North Dakota CPA Society Foundation
The Society Foundation is a 501-C-3 entity which makes scholarship awards to accounting students at area colleges. The Foundation originally bore the name of R.D. Koppenhaver who was chair of the UND Accounting Department for many years, and served as Secretary / Treasurer of the CPA Society until 1980.
To apply for a scholarship, students should contact the chair of their accounting department.
Scholarship Awards:
R.D. Koppenhaver Exam Scholarship
The recipient must be enrolled at a state or border city college, planning to write the CPA Exam within the following 12 months, and be a well-rounded individual (strong grades, plus involved in extra-curricular activity).
The award is $500 and a certificate.
Eldon Reinke Scholarship
The award is to be presented in the spring, to an accounting major who is a second semester junior or higher at the time of the award.
The award is $500. Eldon served as Society president, in addition to serving on the Taxation, Governmental Accounting, Long-range Planning and Nominations Committees, and the Special Task Force. He worked with the Eide Helmeke public accounting firm in Bismarck, and made a significant contribution to the Foundation through his estate.
U.S. Seamless Inc. Scholarship Award
The U.S. Seamless Inc. Exam Scholarship is awarded annually. The recipient must be enrolled at a state or border city college, planning to write the CPA Exam within the following 12 months, and be a well-rounded individual (strong grades, plus involved in extra-curricular activity). The award also includes a presentation piece. The U.S. Seamless company is headed by Mike Bullinger, president of the CPA Society 1988-1989.
Baldwin & Shirley Martz Scholarship
The award is to be based on a recommendation from the accounting department leader at Minot State University, who should take the following items into account: 1. The recipient should be of junior rank (or possibly sophomore in unusual circumstances), 2. with a major in accounting; 3. The recipient should have a minimum GPA of 3.00; 4. The award is not to be based on financial need, but on academics; 5. Citizenship values may be considered.
The award consist of a $500 scholarship.
The Baldwin and Shirley Martz Scholarship Fund was created in 2000.
Other Scholarships
Various other named scholarships are provided through the foundation.
Foundation Patrons
The individual patron category is available for those who contribute $50 or more to the Foundation in a calendar year. The firm patron category is available for those firms who contribute $250 or more to the Foundation in a calendar year.
Foundation trustees:
Daniel Walerius, West Fargo Gremada Industries, Inc.
Maggie Jorgenson, Fargo, North Dakota State University
Dee Ann Ellingson, Grand Forks Associate Professor at UND
Please direct inquiries and contributions to: NDSCPA Foundation, 2701 S Columbia Road, Grand Forks ND 58201. Phone: 701-775-7100 Toll Free 877-637-2727, or email mail@ndscpa.org.
The Society board is offering a “Board of Directors” scholarship. The award is a retooling of the longstanding Roy Janz award. The new format will be a $500 scholarship, available exclusively to a Society student member or affiliate. The applicant must apply online, have finished Intermediate Accounting, intend to write the CPA Exam and become a CPA. A narrative will be expected describing why they are pursuing a CPA credential. Staff will select three finalists, based on the narrative content and such preference items as Society involvement, intent to pursue a career in this state, and other factors. Award application instructions will be distributed in early 2009.
Student membership is available to juniors and seniors who plan to become CPAs, and is available for up to two years after graduation (or until the Exam is completed).
Affiliate status is available more broadly, to those actively pursuing the CPA credential.
To apply see: ndscpa.org/scholarship-board.htm
