Department of Accounting - Illinois State University, Fall Newsletter 2024

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT

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SPRING 2024

MY REDBIRD STORY

Andrew LaFrence | ’84

On September 14, 2023, Drs. Jomo Sankara and Maddy Trimble went to Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) with nine students. The students met with several ADM professionals for job shadowing opportunities and participated in a meeting with ADM executives for detailed information about the different ADM business units. Students attending stated that they really enjoyed meeting with the ADM executives and the job shadowing experiences.

STUDENTS JOB SHADOW AT ADM CAREER FAIR PREPARATION

On September 8, 2023, the department hosted an Accounting Career Fair Prep Day. Students were introduced to faculty, Registered Student Organization presidents, and Early Program Achievers, as well as given a brief overview of the profession. Then, students attended three breakout sessions of their choice from the following topics: career fair prep, graduate programs, internships, CMA/private careers, audit, tax, and Business Information Systems/technology. The panelists consisted of faculty and professionals. The event helped the approximately 50 students in attendance be better prepared for the Accounting Career Fair, which took place a week later.

Andrew LaFrence ’84, came to Illinois State University in 1981. He started at Peat, Marwick and Mitchell (now known as KPMG) in Peoria. Andy transferred to the KPMG office in Minneapolis in 1986 and became a partner in 1996. Since retiring from KPMG in 2010, he has served as a Chief Financial Officer of several Life Sciences companies, including three public companies. Andy currently serves as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Nortech Systems (NASDAQ:NSTS). He also serves on the Board of Directors and Audit Committee Chair of both American National Bank (Omaha NE) and Insitu Biologics, a drug delivery start-up, as well as Board Chair of the University Enterprise Lab, a Life Science Incubator with roots at the University of Minnesota.

Andy loved his experience at Illinois State. In addition to the academics, he enjoyed the full college experience, which developed his critical thinking. When he was an auditor, this led to asking not just what, but also why. Outside of the accounting classes, he enjoyed his Speech, Asian Studies, and Political Science classes.

While a student, Andy spent time as a graduate assistant. Occasionally, he had to teach the class. Andy says that helped overcome his fear of public speaking. One of the other surprises he experienced when he graduated was the amount of reading and writing he had to do, skills that were enhanced during his time at Illinois State.

In 2014, Andy and his wife Kim Chapman LaFrence started the LaFrence Family Scholarship in Honor of Andy’s father Bert LaFrence ’76, his mother Ann LaFrence ’78 (medical records administration), and his wife Kim. Kim was a flight attendant, and just before 9/11, decided to change careers and went back to school to get a Juris Doctor and become a lawyer. Bert also paused his career to earn an accounting degree from Illinois State University, graduating in 1976. The scholarship was created to provide financial support for students who are willing to take a risk later in life to earn their accounting degrees at Illinois State. Last year, two students received scholarships. Andy encourages the scholarship winners to maintain contact in a mentor relationship after they graduate.

In 2024 Andy was inducted into the College of Business Hall of Fame.

NEW FACULTY

Tom Mellor is a new NTT faculty member in the Department of Accounting currently teaching Business Information Systems. He has over 45 years in business and IT, primarily in the insurance industry, including creating and conducting adult education and training since 1996. He received his undergraduate degree in Finance and Insurance from the University of Montana and his MBA with concentrations in Accounting and Data Analytics from LSU Shreveport. Tom has resided in Bloomington since 2001 with his wife, Maryann, and daughters Lindsey, Kristen, and Amanda, two dogs, and a cat. Tom likes to spoil a walk playing golf, read, travel, and has served on several nonprofit boards, including WCBU Public Radio in Peoria.

Aubrey Whitfield is a new Assistant Professor in the Department of Accounting and Business Information Systems and enjoys teaching Auditing courses. He recently completed his Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His research focuses on the judgment and decision making of auditors, which is heavily influenced by his seven years of experience working in public accounting for PwC in New York City. Aubrey moved to Bloomington/Normal with his wife, Meredith, and three young daughters. Time permitting, he enjoys cycling, traveling, and trying out new places to eat.

