Students
The Mt. Rainier Chapter recognizes and supports student members because the strength of student involvement is directly related to the success and future of the profession. Therefore, the chapter provides student scholarship opportunities, student chapter sponsorship, and mentoring as well as coaching opportunities by seasoned professionals in the field of corporate finance and management accounting.
We are currently seeking to expand student chapter sponsorship through regional college campuses. If you are are a faculty member committed to the full development of students as well-rounded accounting professionals in public and private practice or a student committed to the same goals in your future career, then we would like to hear from you. Please contact the chapter Membership Director by email at Membership@MtRainierIMA.com.
Scholarship Commitee
The Scholarship committee is comprised of Dawne Swanson, Melissa Lee, Jared Postlethwaite, Paula Wilson, Bill Looney and Fern Zabriskie. They may be contacted by emailing Scholarship@mtrainierima.com.
Scholarships
The Mt Rainier Chapter maintains its own independent scholarship fund that is supported by the chapter membership and by chapter activities. Scholoarships are awarded in the Spring for the following school year according to the bylaws (click here). The deadline for submitting applications is the last Wednesday of April (04/25/2011). (NOTE: the number and amount of scholarships awarded vary from year-to-year dependant on fund performance).
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
1. Student must be enrolled in a Washington college/university at a campus in Western Washington with plans for continued enrollment in to the Fall semester of the current calendar year.
2. Students must be enrolled at least part-time.
3. Student plans to pursue a degree in business and a professional career in accounting and/or finance disciplines.
4. Student must have completed at least one accounting concentrated course at the 200 level or higher.
3. Student must have an overall GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, including transfer credits.
APPLICATION/WINNERS:
1. Must be Chapter's application, complete, signed, and emailed back to the Chapter by the last Wednesday of April.
2. Winners will be selected the following Wednesday in May (05/04/2011) and notified individually shortly thereafter.
3. Winners are invited to attend the regular Chapter dinner meeting the 2nd Wednesday in May (05/11/2011) for award presentation. Refer here for Chapter meeting schedule and map.
AMOUNTS AWARDED: 1. $500 for community college students
2. $1,000 for undergraduate college students attending four-year colleges/universities
We encourage you to apply by download, completing, and returning the required application (click here).