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Kaitlyn Rossi earns awards for accounting and service to student life

Kaitlyn Rossi received the Outstanding Major in Accounting and Outstanding Service to Student Life awards during North Central’s 2013 Honors Convocation.

Kaitlyn Rossi, daughter of Debbi and John Rossi of New Lenox, Ill., received two awards—the Outstanding Major in Accounting Award and the Outstanding Service to Student Life Award—during Honors Day May 14 at North Central College.

A senior, Kaitlyn is majoring in accounting at North Central College. She is a graduate of Lincoln-Way Central High School.

Hayes wins Outstanding Educator Award from CPA society

Allison Hayes, assistant professor of accounting

Allison Hayes, North Central College assistant professor of accounting, was chosen to receive the Illinois CPA Society 2013 Outstanding Educator Award.

Allison Hayes, North Central College assistant professor of accounting, was chosen to receive the Illinois CPA Society’s 2013 Outstanding Educator Award. She will be recognized at the Illinois CPA Society Leadership Recognition Dinner on June 10.

Criteria for this award include excellence in teaching, excellence in student motivation and mentoring, educational innovation, and contributions to the academic community and/or the accounting profession.

Senior accounting majors take portion of CPA exam

15 North Central College graduating accounting majors seize opportunity to take Ethics portion of five-part Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam.

When 15 North Central College accounting majors receive their undergraduate diplomas June 9, they will have already taken the Ethics portion of the five-part Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam.

Accounting majors help community members with tax returns

Another record number of North Central students provide free income tax assistance for low income families and individuals at Loaves & Fishes pantry.

For several years, North Central students have participated in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, providing free federal and state income tax assistance for the elderly, non-English speaking individuals, and low income families and individuals earning less than $49,000. New this year, students are working in a new location, at Loaves & Fishes in Naperville, with opportunities to serve more people.

Alumna Kristy (Kunert ’95) Sandberg named to high school hall of fame

North Central College alumna Kristy (Kunert ’95) Sandberg has been inducted into the Orion High School Hall of Fame in her hometown.

Lureau and Hayes co-present at teachers conference

Sarah Lureau and Alli Purcell Hayes, accounting faculty

North Central College Assistant Professors of Accounting Sarah Lureau and Alli Purcell Hayes give joint presentation at Illinois Accounting Teachers Conference.

Sarah Lureau, assistant professor of accounting, and Alli Purcell Hayes, assistant professor of accounting, presented an active learning strategy, titled “Simulating ‘Real World’ Team Working Environments Within the Classroom,” at the annual Illinois Accounting Teachers Conference in Chicago Nov. 5.

Gray gives accounting expertise in presentation, interview

David Gray, assistant professor of accounting

David Gray, North Central College assistant professor of accounting, presented at an American Accounting Association forum and was interviewed for an article.

David Gray, North Central College assistant professor of accounting, presented “Improving Students’ Understanding of Quality of Earnings and Footnote Disclosures Using Excel Analyses” at the American Accounting Association (AAA) Midwest Regional Conference’s Effective Learning Strategies Forum in Indianapolis on Oct. 14. AAA promotes worldwide excellence in accounting education, research and practice and is an organization of people interested in accounting education and research.

David Gray selected to write for C.P.A. exam

David Gray, assistant professor of accounting, was chosen to write test items for the Business and Economics Concepts section of the Uniform C.P.A. Examination.

David Gray, assistant professor of accounting, was selected to write test items for the Uniform C.P.A. Examination. In this role, he participated in training sessions and developed a series of questions for the Business and Economics Concepts section of the examination. Gray was recently notified that 95 percent of the questions he submitted have been accepted for use on future examinations. The overall acceptance rate for authors submitting test items is approximately 65 percent.