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

REGISTERED STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

Accounting and Financial Women’s Alliance

This October, six students attended the 2023 AFWA Women Who Count Conference in Reno, Nevada under the guidance of Liesel Mitchell. AFWA-ISU were big winners at the conference! Faculty, students, and the chapter won the following awards:

• AFWA Chapter Award – Outstanding Programming: AFWA-ISU

• AFWA Outstanding Student: Natalie Starkey

• AFWA Graduate Scholarship $2500: Gracie O’Brien

• AFWA Woman Who Counts –Academic: Liesel Mitchell

ACCOUNTING SEMESTER COOKOUTKICKOFF

There is no better way to start a new semester than inviting accounting majors, alumni, advisory board members, and faculty to join the Semester Kick-off Cookout event on August 25th! It was a great opportunity for students to connect and re-connect with peers, alumni, and faculty. Also, who does not like free food, drinks, and raffles for exclusive COB swag? Students won several scholarships offered by the department. We thank everyone for attending and supporting the event, including representatives from Caterpillar, Kraft-Hines, Miller Cooper, and others. It was a fun time for everyone!

Additionally, AFWA-ISU alumni are staying involved in the organization. Former AFWA-ISU President, Tyra Sexton, serves on the Board of Directors for AFWA National. Former AFWA-ISU President, Bridget Donoghue, was instrumental in launching the AFWAChicago chapter, which is new as of 2022 but has had huge member growth, including former ISU alums.

The officers for this year have been:

• President – Aava Farokhian

• Vice President – Nicole Hagen

• Event Coordinator – Jade Schierer

• VP of Community Involvement – Hannah O’Brien

• Secretary - Sara Young

• Treasurer - Madison Koester

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

Beta Alpha Psi

Giving Back to the Community

ISU’s Accounting Honorary Society, Beta Alpha Psi (BAP), partnered with The Pack Shack and 9/11 Day to educate the public about and raise funds to fight food insecurity in the BloNo community. Did you know 40% of students are food insecure (the condition of not having access to sufficient food, or food of an adequate quality, to meet one’s basic needs)? BAP and partners raised $20,430 for the cause, that was then used to purchase food and supplies.

On September 30, 2023, 134 volunteers of students, staff, and faculty came together for an intense 2-hour Feed the Funnel (FtF) party. Volunteers packed 50,714 delicious, healthy meals with the purchased supplies. The meals were delivered to local nonprofits, including School Street Food Pantry, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Tinervin Family Foundation, and Home Sweet Home Ministries.

A big THANK YOU to the BAP students and faculty advisors for making a difference in the community! BAP is a small and driven group of accounting students that is continually looking for partners that allow them to take on these challenging projects. If you or your company are interested in partnering with BAP in the future, please reach out to Liesel Mitchell (lmitch2@ilstu.edu).

Team Members and Advisors:

• Victoria Chaidez, FtF Team Leader

• Brandi Tate, FtF Logistics

• Shannon Engelhardt, FtF Marketing

• Jessica Laughlin, FtF Donee Coordinator

• Brittney Oakley, FtF Funds Manager

• Dana Bays, FtF Support

• Megan Benner, FtF Support

• Anais Lawler, FtF Support

• Liesel Mitchell, FtF Advisor, BAP Co-Advisor

• Steve Vandiver, FtF Advisor, COB Marketing Director

• Joe Johnston, ACC Department Chair, BAP Co-Advisor

Fall 2023 Inductees:

• Ben Hagi

• Paige Bolen

• Shannon Engelhardt

Fall 2023 Candidates:

• Claudia Ciempka

• Jacob Racich

Current officers:

• President - Victoria Chaidez

• Vice President - Dana Bays

• Event Coordinator - Brandi Tate

• Social Media - Shannon Engelhardt

• Secretary - Megan Benner

• Treasurer - Brittney Oakley

Business Information Systems Club

This semester, the Business Information Systems Club collaborated with Women in Business to host an event called CNA presents Women in Technology & Insurance. The following representatives came from CNA Insurance to participate as guest speakers: Lior Rafolovitz ’22 and Whitney Brooks.

