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In order to
strengthen the profession through excellent education and increase the recognition and
prestige of the School of Accountancy, Ledger & Quill allocates your contributions in
many different ways. The following are the programs that L&Q advocates.
The Ledger & Quill
Scholarships
L&Q annually presents a number of scholarships to
superior students attending the School of Accountancy. Awards are full tuition, or
"completion awards" to provide full tuition, and renewable for four years of
study. Initiated in 1978, the awards program recently awarded the 45th L&Q
Scholarship. Selection is by a special selection committee of the School and the L&Q
Board.
The Ledger & Quill Student
Excellence Awards
In recognition of excellence shown by current DePaul
students, L&Q offers multiple $1500 awards in the Spring of each year. Award criteria
include academic excellence and service to the School, student groups, university or
community. Since 1996, over $20,000 in awards has been presented.
The Ledger & Quill Award
of Merit
The Award of Merit is presented annually by the organization
to one who has made significant contributions to the accounting profession, DePaul
University, or accounting education. For a list of Award of Merit recipients since 1977,
click here
The Ledger & Quill
Professorships
In order to attract and retain the very best teaching
scholars, L&Q established, in 1991, The Ledger & Quill Alumni Distinguished Professorship and the the L&Q Research Professorship. Mark L. Frigo currently serves as the L&Q Alumni Distinguished Professor, and
the L&Q Research Professorship is currently held by Professor Emeritus Curtis C. Verschoor.
The Ledger & Quill Faculty
Excellence Awards
In order to reward and recognize superior performance in the
classroom and in educational research and development, L&Q presents annually Faculty
Excellence Awards. There are two divisions: Teaching, for distinguished classroom
performance, and educational for educational and pedagogical work which has an impact in
the classroom. All School Faculty are eligible, and selection is by and L&Q selection
committee. For a list of Recipients, click here.
Endowment Fund Support:
L&Q members’ generosity extends to support other
DePaul programs to encourage, support and reward excellence in professional accounting
education. Each year L&Q provides major gifts to:
Eldred C. Strobel Fund – Endowment which
provides the School’s prestigious Eldred C. Strobel scholarship
Helene Ramanauskas Fund – Which provides the
annual Ramanauskas Prize to the top student in the MBA – Management Accounting
Program at DePaul.
James F. Kidd Fund – Which provides the annual
James F. Kidd Awards to the top student and teacher in the Master of Science in Taxation
(MST) program of DePaul.
The "Success through Scholarship" Educational Fund at DePaul–Which provides scholarship support to superior School students through a permanent educational fund at DePaul.
The Robert M. Peters Scholarship Endowment--established in recognition of the distinguished career of former Strobel Honors Program director Robert M. Peters.
Student Group Support:
L&Q members also provide significant support to the
School’s four student groups, for their academics, professional, and social events,
as well as assisting them as needed with their relations with the Chicago business
community. The School's student groups are:
-
The Accounting
Club
-
Beta Alpha Psi (BAP)
- The DePaul Chapter of
the Midwest Association of Hispanic Accountants (MAHA)
- The DePaul chapter of
the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA)
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