Front Row: Charisse Wernecke, Tori Barger, Sarah Young, Jennifer Vallecanas Garcia; Sarah Maltz, Barbara Rowell, Mandi York, Amanda Kavanagh,Jackie Caillouet, Vinny Vita, Eric Dorsey, Andi Rexhollari, Derrick Khosrofiang
Back Row: Jamie Gyuras, Coli Dow, Carla Wilson, Bailey Gasior, Garrett Brenk,Alex Lingg, Vicki Doby, Andrew Van Thune
Business Administration major John Maniatty, Class of 2018 has been recognized as Enactus BNY Mellon Fellow for the 2017-18 Academic Year.
Enrollment in the Enactus BNY Fellows program is completely voluntary, self-directed, and totally extra-curricular. In order to obtain the designation, students must have made significant contributions to Enactus as well as complete independent study in Project Management, Entrepreneurial Thinking and Financial Skills in a Free Market Economy. Maniatty is the outgoing project manager for Stevenson Enactus.
Achieving this distinction places Maniatty in the top 1% of Enactus Students in the U.S.
According to the Enactus Student Fellows Program website, the program is “designed to help top Enactus students strengthen their capacity to create and deploy higher quality projects that have sustainable impact and to better prepare the students for successful careers.”
For more information about the program, visit https://training.enactus.org/bny-mellon-enactus-student-fellows/
Beverly Bareham, a 2001 Accounting graduate, earned the 2018 Distinguished Alumna Award. During her years at Villa Julie, Bev was an active, engaged, and intellectually curious student. After graduation, she earned her Masters in Tax from the University of Baltimore, worked for regional CPA firms, and became very active in the Tax Section of the MACPA. In 2014, she opened her own tax practice. Bev frequently returns to Stevenson to speak and mentor current students.
Accounting Major Alex Ushamirsky recently spent a week in London visiting Tower Bridge, The Tower of London, Westminster Abby, and watching a Tottenham soccer game at Wemebly Stadium. Alex was diagnosed with leukemia in high school and was given the trip by the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which grants wishes for children and young adults diagnosed with a critical illness.
Alex initially thought he’d major in engineering after finishing high school, “But that changed after taking physics” says Alex. “I gave accounting a shot. I found that I was really good at it which made me enjoy it.” Alex decided on Stevenson University after a few campus visits and liking the small community feel.
“Make-A-Wish came to my house when I was about three months into treatment. They asked me about what I like, who I like, what I like to do. I had always loved soccer and always dreamed of seeing a proper match in Europe.” says Alex. ” My favorite team, Tottenham were based in London, so my family and I were able to spend a week in London as tourists and see the game at the legendary Wemebly Stadium.”
During the trip, Alex was also able to take, what he calls, “accidental selfies”. After they watched the game, Alex and his family found themselves near the stadium garage and noticed a string of fancy cars driving through. Alex managed to get photos with Tottenham players Harry Kane, Dele Alli, and Erik Lemela.
When asked what advice he has for other students managing a serious illness while going through college, Alex says “First thing I did was talk to the professors and tell them exactly what I had so they wouldn’t be skeptical if I missed class for some reason. Also you have to take it easy sometimes and just lay low. I definitely value my sleep more than most people, and I wash my hands a ton.”
Alex wants to raise awareness for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Visit their website at http://wish.org.
Four accounting students were recently accepted to the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants Student Leadership Academy (MACPA SLA) to be held at the end of May.
The students are:
Taylor Riggs
Lexie Beil
Alex Kidwiler
Brendan Cole
The two-day program is designed to educate students on the value of becoming a CPA, and the leadership opportunities available to CPAs. For more information, visit the MACPA website: https://www.macpa.org/events/student-leadership-academy/