Current officers:

• President - Malik Khatib

• Treasurer - Tyler Lindahl

National Association of Black Accountants

The National Association of Black accountants sent 12 members to the 2023 NABA National Convention and Expo, which was held in New Orleans in June. The students were accompanied by Liesel Mitchell. Additionally, 12 more NABA members attended the NABA Regional Student Conference in Minneapolis in October. These students received most of their funding from the NABA national organization.

November was a busy month for NABA. The organization continues their strong relationship with Deloitte, holding a joint Deloitte event on November 1 with collaboration from other College of Business RSOs. Deloitte representatives Chinedu Iwuora, Tessa Bullen, and Shuvro Saha ’22 visited campus to share their knowledge and experiences with students.

Relatedly, NABA was invited to visit State Farm. The field trip took place on November 3, with eight NABA students and faculty advisor Dr. Jomo Sankara in attendance. There was a panel discussion with State Farm leaders and a guided tour of corporate headquarters, where students learned about State Farm’s history, culture, and professional opportunities.

Current officers:

• President - Armani Tubbs

• 1st Vice President - Benjamin Yeboah

• 2nd Vice President - Chris Amoakoh

• Executive Board - Grace Alawode, Faith Lagat, Jilna Akinyi Ochieng, Titi Ajayi, Caren Chumba and Eucharia Chukwubuokem

Student Accounting Society

Our student members of the Student Accounting Society (SAS) hosted the annual banquet on November 2, 2023. Eighty students attended the dinner event, as well as alumni and firm representatives from CLA, Country Financial, FORVIS, Martin Hood, Miller Cooper, RSM, State Farm, and Sikich. The evening concluded with the keynote speaker, Michael Allen ‘86 - the CFO of OSF HealthCare. We thank the participants for their support and the SAS officers for organizing the event. We also welcome the following new SAS officers:

• President - Eric Harper

• Vice President - Shenyari Simmons

• Event Coordinator/Philanthropy Chair - Hannah O’Brien

• Membership Coordinator/Treasurer - Hailey Adams

• Banquet and Meet the Firms Chair - Maddi Fowler

• Marketing Chair - Andrea Rivera

BRINGING HOME THE HARDWARE STUDENT AWARDS

Congratulations to Lacey Bordewick for winning two major awards this year! She is a recipient of The Pantagraph’s 20 Under 40 Awards, which recognize young professionals in Central Illinois for making a difference in the community through leadership, services, and career excellence. More than 250 people attended the ceremony, hosted by the McClean County Chamber of Commerce, to celebrate the event. Among many roles, Lacey is actively engaged in the community as a member of the St. Mary’s Bloomington Finance Council. She serves as the Live Your Dream Award chairperson for Soroptimist International – an organization helping women achieve financial independence. She also volunteered at and spoke to the parents of ambassadors at the Illinois CentralSouth Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership seminar.

Lacey received her Bachelor’s degree in 2006 and Master’s in 2008, both from Illinois State University. In 2013, she returned to our accounting department to teach various accounting courses, such as the Introduction to Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Cost Accounting, Business 100, and the Honors Mindset Seminar. Through her dedication to student education and support, she was voted by our students as the winner of the 2023 RSM Faculty of the Year Award!

In her free time, Lacey enjoys reading and traveling with her family. Her goal is to visit all 50 states by the time she is 50, and she only has five left!

Brandi Tate was selected as a recipient for the 2022-2023 Jimmie Smith Student Leadership Experience, given by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA).

As a winner, she was able to take part in three activities: participating in the IMA Committee on Ethics meeting, attending Volunteer Leadership Committee monthly meetings, and attending the 2023 IMA Annual Conference.

Brandi shared her reactions to each of the activities. “We could vote on the winner for the ethics case competition and discuss our opinions that led to our vote with the ethics board! It was truly like we were a member of the board. The monthly VLC meetings were a great opportunity to experience the planning and collaboration in the ‘background’ of an organization like IMA. The IMA conference was a fabulous opportunity to network, connect, and learn about various companies collaborating with IMA.”

