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Become a KyCPA student member today. Membership is free for students.

While a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is an accountant, not every accountant is a CPA. CPAs are leaders, strategic thinkers and problem solvers. Proper accounting is integral to any businesses or operation's success and so CPAs are needed everywhere. They can work in a variety of areas, including public accounting, business and industry, technology, forensics, government and education, to name just a few.

Some of the job titles CPAs hold are CEO, CFO, partner, owner, controller, treasurer, financial analyst, auditor, etc. Click here to learn more.

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Olivia Davis, CPA, prior to becoming a lecturer at the University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics in Lexington, Davis worked in public practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers, a Big 4 firm. She holds her CPA licenses in both Kentucky and Ohio. Davis shares why she pursued accounting rather than engineering, and advice for those considering whether the CPA profession is the right career path for them.

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Learn the universal language of business in the Von Allmen School of Accountancy. Your accounting degree will prepare you for a wide array of professional opportunities analyzing key financial data and providing the insight all companies need to make decisions and formulate strategy.

Learn more about the University of Kentucky's accountancy program: HERE.

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KyCPA college student membership is free.

Click here to view KyCPA student member benefits and to become a KyCPA student member.

Maia Vergara, a Paraguay native, is in the Masters of Accountancy program at the University of Kentucky. Vergara shares more about the opportunities available when pursuing accounting, advice to students interested in a college degree, and the impact technology has on the accounting profession (hint: the technology does all the math for you).

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Careers

A CPA's level of expertise - and the accountability for the work he or she does – is held to a much higher standard than those practicing as accountants. That's an important distinction to those who have earned the designation and proudly call themselves CPAs.

Learn about more careers: HERE

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Click here to become a student member of KyCPA.

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Scholarships

We offer financial assistance to college via myriad scholarship options and with special thanks to the KyCPA Educational Foundation.

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Ambassador

Your 2022-23 KyCPA Student Ambassador

Anna Scott

Become a Student Ambassador and help shine a light on other students about accounting careers.

SCHOLARSHIPS EARNED BY UNIVERSITY OF Kentucky STUDENTS 

UK/KyCPA-Deloitte

2008
Emily R. Keller, CPA

2009
Danielle G. Wachs

2010
Bryan M. Bulkley, CPA

2013
Christopher J. Lyvers, CPA
Abdel-Sater N. Shalash

2014
Aleksey B. Graboviy, CPA
Jacob M. Persky, CPA

2015
Austin W. Gocke
Jessica K. Kidwell, CPA
Laban T. Miller, CPA

2016
Austin W. Gocke
Anna L. Jones
Tyler J. Johnson, CPA

College

2004
Julie R. La Mar, CPA

2005
Emily A. Smith, CPA

2006
Caitlin R. Williams

2007
Jason M. Wattier, CPA

2008
Bryan M. Bulkley, CPA

2009
Bryan M. Bulkley, CPA
Emily R. Keller, CPA

2010
Bryan M. Bulkley, CPA
Emily R. Keller, CPA

KyCPA Educational Foundation

2015
Amy Y. Huang

2017
Tyler J. Johnson, CPA
William D. Smith

2019
Hannah E. Green
Whitley G. Horning, CPA
Cassidy Janes, CPA

2020
Bailey Littrell
William D. Smith
Philip B. Worrell II

2021
Thomas G. Bischoff
Emily Francis
Jacob Levey
Macy Mixon

2022
Abigail Mitchell
Hannah Warren
Nathaniel Stroud
Kathleen Crosmer

Becker Grant

2007
Rhonda S. Hale

2008
Katie M. Clark

Brown Forman Diversity

2016
Isaac D. Epps

2018
Evan M. Bibb

2019
Michael W. Briggs

2020
Vertina Hatten

Crowe LLP

2015
Alena R. Smigla, CPA

2019
Samuel A. Zaepfel, CPA

2020
Bailey Littrell

2023
Colby Cox

Dean Dorton

2015
Jessica A. Birchwell, CPA

2015
Bailey Littrell

2020
Philip B. Worrell II

2023
Nathan Davis

Pricewaterhouse Cooper

2015
Mackenzie A. Sunderlin, CPA

2016
Jessica K. Kidwell, CPA

2023
Anna Scott

BKD True Expertise

2017
Austin W. Gocke

2021
Philip B. Worrell II

2022
Nathaniel Stroud

Dave Calzi

2014
Mackenzie A. Sunderlin, CPA

2022
Kathleen Cosmer

Gordon Ford Memorial

2010
Jessica A. Birchwell, CPA

2021
Adam M. Rogers

2022
Tanner Thompson

2023
Jared Horn

Louis T. Roth Memorial

2017
Brock E. Lawrence, CPA

2022
Phillip Worrell

KMPG

2015
Steven H. King, CPA

Penelope Gold Honorary

2021
Macy Mixon

DMLO

2013
Aleksey B. Graboviy, CPA

Ernst & Young

2022
Abigail Mitchell

2023
Josh Alden

MCM CPAs & Advisors

2022
Nicholas McNamee

Strothman & Co

2022
Hannah Warren

2023
Connor Taylor