(front row, left to right): Jacob Hoelzeman, Anastasiya Klimiankova, Emelyn-Doriane Djoké, Kylie Garrett, Tuan Nguyen, Jean Piere Leon Chavez and Dr. Karen Oxner. (back row, left to right): Nathan Scheuter, Alyman Ouattara, Obed Onyemakonor, Johnathan Long and Sultan Faretdinov.
CONWAY—The Theta Lambda Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi at the University of Central Arkansas earned two first place awards at the organization’s Southwest Regional meeting in Dallas, Texas, on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017.
Anastasiya Klimiankova of Belarus, Obed Onyemakonor of Nigeria and Nathan Scheuter of Conway competed in the Strategic Planning category of Best Practices using their project, “Building on the Past and Preparing for the Future.” The students competed against nine other regional teams and won the competition.
Emelyn-Doriane Djoké of Côte d’Ivorie and Tuan Nguyen of Vietnam competed in the Community Outreach category of Best Practices using their project, “Diversity in the Accounting Profession.” The students competed against three other regional teams and won the competition.
The students who participated in the competitions earned a place in the national competition which will be held at the national meeting this August in Anaheim, California.
Other UCA students attending the conference were Jean Piere Leon Chavez of El Dorado, Sultan Faretdinov of Kazakhstan, Kylie Garrett of Heber Springs, Jacob Hoelzeman of Conway, Johnathan Long of Bauxite and Alyman Ouattara of Côte d’Ivorie.
During the conference, students attended sessions on professional development, ethical behavior, leadership skills, service, and professional networking.
The UCA Department of Accounting received contributions from BKD, LLP which allows the students to travel to the southwest and annual conferences. The UCA Student Government Association and the UCA Diversity Office also covered a portion of the registration fees for the conference.
Beta Alpha Psi is an honor organization for financial information students and professionals with more than 300 chapters on college and university campuses. The Theta Lambda Chapter is identified as a superior chapter by the organization for its commitment to professional and service hours.
For more information, please contact the chapter’s faculty advisors, Dr. Connie McKnight at 501-450-5076 or cmcknight@uca.edu, or Dr. Karen Oxner at 501-852-0028 or koxner@uca.edu.
