2019 National Scholarship Recipients

2019 NABA NATIONAL CONVENTION & EXPO Mirabel Awoniyi SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS Mirabel Awoniyi was raised in Nigeria and is a sophomore at Huston-Tillotson Univer- Bukola Adewuyi sity majoring in accounting. Awoniyi is a W.E.B Dubois Scholar, striving to maintain Bukola Adewuyi is a sophomore double her GPA. She is the president of her NABA majoring in accounting and information student chapter, president of Toastmas- technology at Lincoln University. She has ters, treasurer of Golden-Key Honor Soci- a cumulative GPA of 3.97 and a major GPA ety, and treasurer for the Pre-Alumni Coun- of 4.0 between her majors. Adewuyi’s ac- cil 2017/2018 academic session. She is an ademic achievements include joining the active member in the International Student Horace Mann Bond Honors Program at Association. Mirabel believes that signifi- Lincoln University, being part of the school’s cance is more important than success. concert choir, becoming a Pride Mentor at her school, and also becoming the treasur- Faith Ayoola er of the NABA student chapter. Faith Ayoola is a sophomore with a double Onyekachi Amaefule major in accounting and finance and a mi- nor in information technology at Lincoln Onyekachi Amaefule is a senior at Saint University. Ayoola currently has an overall John’s University studying accounting GPA of 3.94 and a 4.0 GPA within her ma- and serves as the Vice President of the jors. Faith is a recipient of Lincoln Univer- SJU NABA student chapter on campus. sity’s presidential and dean’s list award for Onyekachi is very passionate in learning her academic excellence. She also serves more about the different rotations in ac- as the parliamentarian for her NABA stu- counting and how to apply such knowl- dent chapter and a student ambassador for edge in the real world. With the upcom- NABA Eastern Region. ing summer as a returning launch intern at Ernst and Young, he looks forward to Shantasia Baker gaining such insights. Shantasia Baker is a senior majoring in fi- Shanella Ambrose nance at the University of Maryland East- ern Shore. She has an overall 3.5 GPA Shanella Ambrose is a junior at Grambling and a 3.7 GPA within her major. Baker State University pursuing a bachelor’s de- interned with M&T Realty Capital Cor- gree in accounting and computer information poration last summer. systems. Her drive for numbers encouraged her to become an accountant.Ambrose plans Ariel Brent to become a CPA and become fluent in Spanish, which she thinks will cultivate a Ariel Brent is a sophomore at the Univer- phenomenal individual. sity of Kentucky, with a double major in accounting and finance. She is an active Dzifa Amexo member on campus and her community. She is the treasurer of the NABA student Dzifa Amexo is a sophomore at Mercy Col- chapter on campus and currently works in lege in the business honors program major- the financial wellness office helping stu- ing in finance and data analytics. On cam- dents build their financial literacy skills. pus, she’s a maverick, as the President of She aspires to work for one of the Big Four Mercy NABA, a Residential Assistant, and accounting firms as an internal auditor. an active member of Rotaract and Wom- en’s Leadership Institute. Recently, Amexo completed an internship with Johnson & Johnson. Her mantra is: “The best things happen outside of your comfort zone,” shown when she hiked Mt. Marcy, the tall- est mountain in NY. ONE VOICE. ONE NABA.

