ACCOUNTING & FINANANCIAL WOMEN’S ALLIANCE
(Formerly America Society of Women Accountants)
INDIANAPOLIS CHAPTER
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
The Indianapolis chapter of AFWA offers two scholarships for women attending college in Indianapolis or the surrounding counties. If interested please submit your application by March 1, 2014.
IDA S. BROO SCHOLARSHIP Ida S. Broo was the first woman CPA in the State of Indiana, the founder of ASWA, and the first president of the Indianapolis Chapter. As one of very few women CPAs in the 1930s, Mrs. Broo’s application for membership in the Indiana CPA Society was originally rejected because accounting was not considered “a fit career for women.” By having to fight for her membership in the State Society, Mrs. Broo came to realize the need for an organization to support and encourage women in all fields of the accounting profession. The Indianapolis Chapter has awarded scholarships to worthy college women majoring in accounting since 1961. The amount of this award has grown from $50 in 1961 to $1,250 in 2010.
Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic achievement, extracurricular activities, career goals, financial need and personal circumstances.
MARY LINDLEY WELLS SCHOLARSHIP Mary Lindley Wells taught high school business education in the Crawfordsville, Indiana area for approximately 40 years. She remained committed to education, especially the education of women throughout her lifetime. To honor Mrs. Wells’ lifetime commitment to education, this fund was created in her memory with a generous initial donation from her two daughters. The first Mary Lindley Wells Scholarship of $750 was awarded in 2001, with $500 being awarded in 2008, (none applied for in 2009), and $1,250 in 2010.
Preference for this award is given to nontraditional women college accounting students, those returning to the workforce and women pursuing careers in accounting education.
REQUIREMENTS
· Applicant shall be pursuing a degree in accounting.
· Junior or later year of study.
· Attending an accredited college, university or professional school of accounting in the Indianapolis area. This area includes Marion County, and the immediately surrounding counties.
If you have any questions or would like further information, please feel free to contact either Terri or Lara.
Terri Suiters
Past President AFWA
Phone: (317) 797-1791
email: tas33156@gmail. com
Lara Schmutte
President AFWA
Phone: (317) 706-1040
email: [email protected]
Thank you!
(Formerly America Society of Women Accountants)
INDIANAPOLIS CHAPTER
SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
The Indianapolis chapter of AFWA offers two scholarships for women attending college in Indianapolis or the surrounding counties. If interested please submit your application by March 1, 2014.
IDA S. BROO SCHOLARSHIP Ida S. Broo was the first woman CPA in the State of Indiana, the founder of ASWA, and the first president of the Indianapolis Chapter. As one of very few women CPAs in the 1930s, Mrs. Broo’s application for membership in the Indiana CPA Society was originally rejected because accounting was not considered “a fit career for women.” By having to fight for her membership in the State Society, Mrs. Broo came to realize the need for an organization to support and encourage women in all fields of the accounting profession. The Indianapolis Chapter has awarded scholarships to worthy college women majoring in accounting since 1961. The amount of this award has grown from $50 in 1961 to $1,250 in 2010.
Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic achievement, extracurricular activities, career goals, financial need and personal circumstances.
MARY LINDLEY WELLS SCHOLARSHIP Mary Lindley Wells taught high school business education in the Crawfordsville, Indiana area for approximately 40 years. She remained committed to education, especially the education of women throughout her lifetime. To honor Mrs. Wells’ lifetime commitment to education, this fund was created in her memory with a generous initial donation from her two daughters. The first Mary Lindley Wells Scholarship of $750 was awarded in 2001, with $500 being awarded in 2008, (none applied for in 2009), and $1,250 in 2010.
Preference for this award is given to nontraditional women college accounting students, those returning to the workforce and women pursuing careers in accounting education.
REQUIREMENTS
· Applicant shall be pursuing a degree in accounting.
· Junior or later year of study.
· Attending an accredited college, university or professional school of accounting in the Indianapolis area. This area includes Marion County, and the immediately surrounding counties.
If you have any questions or would like further information, please feel free to contact either Terri or Lara.
Terri Suiters
Past President AFWA
Phone: (317) 797-1791
email: tas33156@gmail. com
Lara Schmutte
President AFWA
Phone: (317) 706-1040
email: [email protected]
Thank you!
