CRI Awards Scholarships to Tennessee Students

 

NASHVILLE, TN – June 1, 2009 – The Nashville office of public accounting firm Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC, has announced Tien Nguyen and Heather Witty of Middle Tennessee State University as recipients of the CRI Accounting Scholarships for 2009-10.

The CRI Scholarship initiative is in its’ first year and is awarded to two MTSU students—a Masters candidate and rising senior—who exhibit distinguished academic performance, extracurricular activities and leadership potential. Recipients were selected from applicants by a MTSU scholarship selection committee headed by Dr. Charles Kile, Jr.   

CRI will award two scholarships to students at each of four Tennessee universities in 2009-10 as part of an initiative to support growth and development of future accounting professionals at the college level. In addition to Middle Tennessee State University, CRI will present scholarships to students at Belmont University, David Lipscomb University, and Tennessee Tech University.

 Nguyen, who is pursuing his M.S. degree in Accounting at Middle Tennessee, earned his B.B.A. in Accounting in 2007.  Fluent in Vietnamese and Spanish, Nguyen is a past winner of the Accounting Merit Scholarship and an active member in Beta Alpha Psi, the honorary organization for accounting students and professionals.  While pursuing his degree, he tutors MTSU students in accounting, auditing, and tax and has work experience in financial reporting with the Tennessee Department of the Treasury.

 Witty holds a 3.97 GPA as she pursues her B.B.A. in Accounting at MTSU.  She is a candidate for membership in Beta Alpha Psi, a current member of the Beta Club, and has been a Dean’s List honoree every semester since enrolling at MTSU.  She has work experience with both a major regional bank and as an office manager for a medical practice.