2019 NABA NATIONAL CONVENTION & EXPO SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS CONTINUED Malcolm Dade Brionna Bryant Malcolm Dade is a senior majoring in ac- counting at Emporia State University. Dade Born and raised in Detroit, Brionna Bry- is originally from Edmond, OK and plans ant is a rising senior at Eastern Michigan on graduating from Emporia State this May. University majoring in accounting with a After graduation, Malcolm plans on start- minor in leadership. Bryant is the 2018- ing the MBA program at Emporia State in 2019 President of the EMU chapter of the fall. He is involved in track & field and NABA. She plans on obtaining her mas- takes part in multiple organizations such as ter’s in accounting and completing the Associated Student Government and First CPA exam upon graduating. Brionna is Generation Organization. passionate about her academics, travel- ing, volunteering, and being a resource Jamal Devine to others to lift them as they climb! Jamal Devine is a Senior pursuing a degree Tevin Campbell in business administration and finance con- centration at Claflin University in Orange- Tevin Campbell is an undergraduate account- burg, SC. Devine has been accepted and ing major at Georgia Gwinnett College. will be attending the McCallum Graduate His academic performance has earned School of Business at Bentley University in him several Presidential and Dean’s List Boston, MA beginning in Fall 2019 for his awards over several semesters. He is a MBA. Jamal played baseball at Claflin Uni- founding member and SCREP officer of versity and is a member of Omega Psi Phi. NABA GGC student chapter. He is also a member of Sigma Beta Delta, Sigma Al- Rouguiatou Diallo pha Pi, GGC Accountancy Student Orga- nization, and AICPA. His volunteer ser- Rouguiatou Diallo is a senior majoring in vices include Junior Achievers Discovery accounting at Medgar Evers College. She Center, Emory Hospital Recreational In- is the Vice President of the school’s Guin- volvement, and peer-tutoring at GGC. ean Student Association, an active mem- ber of the Muslim Club Association, and Dineshia Coleman was the treasurer for the NABA student chapter for the 2017-2018 school year. Dineshia Coleman is a senior with a dual Her other achievements include receiving major in criminal justice and account- the NABA Eastern Region scholarship in ing. She was born and raised in Baton 2017 and the NABA National scholarship Rouge and is the youngest of three chil- in 2018. She plans to complete her CPA dren. Dineshia’s main goal is to attain her upon graduating. lifelong dream of becoming an attorney or an accountant. In 2014, she started Temera Duncan her professional career as an assistant auditor with the City of Baton Rouge, Temera Duncan is a junior majoring in ac- Finance-Revenue Division. Coleman de- counting, who aspires to become an auditor. sires to become a CPA. Originally from Jamaica, she is a student ambassador, student-athlete, member of the Paige Chatmon National Society of Collegiate Scholars and president of two student organizations on Paige Chatmon is a sophomore at Morgan campus. Temera is always willing to lend a State University, pursuing a bachelor’s de- helping hand in an effort to empower, uplift, gree in accounting with a minor in informa- and inspire others. She continues to follow tion science and systems. She is a scholar of her path to success while lifting others as the Clara I. Adams Honors College and an she climbs. honors scholar in the Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management. Chatmon is the Vice President of her NABA student chapter. After college she plans to sit for the CPA exam. ONE VOICE. ONE NABA.

2019 NABA NATIONAL CONVENTION & EXPO SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS CONTINUED Freud Hyacinthe Ramoya Grandison Freud Hyacinthe is a sophomore majoring in accounting major and has a double Ramoya Grandison is a student-athlete minor in sociology and business law at currently double majoring in computer the City University of New York, Baruch science & information systems and busi- College. His academic achievements in- ness administration, with a concentration clude serving as the Membership Chair of in accounting. Grandison wants to be a the NABA Baruch Chapter. He is also an forensic accountant. Among her achieve- Urban Male Leadership Academy schol- ments, Ramoya was elected as the Vice ar, PwC Rising Student of the Year, and a President for her NABA Student Chapter NABA NY Chapter scholarship winner. at Johnson C. Smith University. She has recently completed an internship with Ebeni Ingham Deloitte, where she served in the Risk and Financial Advisory and Audit and Ebeni Ingham is a rising senior account- Assurance practices. ing major at Tuskegee University in Tus- kegee, AL. In 2017, Ingham graduated Jakiyla Height from Monroe College with an associates degree in applied science in accounting. Jakiyla Height is an academic sophomore Upon receiving her bachelor’s degree in at Clark Atlanta University. While grow- 2020, Ebeni wishes to continue her stud- ing up, it was fairly easy for Height to ies in hopes of one day becoming a CPA. excel academically. To challenge himself, She is an honor roll student and current- he willingly became a part-time dual en- ly maintains a cumulative GPA of 3.67. rollment scholar at Clayton State Univer- Ebeni considers herself to be a goal-ori- sity during his senior year of high school. ented and self-motivated