Each spring the Accounting Department
selects its top accounting student based on a combination of academics
in the department as well as leadership activities at the college and
the department. These students are formally recognized for their
excellence at the college's Honors Convocation on Founder's Day in
April.
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Kayla Winbigler Jones
2011 Honor
StudentCurrent Employer:
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
Chicago, IL
Title:
Staff Accountant
Responsibilities:
To be determined.
Activities while in college:
Dean’s List, Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, VITA Volunteer, Lab Assistant and Tutor, President of Accounting Society, Women’s Golf Team, Chorale, Scots Ambassador.
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Brittany Cecil
2010 Honor
StudentCurrent Employer:
Rock Island Arsenal
Rock Island, IL
Title:
Contract Specialist
Responsibilities:
Provide support for Post Award Service Contracts for the Military. This includes funding responsibilities, negotiations with contractors, communications to resolve discrepancies with the field and/or government entities and tracking property in the field.
Activities while in college:
Dean's List, VITA Volunteer, Accounting Tutor, Accounting Teacher's Assistant, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Secretary of Accounting Society, and Student Senate Representative.
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Ashley Yeast
Tanney
2008 Honor
StudentCurrent Employer:
Deere & Company
Moline, IL
Title:
Financial Analyst with John Deere Merchandising and John Deere All Makes Parts
Responsibilities:
Responsible for accounting, forecasting and financial analysis.
Activities while in college:
Varsity
Volleyball, Varsity Women's Basketball, Sigma Omicron Mu
Scholastic Fraternity, Monmouth College Accounting
Society, Accounting Tutor and Lab Instructor, VITA Volunteer, Monmouth
College Mortar Board, Who’s Who Among Students In American
Universities & Colleges, Monmouth College Student Athlete
Committee, Monmouth College Blue Key, Monmouth College Big
Sister Role Model Program, Monmouth College Student
Ambassador, Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, Monmouth
College Admissions Representative, Special Olympics, Dean's
List, Youth Volleyball Coach, 2008 ACM woman athlete of the year
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Erin Luder
Rempe
2007 Honor
StudentCurrent Employer:
Assurant, Inc.
West Des Moines, Iowa
Title:
Associate Accountant
Responsibilities:
Balance daily tax payments and work with fixed asset entry and depreciation.
Activities while in college:
Accounting lab instructor/tutor, Accounting Society 06-07 Vice
President and 05-06 Secretary, 2007 VITA Coordinator Assistant,
Circle K, Alpha Lambda Delta, National Society of
Collegiate Scholars, Blue Key, Mortar Board |
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Sara Tyson
Fitzjarrald
2006 Honor
Student
Current Employer:
Fitzy's Garage & Powersports: Part time
Mom: Full-time
Title:
Office Manager
Responsibilities:
Everything financial associated with running a small business: accts. receivable, accts. payable, billing, purchasing, scheduling, payroll, advertising, and reporting as required by the state. And much more!
Activities while in college:
Math and accounting tutor, accounting lab instructor,
Accounting Society 05-06 President, VITA Volunteer, Student
Technology Assistant, member of Alpha Lambda Delta and Sigma
Omicron Mu |
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Andrea Geren
2005 Honor Student
Current Employer:
Farmers & Merchants Bank & Trust
Burlington, Iowa
Title:
Staff Accountant
Responsibilities:
Prepare yearly budget; Perform departmental cost accounting;
Prepare board reports; Manage accounts payable; Serve on the
ALCO committee; Assist with pricing of CD and loan products;
Reconcile the bond portfolio and cash due from banks; Pay
Federal, Franchise, and Sales/Use Taxes; Manage the bank's
Asset/Liability software and reporting; and other projects as
assigned.
Activities while in College:
VITA volunteer, Accounting Society, Sigma Omicron Mu, Circle K,
Transfer Student Organization Vice President, National Society
of Collegiate Scholars, National Scholars Honor Society |
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Jessica DeVore
Johnston
2004 Honor StudentCurrent
Employer:
Caterpillar, Inc.
Peoria, IL
Title:
Business Analyst II-Group President Administration/Consolidation
Responsibilities:
Provides accounting and financial analysis support for the Power Systems Principal Line of Business and Group President accountable views. Responsibilities include: consolidating and analyzing monthly financial results, quarterly forecasts and annual targets, and preparing financial presentations and summary results for various executive reviews. Also included is support for Energy & Power Systems administration reporting, corporate consolidations reporting, Group President reporting, as well as other duties as assigned.
Activities while in College:
Accounting lab instructor, Kappa Kappa Gamma (President,
Recruitment Chair, Corresponding Secretary), Mortar Board, Blue
Key, Accounting Society Vice-President, Resident Assistant |
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Kim
Baumruck Kaminsky
2002 Honor Student
Current Employer:
Capital Guardian Trust
Company
Irvine, CA
Title:
Senior Accountant
Analyst
Responsibilities:
Reconciliation of client accounts with recordkeepers, detailed general ledger analysis and client reporting, regulatory monitoring, project management and training.
Activities while in College:
Pi Beta Phi, Monmouth
College Pipes & Drums, Accounting Society, Accounting Lab
Instructor, VITA, Alpha Lambda Delta and Blue Key Honor
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Charlotte Vos
2001 Honor Student
Current Employer:
John Deere
Des Moines, IA
Title:
Internal Control Accountant
Responsibilities:
Supervisor: SOX compliance at the Des Moines Works Factory, capital budget financial analysis
Activities while in college:
Accounting tutor, Accounting Society, Blue Key, VITA volunteer |
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Wendy Wilhelm Schaub
2000 Honor
Student
Current Employer:
Cilfton Gunderson, LLP
Peoria, Illinois
Title:
Manager, Firmwide Tax Services
Responsibilities:
Work with the Director of Tax on
all firm tax administration needs such as administering internal
tax inspection program, serving as main resource on complex
research projects, assisting in development and serving as main
resource for firm tax tools, writing and updating tax manual and
internal tax policies, coordinating and developing internal tax
continuing education programs, working with external vendors on
firm products and contracts, as well as preparing client tax
returns.
Activities while in college:
Scot Ambassador, Hall Council
Representative, VITA Volunteer, Blue Key National Honor
Fraternity Treasurer, Commerce Club, Accounting Society
Secretary, Students Organized for Service (S.O.S.), Mortar Board
and Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society. |
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