Brandi offered further insight into her experience as an award winner. “Through this experience, I made connections with professionals I can still talk to and learn from! To mention a couple, I still connect with Dan Butcher, the editor of Strategic Finance and a member of the Ethics Committee, and I also still connect with Dalton Lewis, who I met at the IMA conference - he will be coming to campus to speak with the RSO I am a part of - Beta Alpha Psi. Being a recipient and involved in these experiences was truly an honor.” She also built lasting friendships with the other award winners, Keith Lim Eng Kian (Singapore Management University) and Charles Csaszar (University of Scranton). Congratulations, Brandi!

Professionals VISIT CAMPUS

Students and faculty gain valuable insights and knowledge about professional practice each time a practitioner visits campus. We want to thank all the professionals listed below for coming to campus and sharing their experience with our students and faculty. During the fall semester of 2023, the following firm representatives visited classes, met with student groups, and/or held seminars with the faculty:

• Kody Barnes ‘17 PwC, Peoria

• Kenneth Bonomo ‘20

CliftonLarsonAllen, Normal

• Whitney Brooks CNA Insurance, Chicago

• Tessa Bullen Deloitte, Chicago

• Gabrielle Cargill ’19 Archer Daniels Midland, Decatur

• Ari Cohen ‘21 Plante Moran, Chicago

• Michael Currie ‘16 Miller, Cooper & Co., Ltd., Bartlett

• Niharika Dayyala

Illinois State University, Normal

• Shelley Dexter ‘02, ‘08 (MBA) Country Financial, Bloomington

• Kyle Divan ‘22, ‘23 Plante Moran, Chicago

• Eddie Durham ’19 Rivian, Normal

• Dan Ermel ’05 RSM, Schaumburg

• Mark Fauble ‘07

Illinois State University, Normal

• Mike Fletcher RSM, Chicago

• Danae Frost Plante Moran, Holland, Michigan

• Matt Gromer

• Ron Guidry

Illinois State University, Normal

Illinois State University, Normal

• Chinedu Iwuora Deloitte, Chicago

• Paul Kelson ’78, ’17

• Liesel Mitchell

• Megan Mrozek ‘21

• Ben Polman ‘22, ‘23

Illinois State University, Normal

Illinois State University, Normal

Plante Moran, Orland Park

Plante Moran, Chicago

• Lior Rafolovitz ‘22 (BIS) CNA Insurance, Chicago

• Matt Reese ‘22 Hjerpe and Tennison, Bloomington

• Shuvro Saha ‘21, ‘21 (MBA), ‘21(MSA) Deloitte, Chicago

• Mia Shah ‘19 PwC, Champaign

• Matt Siburt ’09

Archer Daniels Midland, Decatur

• Maddy Trimble Illinois State University, Normal

• Tom Van Derpluym ‘13 RSM, Schaumburg

The Department of Accounting held its 9th annual Accounting-Only Career Fair on September 15, 2023. The career fair was held exclusively for employers looking to hire accounting students. This event is an easy way to get your firm/company in front of a large number of accounting students. Accounting faculty have recommended this event to accounting students and, in some cases, have even required student attendance. Forty-seven firms and 140 enthusiastic accounting students attended the fall 2023 Department of Accounting Career Fair.

• Adducci Vega Financial Group

• ADM

• Anders CPAs & Advisors

• Becker

• Caterpillar Inc.

• City of Bloomington

• CliftonLarsonAllen LLP

• COUNTRY Financial

• Dunbar, Breitweiser & Company LLP

• Eccezion

• Eck, Schafer & Punke, LLP

• Enterprise Holdings

• Fates, Bodily, & Parker PLLC

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

• FORVIS

• Gorenz and Associates, Ltd.

• Illinois State University

• Illinois Tool Works Inc.

• Internal Revenue Service

• John Deere

• Johnson Lambert LLP

• KEB

• Kemper CPA Group LLP

• Lauterbach & Amen, LLP

HIRING FALL ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT CAREER FAIR

• Legacy Professionals LLP

• Lipschultz Levin & Gray LLC

• LWH CPA’s

• Martin Hood LLC

• Mazars USA

• Miller Cooper & Co, Ltd.