individual. During his childhood he had an affinity for numbers, math, and budgeting, which Jordyn Jackson sparked his interest in accounting. Connector, Influencer, Relator, and Hard- Nia Hill worker are words that describe Jordyn Jack- son. Jackson is a business accounting major A rising senior accounting major, with at Xavier University. Early college and high a concentration in information systems, school afforded Jackson the opportunity and a sociology minor at Howard Univer- to also earn an associate’s degree. Now as sity, Nia, originally from Chicago, is on a a junior, she plans to finish her bachelor’s mission is to become a servant leader who degree in two years and begin graduate will develop other leaders and impact the school. While working towards a master’s lives of many. She has done this by be- degree in accounting, Jordyn will prepare coming active at her University, where for the CPA exam in hopes of working for a she is a member of the School of Business competitive public accounting firm. Executive Leadership Honors Program and is the former President of her NABA Jael Kerandi student chapter. Jael Kerandi is the youngest of five chil- Tekia Horn dren. She was born in Kenya and raised in Minnesota. Jael attends the University Tekia Horn is from Birmingham, AL and of Minnesota at the Curtis L. School of a freshman at The University of Alabama Management and is majoring in finance with a major in accounting. Horn is a and marketing with a minor in business proud member of the NABA student chap- law and leadership. On campus, Jael is in- ter. She attended the 2018 NABA Southern volved in the Undergraduate Student Gov- Region Student Conference and enjoys ad- ernment, NABA, Women in Business, and vancing her leadership skills, community serves as a Carlson School Ambassador. service, and networking with fellow ac- countants to demonstrate NABA’s motto, “Lighting As We Climb.” ONE VOICE. ONE NABA.

2019 NABA NATIONAL CONVENTION & EXPO SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS CONTINUED Kyra Mitchell Aaron Leonard Kyra Mitchell is a scholar and Michigan native. She is a junior at Eastern Michigan Aaron Leonard is a freshman accounting University, majoring in accounting. She major at Howard University. His decision is a member of her school’s Honor Col- to major in accounting was the direct the lege, Black Honors Student Organization, result of his participation in the Detroit NAACP, the Eastern Michigan student chap- Chapter’s Accounting Career Awareness ter of NABA, and Black Student Union. Program (ACAP). Leonard received the Mitchell currently works with the Housing graduating senior scholarship and secured and Residence Life office organizing events an internship with Deloitte all prior to for residence halls on campus. starting college. Aaron has a 3.6 GPA, is a member of several organizations, and Alyssa Morgan works as a junior residence hall assistant. Alyssa Morgan is a senior at Georgia Kameron Marshall Southern University majoring in account- ing with minors in information technology Kameron Marshall is a third-year student and information systems. Morgan plans on at the University of Cincinnati, majoring receiving her master’s in accounting and in accounting and finance. He current- her CPA license. Currently, Morgan’s goal ly serves as the president of the NABA is to intern with a public accounting firm, student chapter, ambassador and mentor continue being a servant leader in her com- for a diversity scholarship program, and munity, and graduate at the top of her class the treasurer and executive board mem- with honors. ber for two other organizations on cam- pus. Additionally, Kameron has interned Shantyl Neely with KPMG, for three consecutive years. He is also looking into different honorary Shantyl Neely is a graduating senior at fraternities on campus. Kennesaw State University and is from Liberty County, GA. Shantyl has been a MaQueba Massey member of NABA since spring 2018 will be returning to school in the fall of 2019 MaQueba Massey is a doctoral student in to complete the master of accountancy management accounting for the College program. of Business at Jackson State University. She received her bachelor of arts degree Arinze Nnaeto in accounting from Austin Peay State Uni- versity in 2014. Shortly after, she had the Education is of great importance to all, opportunity to work with two entrepre- especially to minorities. It plays vital role neurs as their accountant. This experience in transforming the perception of humans. taught her many valuable life lessons, and In order to highlight this point, Arinze she intends to share what she has learned Nnaeto has engaged the youth in diverse to other students once she becomes a pro- ways, as a counselor and tutor. In the past, fessor, after earning her Ph.D. degree. he has volunteered as a facilitator for the United Nations in a program called Mil- Dijon Means lennium Development Goals. Currently he works as a graduate assistance under Dijon Means is a junior majoring in busi- the Provost of Texas Southern University. ness administration with a concentration in marketing. Throughout his time at the ONE VOICE. ONE NABA. Winston-Salem State University, he has remained heavily involved in many orga- nizations such as, NABA, the Simon G. Atkin Scholars Society, the News Argus, campus life marketing committee, cam- pus activity board, and Kappa Alpha Psi. Means is also pursuing a career in the en- tertainment industry.

