Current Accounting Students
(it's not all about the books)
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| SBU Accounting's annual spring trip to BKD in 2012 included a trip to the bowling alley rather than the usual Springfield Cardinals game (see, accountants can be flexible and creative, too!). | |
| Every year, Mr. Clark treats the auditing class to a pancake and sausage breakfast. Katelynn Hill Lomax and Justin Wessels enjoy "seconds". | |
The SBU Accounting Junior Class of 2010 is happy about finishing Intermediate Accounting II. Many of these students have valuable Accounting internships during the school year. | |
John Wanamaker, Managing Partner at BKD in Springfield, Missouri (10th largest CPA firm in United States) shared with our students about the many services BKD provides. | |
Our SBU Accounting Club takes in a Springfield Cardinals game following our field trip to the BKD CPA firm and dinner at Steak-n-Shake. About 35 SBU Accounting majors attend the annual spring event. | |
ACC majors enjoy Steak-n-Shake before the Cards game (L to R); Nikki Bullard (SBU singer), Adam Lotz (SBU golfer), Matt Hefley (SBU golfer), Katie Ware (SBU Track), graduated Brandon Taylor (SBU Football), and JChelsea Kenney (SBU Volleyball). | |
![]() Kim Steinkruger (left) graduated December 2009 and was selected by her peers as the "Psalm 15 Plus" Award Winner for 2009. Kim's classmates honored her for her willingness, preparedness and thoroughness, in addition to the other Psalm 15 characteristics. Kari Mooney (right) graduated May 2010 and was the SBU winner of the Stanley Dill Scholarship. Kari now is an Internal Auditor at Central Bank in Jefferson City, Missouri. | |
![]() Carmen Lambird and the rest of the May, 2009 class found a good use for their "used" Wall Street Journals. | |
This is Ashley Herod (on the left) and Jessica Aug (on right)---- Ashley was the winner of the Stanley Dill Scholarship for 2007 (the largest single private scholarship awarded by SBU) and the Junior Accounting major Psalm 15 Plus Award. Jessica was honored as the Outstanding Accounting Scholar for 2007." —- Jessica also won the Senior Accounting "You can observe a lot by watching" Yogi Berra Auditing Award. Ashley now works at the CPA firm of JPMS Cox in Little Rock and Jessica is a tax accountant at the BKD firmin Springfield./td> | |
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Accounting Fun Day 2008
Jan Henbest (shown with Mr. Clark), ACC major from Cassville and former State Treasurer of PBL, was awarded the prestigious Stanley Dill Scholarship at SBU for her senior year. The Dill Scholarship goes to ONE SBU student who exemplifies scholarship, character, witness, and service and is the largest private scholarship awarded at SBU. Jan finished 3rd in 2007 and 2nd in 2008 in the accounting events at the National Phi Beta Lambda Accounting events. |
YES! These SBU Warriors survived the Intermediate Accounting Year-- the toughest year in the program And they are still smiling (because when they graduate most of them will have the 150 hours completed to sit for the CPA exam)! |
Jessica Aug receives her birthday cake from Mrs. Sharla Bailey of the SBU Accounting faculty. Mrs. Bailey bakes each Accounting major a birthday cake during the year----- energy for studying, I'm sure. Jessica passed the CPA exam on her first try (SBU students pass the CPA exam at a faster rate than the national average). |
Rachel Nibbe (Houston, TX) helps prepare a tax return as a service of our SBU Accounting Club (Delta Epsilong Chi). Each year SBU's Accounting Club assists students and community members in preparing basic federal and state income tax returns. Rachel is now an auditor with Grant Thornton, CPAs, in Dallas. |
Brooke Vercellino, transfer from SIU-Carbondale, is under the accounting club banner. The club's official name is Delta Epsilon Chi, which stands for "debits = credits." Brooke graduated in 2007 and is now an accountant with a Christian ministry in Atlanta. |
Laura Freeman (Pocahontas, AR) enjoys a break during our annual bowling night. Laura interned at Keeling Accounting and Financial Services and The Whitlock Company . She now works for the Office of Legislative Audit in Arkansas. |


The SBU Accounting Junior Class of 2010 is happy about finishing Intermediate Accounting II. Many of these students have valuable Accounting internships during the school year.
John Wanamaker, Managing Partner at BKD in Springfield, Missouri (10th largest CPA firm in United States) shared with our students about the many services BKD provides.
Our SBU Accounting Club takes in a Springfield Cardinals game following our field trip to the BKD CPA firm and dinner at Steak-n-Shake. About 35 SBU Accounting majors attend the annual spring event.


This is Ashley Herod (on the left) and Jessica Aug (on right)---- Ashley was the winner of the Stanley Dill Scholarship for 2007 (the largest single private scholarship awarded by SBU) and the Junior Accounting major Psalm 15 Plus Award. Jessica was honored as the Outstanding Accounting Scholar for 2007." —- Jessica also won the Senior Accounting "You can observe a lot by watching" Yogi Berra Auditing Award. Ashley now works at the CPA firm of JPMS Cox in Little Rock and Jessica is a tax accountant at the BKD firmin Springfield./td>
Accounting students at Steak n' Shake on the BKD field trip. Katy Stanford, top right, interned as the Business Manager for the Bolivar YMCA and was a current BKD Scholarship recipient. Rachel Greene, bottom right, is the 2008-2009 SBU Stanley Dill Scholarship winner, the largest private scholarship awarded at SBU.
Jan Henbest (shown with Mr. Clark), ACC major from Cassville and former State Treasurer of PBL, was awarded the prestigious Stanley Dill Scholarship at SBU for her senior year. The Dill Scholarship goes to ONE SBU student who exemplifies scholarship, character, witness, and service and is the largest private scholarship awarded at SBU. Jan finished 3rd in 2007 and 2nd in 2008 in the accounting events at the National Phi Beta Lambda Accounting events.
YES! These SBU Warriors survived the Intermediate Accounting Year-- the toughest year in the program And they are still smiling (because when they graduate most of them will have the 150 hours completed to sit for the CPA exam)!
Jessica Aug receives her birthday cake from Mrs. Sharla Bailey of the SBU Accounting faculty. Mrs. Bailey bakes each Accounting major a birthday cake during the year----- energy for studying, I'm sure. Jessica passed the CPA exam on her first try (SBU students pass the CPA exam at a faster rate than the national average).
Rachel Nibbe (Houston, TX) helps prepare a tax return as a service of our SBU Accounting Club (Delta Epsilong Chi). Each year SBU's Accounting Club assists students and community members in preparing basic federal and state income tax returns. Rachel is now an auditor with Grant Thornton, CPAs, in Dallas.
Brooke Vercellino, transfer from SIU-Carbondale, is under the accounting club banner. The club's official name is Delta Epsilon Chi, which stands for "debits = credits." Brooke graduated in 2007 and is now an accountant with a Christian ministry in Atlanta.
Laura Freeman (Pocahontas, AR) enjoys a break during our annual bowling night. Laura interned at Keeling Accounting and Financial Services and The Whitlock Company . She now works for the Office of Legislative Audit in Arkansas. 