• ORBA

• Pavlov Media

• PKF Mueller

• Plante Moran

• RSM US LLP

• RubinBrown LLP

• Scheffel Boyle CPAs

• Selden Fox, Ltd.

• Sikich

• State Farm Insurance

• State of California Franchise Tax Board

• Striegel Knobloch & Co, LLC

• SURS

• Tighe, Kress & Orr

• U.S. Marine Corps

• United Airlines

• Wojcicki & Associates

Katherine Hudson, a 2019 graduate of Illinois State’s BS/MPA program, was recently named the next Chief Internal Auditor for the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR). She started in this position in November 2023. Hudson’s responsibilities include leading and managing audits, developing an internal audit program, and maintaining the efficiency and integrity of IDFPR programs. Congratulations, Katherine!

ALUMNI UPDATE ALUMNI

The 2023 Alumni Early Career Achievement Awards

The Early Career Achievement Awards celebrate outstanding young alumni who have demonstrated innovative and responsible professional leadership and the potential for future distinction. They return to campus to receive their award and share advice with current students through panel discussions during Homecoming Celebrations. The Early Career Achievement Awards were presented at a public reception in the Caterpillar Auditorium on Friday, October 13, 2023.

We

are proud of the seven winners from our department.

Keith Crow ‘10 • B.S./M.P.A.

Keith Crow is currently the Director of Finance of AGCO Corporation’s Precision Ag businesses: Precision Planting, Headsight, Appareo, and JCA Technologies, where he is responsible for Finance and IT Leadership. Keith has been with Precision Planting for the last nine years. He partnered with the local government, Economic Development Corporation, and AGCO Leadership to build a brand-new distribution center in Morton, Illinois. In the last two years, he led the finance function in diligence and integration of five acquisitions for the AGCO Corporation.

Prior to joining Precision Planting, Keith was a Senior Associate at PwC Peoria office working with manufacturing clients. Keith graduated from Illinois State University in 2010 from the Bachelor of Science/Master of Professional Accountancy program and successfully passed the CPA exam upon graduating.

Keith and his wife, and ISU alum, Sislye, reside in Washington, Illinois with their boys, Nolan, Miles, Brooks, and Cole.

Megan Hartley ‘20 • B.S./M.P.A.

Megan is a senior assurance associate at RSM in Chicago, where she works with clients in the capital markets industry. She also serves on the local leadership committee for one of RSM’s employee network groups and mentor associates and interns through RSM’s navigator program.

In 2022, Megan received the Elijah Watt Sells Award from the AICPA for outstanding performance on the Uniform CPA Examination.

Daniel Ireland ‘16 • B.S./M.P.A.

Daniel’s career began in risk management where he developed a deep connection with process improvement. As this connection evolved, Daniel saw that technology allowed his team to implement more impactful improvement efforts, and he has been working with those technologies closely ever since.

Daniel currently leads a team of process engineers, internal consultants, and solution architects who are accountable for the automation strategy at Discover.

Daniel was instrumental in designing the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Program, which has been recognized internationally as the top operating model for the Americas. Currently, Daniel and team are driving strategy for advanced automation technologies including artificial intelligence, machine learning, and low code automation.

Daniel and his wife Nicole recently welcomed their first child and remain active in supporting various charitable foundations in their local community in Chicago’s North Shore suburbs.

Danny Lopez ‘17 • Business Information Systems

Daniel Lopez graduated in 2017 with a BS in Business Information Systems and a minor in Spanish. He began his career in the Business Technology space at Discover Financial Services as a Scrum Master helping build teams that continuously improve in delivering high-quality, customer-focused value. There he was awarded for being in the top 2% of contributors based on performance.

Now a Product Manager at Guaranteed Rate, he is the decision maker on product/platform vision, prioritization, development, and implementation internal and external to the organization.