2019 NABA NATIONAL CONVENTION & EXPO SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS CONTINUED Gabrielle Orion Grace Nolitse Gabrielle Orion wants to become a CPA so that she may support fair business Grace Nolitse is originally from Togo, in practices that promote honesty, transpar- West African. She is a sophomore ma- ency, and ultimately, economic growth on joring in accounting at Huston-Tillotson a global level. Orion aspires to attract a University with a 3.88 GPA and a W.E.B. more diverse class of young professionals DuBois Honors Scholar. Nolitse serves to Texas A&M University, the business as the current Vice-President of the HTU field, and accounting profession. NABA student chapter and Vice-Pres- ident of Education for Toastmasters In- Tchagniple Ouattara ternational. She enjoys helping the com- munity and is actively involved with the Tchagniple Ouattara is a senior majoring International Students Association on in accounting at the University of Alabama her campus. Her maxim is: “Everything at Birmingham, where she is the NABA made with determination always works.” student chapter president. Upon gradua- tion, she plans to pursue a master of sci- Ijeoma Nwankwo ence in accounting and start preparing for the CPA exam. Her most recent academ- Ijeoma Nwankwo is a dedicated, driven, ic accomplishment includes winning the and determined student servant leader at 2018 NABA National scholarship. Howard University. She works hard to suc- ceed both on and off campus, while creating Nailah Owens-Johnson on-campus events for other students. Ijeo- ma’s hard work has earned her membership Nailah Owens-Johnson is a junior at Indi- in the Freshman Leadership Academy and ana University, majoring in accounting and serves as the secretary in the School of business analytics. She spent the spring se- Business Freshman Student Council. Ijeo- mester studying abroad in Barcelona, Spain. ma currently studies accounting with a mi- She has had leadership roles in NABA, nor in political science and aspires to pursue Kelley Student Government, and her busi- a career in social entrepreneurship. ness fraternity, DSP. This summer Nailah will intern at PwC as a Capital Market and Ogochukwu Obiagwu Accounting Advisory intern in Chicago. Nailah would like to thank her family and Ogochukwu Obiagwu is a go-getting, friends for getting her to where she is today. entrepreneurial, future CPA whose life mission is to “lift as she climbs.” To edu- Thanya Pena cate, empower, and make an impact, she founded Secure That Bag, an initiative Thanya Pena is a junior at Herbert H. offering student development services on Lehman college majoring in accounting and off campus for those ready enhance and business administration. She will be their LinkedIn, resumes, and internship interning at Ernst & Young in the spring or scholarship applications. She is always of 2019 and BNY Mellon in the summer. excited to learn more, network, and en- Pena’s goal as the upcoming vice-presi- courage her peers to achieve. dent of Lehman NABA student chapter is to help students build the confidence to Gracelyn Ophar believe that they can succeed regardless of their race and background. Her long- Gracelyn Ophar is a goal oriented, asser- term goal is to become a CPA. tive, and determined international student originating from the nature isle of the Ca- ribbean, Dominica. She is currently attend- ing Grambling State University where she is pursuing her bachelor of science degree in accounting and with a minor in com- puter information systems and marketing. Ophar obtained her associate degree of arts and sciences in economics at the Dominica State College. Upon graduation, she plans on sitting for the CPA exam. ONE VOICE. ONE NABA.

