<p>KyCPA NEWS RELEASE</p><p>CONTACT: Lorri Malone Director of Communications 502.736.1358 [email protected] For immediate release </p><p>CPA Society awards college scholarships LOUISVILLE, Ky. (May 31, 2012) - The Educational Foundation of the Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants (KyCPA) has awarded $40,000 in scholarships to college students studying accounting on behalf of the Foundation and other benefactors, plus another $15,000 in CPA exam review grants.</p><p>The scholarships were awarded during an April 27 banquet at The Galt House Hotel in Louisville to students who met academic as well as financial need criteria set forth by KyCPA’s Educational Foundation, which awards the non-profit organization’s scholarships annually. Scholarship and grant recipients include:</p><p>Becker CPA Review Grants  Stacy Alexander of Louisville; Sullivan University  Catherine Graviss of Shepherdsville; University of Louisville  Nicole Lesniewski of Versailles; Midway College  Francisco Lugorina of Louisville; University of Louisville  Calley Miller of Corbin: Morehead State University</p><p>John Brown Scholars from Bellarmine University  Ashleigh Bowyer of Charlestown, Ind.  Megan Bowyer of Charlestown, Ind.  Alexis Stover of Louisville  Alyssa Dunne of Louisville</p><p>John Brown Scholars from the University of Louisville  Robert Benjamin Johnson of Louisville  Thu-Huong Thi Tran of Louisville  Angela Marie Walker of Louisville</p><p>William J. Caldwell Scholarship  Rachel Penn of Lexington; Georgetown College Continued</p><p>1 Scholarships continued</p><p>Crowe Horwath Scholarship  Tasha Cherry of Dexter; Murray State University</p><p>Dean Dorton Allen Ford Scholarship  Amy Winkler of Bowling Green; Western Kentucky University</p><p>Ernst & Young Scholarship  Jonathan Sevy of Midway; University of Louisville</p><p>Gordon Ford Memorial Scholarship  Brittany Neaves of Mt. Sterling; Eastern Kentucky University</p><p>Freibert Bigg, PLLC Scholarship  Fahira Mehmedovic of Louisville; Bellarmine University</p><p>The Kentucky Society of CPAs Educational Foundation Scholarships  Regina Amundson of Louisville; University of Louisville  Jennifer Minnis of Murray; Murray State University  Louis Seibert of Louisville; University of Louisville</p><p>Henderman Jessee Scholarship  Camden Bonardi of Springboro, Ohio; University of the Cumberlands</p><p>Mountjoy Chilton Medley Scholarship  Brittany Warford of Lawrence; University of Louisville</p><p>National Insurance Agency Scholarship  Ashley Morris of Louisville; Eastern Kentucky University</p><p>Neace Lukens Scholarship  Bradley North of Hebron; Northern Kentucky University</p><p>Papa John’s Scholarship  Kyle Lyons of Cincinnati, Ohio; Thomas Moore College</p><p>Patterson & Company PLLC Scholarship  Myra Sheene of Danville; Sullivan University</p><p>PricewaterhouseCoopers Scholarship  Thu-Huong Tran of Louisville; University of Louisville Continued </p><p>2 Scholarships continued</p><p>Stock Yards Bank Scholarship  Dzmitry Miranovich of Louisville; Bellarmine University</p><p>Strothman & Company Accounting Scholarship  Alexandra Santomo of Florence; University of Louisville</p><p>UK/KyCPA-Deloitte Scholarship  Natalie Collins of Columbia; University of Kentucky</p><p>Brandon Loyd Warden Memorial Scholarship  Ross Emerson of Union; Thomas Moore College</p><p>The Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants (KyCPA) is a statewide, non-profit professional organization serving CPAs in public accounting firms, business, industry, government, and education. kycpa.org. ###</p><p>PHOTOS: Jpeg photos of those who attended the banquet are available upon request.</p><p>3</p>