Ledger & Quill (L&Q) is the friends and alumni support organization of the undergraduate and graduate programs at the DePaul University School of Accountancy and Management Information Systems. Established in 1972, it stands today as one of the largest accounting alumni groups in the nation, with June 2003 membership numbering close to 2000.

L&Q serves DePaul by providing resources necessary to continue the School’s development to pre-eminence. Through the generosity of its members, L&Q provides annually full tuition scholarships, transfer student scholarships, the L&Q Alumni Distinguished Professorship, general support of the School’s four student groups, its technological capabilities and development, special programs, and activities of the DePaul University School of Accountancy. L&Q also provides major social events for members and friends, a biannual newsletter, as well as practitioner conferences for the business community in Chicago. Ledger & Quill membership is open to anyone sharing our goals, and contributing to Ledger & Quill or the School

Ledger & Quill is governed by a Board, meeting bianually to review and oversee its programs and activities, finances, and implementation of its long-range plans. An Executive Committee meets monthly or more to administer the organization's programs and activities.

Ledger & Quill Programs and Activities

"Under the Ledger & Quill umbrella":

Ledger & Quill members, acting individually or in concert with their firms, provide DePaul School of Accountancy students and faculty with an unparalleled array of academic and professional support:

The Guy Accettura Scholarships
The BP/Amoco Scholarships
The Jacob & Gladys Baitman Scholarship
The CNA Foundation Scholarship
The Construction Financial Management Association
   Gordon Marshall Awards
The Deloitte Minority Scholarships/Internships
The Deloitte Alumni Professorship
The Eichenbaum Foundation Scholarships
The Ernst & Young Alumni Professorship
The Howard and Roberta Goss Fund
   and Goss Scholarships
The KPMG Alumni Professorship
The James Kidd Memorial Award
The Ledger & Quill School Directorship
The Ledger & Quill Scholarships
The Ledger & Quill Student Achievement Awards
The Ledger & Quill Professorship
The Charles & Selma Melvoin Scholarship Fund,
   Melvoin Scholarships and
    Melvoin Student Ethics Prizes
The Newman/McDonald's Scholarship Fund
The PricewaterhouseCoopers Minority Scholarships/Internships
The Robert M. Peters Scholarship Endowment and    Peters Scholarships
The Helene Ramanauskas Award
The Eldred C. Strobel Scholarship Endowment
   and Strobel Scholarships
The Success Through Scholarship Fund
   at DePaul University and Success Scholarships
The Tax Executives Institute Professors' Awards

Student awards presented by the Accounting Club, Beta Alpha Psi, and the DePaul chapters of the Midwest Association of Hispanic Accountants (MAHA) and the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA)

Ledger & Quill activities for members and friends

The Fall Luncheon and Awards Ceremony
The Spring Seminar and Reception
The Annual Summer Reunion (held in conjunction with the annual      ICPAS Business and Technology Solutions Show)
Periodic professional seminars, and
Ledger & Quill's biannual newsletter The General Journal

Ledger & Quill Award of Merit

Ledger & Quill also annually presents its prestigious Award of Merit. The award is in recognition of outstanding service to The School of Accountancy, Ledger & Quill, the university, or to the accounting profession. Since 1977, the Ledger & Quill Award of Merit has been presented to those whose names are synonymous with dedication, service, and excellence. For a list of Award of Merit recipients, click here.

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