2019 NABA NATIONAL CONVENTION & EXPO SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS CONTINUED Daliso Talimi Abria S. Perry Daliso Talimi is a junior accounting and information technology double major and Abria S. Perry, originally from Boston, is finance minor at Lincoln University. He a rising junior at Clark Atlanta University has an overall GPA of 3.97 and a 4.00 and is working towards a degree in busi- GPA within his major. Talimi currently ness administration with a dual concentra- serves as Student Chapter President of tion in finance and international business. his NABA student chapter, member of Following graduation, Abria hopes to be- the African Students Association, and the gin a career is business consulting while National Society of Leadership and Suc- also creating various financial literacy pro- cess–Sigma Alpha Pi. After graduation, grams along was various other community Daliso plans to take the CPA exam and service based endeavors. earn experience in public accounting. Spencer Robertson Alisha Thomas Spencer Robertson is a junior at Western Alisha Thomas, a senior and secretary for Michigan University, majoring in account- the NABA student chapter at Grambling ing and finance. His career goals include State University, is majoring in comput- becoming a CPA and making an impact er information systems and accounting in his community by helping individuals with a minor in computer science. With of all income levels reach their financial a career goal of becoming a database ad- goals. In his spare time he enjoys playing ministrator, Alisha has maintained a cu- intramural basketball and giving back to mulative GPA of 3.93 in addition to being his community by volunteering in the Ka- very active in numerous campus organi- lamazoo, MI area. zations. This speaks volumes of her work ethic and her ability to manage her time Angel Stallings effectively. Angel Stallings is a junior at Central Mich- Ryston Watts igan University and is from Detroit. Her major is accounting with minors in infor- Ryston Watts attends Illinois State Univer- mation systems & finance. Stallings has sity. He is the Vice President of Operations interned with PwC since her freshmen year for his school’s American Marketing Asso- and will return this summer for year three. ciation Chapter as well as the SCREP Chair Angel is a co-founder of CMU’s NABA for his school’s NABA student chapter. He student chapter and currently serving her loves being involved on campus and im- second year as President. Stallings is an pacting his peers. aspiring CPA with a passion for pursuing purpose, encouraging others to discover Hailye Williams theirs, and leaving an impact. Hailye Williams is a junior at the Universi- Milton Straham III ty of Arkansas. She is enrolled in the Sam M. Walton College of Business pursuing a Milton Straham III resides in Flint, MI degree in bachelor of science in business and is a graduate student at University administration and a master of accountan- of Michigan-Flint (UM-Flint) pursuing cy. Additionally, Hailye is a member of the his master of business administration de- prestigious Sam M. Walton Honors col- gree with a concentration in accounting, lege. Within her college career she spends finance, and international business. He her time actively in organizations such as completed his master of accounting de- Cardinal Nights, Association for Informa- gree at Oakland University. Milton also tion Systems and NABA. completed his bachelors of businesses administration in accounting at UM-Flint, where he also completed his high school diploma in the Genesee Early College Program, housed on the college campus. ONE VOICE. ONE NABA.

2019 NABA NATIONAL CONVENTION & EXPO SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS CONTINUED Joshua Woods Jordon Williams Joshua Woods graduated in May 2019 from Howard University with a major in Jordon Williams is currently pursuing a accounting. He is a member of the NABA bachelor of accounting degree at Louisiana student chapter at Howard. Joshua par- State University where she has maintained ticipated in leader programs at Harvard a cumulative 4.0 GPA. She is a member of Business School and the University of the Roger Hadfield Ogden Honors College Southern California, Berkeley. He has and a student leader with First Year Expe- interned at Moody’s Investors Company, rience. Williams participated in Deloitte’s KPMG (Corporate), and KPMG (Audit). Audit Innovation Campus Challenge, in which her team won regionals and advanced to Nationals to compete in April 2019. After graduation, Jordon plans to become a CPA. SPECIAL THANKS TO THE 2019 SCHOLARSHIP SELECTION COMMITTEE Kelli Wright, Chair Detroit, MI Martrice Caldwell Teeyia Mercer Chicago, IL Austin, TX Lisa Fisher Tameka Ward Detroit, MI Detroit, MI ONE VOICE. ONE NABA.

2019 NABA NATIONAL CONVENTION & EXPO Thank You THE 2019 NABA SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS MADE POSSIBLE BY SUPPORT FROM OUR CORPORATE PARTNERS AND INDIVIDUAL DONORS DONORS Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Barry C. Winters Memorial Claudette Griffin Memorial Colin & Nora O’Garro Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Division of Firms Academic Achievement Edwin & Una Jenkins Gwendolyn Skillern Justin & Desirae Butler Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Kenneth E. & Leslie H. Cooke Les Netter Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Ralph & Valerie Thomas TDC Thomas S. Watson, Jr. Memorial CORPORATE PARTNERS ONE VOICE. ONE NABA.