He has assisted in training a Certified Scrum Master course at ISU and has met with students semi-annually per the invitation from Professor Rosie Hauck. He is a decade-long volunteer of an annual Ronald McDonald House Charities event. On a more regular basis, Danny volunteers at his local Catholic church. Recently married, he now lives in Chicago with his wife. His brother is also a Redbird currently in his second year.

Jenna Papesh ‘08 B.S./M.P.A.

As Head of Growth, Acquisition at DISQO, Jenna Papesh is charged with leading global consumer growth acquisition to fuel DISQO’s CX platform. Jenna has been a driver of DISQO’s growth over the past two years while improving acquisition efficiency by fifteen percent. This year she received the DISQO peer-nominated Innovation Award for her relentless pursuit to challenge the status quo and push forward innovative ideas.

Prior to DISQO, Jenna was VP of Digital Acquisition for the healthy snack food startup, HighKey. She successfully built the direct-to-consumer channel from scratch overseeing customer acquisition, retention, and channel financial performance. During this time, she generated 300% YOY channel growth while improving ROI by five hundred percent. Jenna also enjoyed a 10-year tenure at a performance-based agency, Digital Target Marketing. There she launched many of the first profitable direct-to-consumer programs for several Fortune 500 brands like Procter and Gamble, TTI Floorcare, and Amazon incubator brands.

Jenna has spent the past 15 years of her career tapping into innovative strategies and marketing channels to drive profitable business growth. She truly enjoys her career, which allows her to create new opportunities for businesses and people in an ever-changing environment. Some noteworthy accomplishments include the 2015 Chicago Interactive Marketing Association award for Best Direct Response Campaign and serving as a panelist for the BrightRoll DSP Summit and FinCon Expo.

Jenna is a graduate of Illinois State University’s College of Business. She and her husband, John, reside in Orlando, Florida where they enjoy traveling and spending time with their golden retriever, Finnegan.

Nathan Steckle ‘18 • B.S./M.P.A.

Nathan graduated in 2018 with a BS/MPA in Accounting. He started his career with PwC in the Chicago Office in the Health Industries sector performing audits for public, private and not-for-profit entities.

Nathan is currently a Trust Solutions Manager in the Consumer and Industrial Products sector working primarily with a global fortune 100 company overseeing various areas of the audit, with a particular focus on international reporting. He is the primary point of contact for the Americas and Asia Pacific statutory audit teams. Nathan will be going on assignment to Switzerland in the summer of 2024 where he will lead global audit efforts.

In addition to his auditing work, Nathan assists with recruiting efforts and PwC alumni relations in Chicago. He has participated on various discussion panels offering early auditing career advice and has presented on various topics for staff training and enrichment for his sector team. Nathan is a member of the Early Career Accounting Advisory Board.

Piotr Wietrzak ‘12 • Accountancy

Piotr is the Director of Accounting and Top Financial Official at the National Pork Producers Council. In his role, he is responsible for all aspects of the Organizations financial, federal election commission and year-end tax reporting. Moreover, he is responsible for creating and maintaining the budget of the Organization, the consolidation of all entities, managing the investment and cash flow of the organizations assets as well as creating and maintaining internal controls throughout the organization. Piotr spent the majority of his career in public accounting - beginning his career in KPMG’s external audit practice and then transitioning to EY’s Financial Services advisory practice. Additionally, Piotr has spent time back on ISU’s campus in both a recruiting and mentoring aspect. He has also participated in a number of College of Business’s Business Week panels.

Help a fellow redbird.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIVING

Alumni support of Illinois State University is tremendously important for many reasons. Gifts received from alumni provide the “margin of excellence” in our programs. Additionally, outside organizations view alumni giving as a measure of “customer satisfaction.” For example, the percentage of alumni who give to Illinois State University factors into the US News and World Report’s “Best Colleges” rankings. While the number is only a small factor in the overall ranking, Illinois State University stands well behind the institutions we strive to emulate. For these reasons, your annual gift is extremely important. Your gift, no matter the size, can make a real difference to Illinois State University students.

