax. The purpose of the program is to give back to the community and gain…

Popular Courses Focus on Taxes, Business Strategy and Auditing

Susan Albring, associate professor of accounting, teaches an elective in the M.S. in Accounting Program, called “Taxes and Business Strategy.” According to Professor Albring, “The course introduces the fundamental concepts and strategy of the federal income taxation of business entities,…

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