Present scholarships.

• Position: PHILADELPHIA AND HARRISBURG CHAPTERS

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A highlight of the Philadelphia and Harrisburg Chapters' year is awarding scholarships to outstanding students from local universities. The two chapters pool their resources to maximize scholarship awards. For the 2015-16 academic year, the chapters awarded seven $2,000 scholarships.

A scholarship candidate must be a junior or senior accounting or business major who is considering a career in tax. Candidates also must maintain a 3.0 6PA and demonstrate significant accomplishments such as being named to an accounting honor society or earning an academic award.

This year's scholarship winners were Gia D'Angelo from West Chester University; Nicole Ghandor from Villanova University; Amber Bishop from Saint Joseph's University; Emily Wright from Widener University; Serpil Ekiz from La Salle University; Ilona Schaeffer from Drexel University; and Heather Gysbers from Philadelphia University.

Bishop and D'Angelo both said the award would help them complete the 150-credit Pennsylvania CPA requirement. D'Angelo, whose...