The students, faculty, and staff of the Department of Accounting thank all those who have supported the department and the university. This significant support is testimony to the enhanced sense of mutual responsibility to ensure quality education in accounting and business information systems. Last year, the Department of Accounting had 238 individual donors and 35 corporate donors totaling $535,019 Many of the recent donations have been to create endowments for scholarships.

Thank you to all of you for your support.

YOU CAN HELP THE DEPARTMENT REACH ITS GOAL ONE OF TWO WAYS.

One way is to make the donation online using this QR code to right and checking the “Department of Accounting” box at the link.

The other way to donate is to mail a check payable to:

Illinois State University Foundation Office Campus Box 8000 • 1101 N. Main Street Normal, Illinois 61761

Please write “Department of Accounting” on the memo line of your check, and your entire contribution will go to support the department.

ACCOUNTING STUDENT INTERNSHIPS

The Department of Accounting has a thriving internship program designed to foster closer relationships among employers, students, and faculty.

During the Summer and Fall of 2023, the department placed 77 student interns with different organizations.

If you are interested in participating in the internship program, please contact our internship coordinator, Dr. Ron Guidry at (309) 438-2968 or at rguidry@illinoisstate.edu.

• ADM Investor Services, Chicago: 1

• Anders CPA, St. Louis, Missouri: 1

• ADM, Decatur: 5

• Baker Tilly US, LLP, Chicago: 1

• Benson’s Appliances, Bloomington: 1

• Catalano, Caboor & Co., Lombard: 1

• Caterpillar, Peoria: 3

• CIT Trucks, Normal: 1

• CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, Bloomington: 3

• Crowe LLP, Chicago: 1

• CRS Hospitality LLC, Champaign: 1

• Cummins Inc, Columbus, Indiana: 1

• Deloitte, New York City, New York: 3

• Deloitte, Chicago: 1

• Eder, Casella, & Co., McHenry: 1

• Enterprise Holdings, Lombard: 1

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Princeton: 1

• First State Bank and Trust, Bloomington: 1

• Gorenz and Associates, Ltd., Peoria: 1

• Growmark, Bloomington: 1

• Illinois Tool Works, Glenview: 1

• Isaac Accounting and Tax Services Inc., Bolingbrook: 1

• Johnson Lambert Park Ridge: 2

• KEB Wealth Advisors, Springfield: 1

• Keplr Vision, Bloomington: 3

• Kerber, Eck, & Braeckel LLP, Springfield: 1

• KPMG, Chicago: 2

• Legacy Professionals, Westchester: 1

• Mack & Associates, P.C., Morris: 1

• Martin Hood LLC, Champaign: 1

• Maui Jim, Peoria: 1

• Miller Cooper & Co., Ltd, Deerfield: 4

• Motorola Solutions, Chicago: 2

• PepsiCo, Chicago: 1

• Phillips & Associates CPAs PC, Normal: 1

• Plante Moran, Chicago: 2

• PwC, Chicago: 1

• RSM, Chicago: 5

• RSM, Peoria: 1

• RSM, Schaumburg: 1

• Russell Leigh and Associates, LLC, Hoopeston: 1

• Selden Fox, Oak Brook: 1

• Sikich, Naperville: 1

• State Farm, Bloomington: 4

• Ultimus Leverpoint Private Fund Solutions, Chicago: 1

• Vault Strategies, Bloomington: 2

• Vertex Accounting Partners, Downers Grove: 1

• Village of Frankfort, Frankfort: 1

• Wibben Detasseling Company, Emden: 1

TEE IT UP!

The annual Accounting Scholarship-Fund Golf Outing took place on October 20, 2023.

The golf outing provides scholarships to outstanding junior accounting majors at the spring Annual Accounting Awards Ceremony. If you cannot get a work team together, contact some of your Illinois State University classmates. Scholarship winners will come to meet and greet participants at lunch.

We are also looking for hole sponsorships. E-mail Harlan Fuller, hjfulle@ilstu.edu for more information.

WE HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE THIS FALL ON THE GOLF COURSE!

THE WINNING TEAM:

Drake Taphorn, Adam Kumpf, Eric Kieukirk and Daniel Loughrey

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