Celebrating Our 2025 NC CPA Foundation Scholarship Recipients
The NC CPA Foundation is proud to recognize the 90 outstanding students who received scholarships in 2025! Selected from a record-breaking 231 applicants across 35 North Carolina colleges and universities, these students represent the future of the accounting profession. Their dedication, talent, and commitment to excellence set them apart, and we are honored to support their educational journeys.
Below is the full list of our 2025 scholarship recipients, made possible through the generosity of our donors.
2025 Legacy Scholarship Recipients
Elwood Walker Legacy Scholar Anthony Ortiz Perez University of North Carolina Wilmington
Bill Ezzell (Deloitte) Legacy Scholar Haley Edwards North Carolina State University
Sharon Bryson Legacy Scholar Qui'Ana Monroe North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
2025 James L. McCoy Scholarship Recipients
Luannie Arreola Meredith College
Tiffany Chambers University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Chaz DeBose Western Carolina University
Tashena Farghueson James Sprunt Community College
Sierra Malpass Wayne Community College
Andre Michaels University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Daniel Ojaide University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Melissa Peaks East Carolina University
Julianne Smith Blue Ridge Community College
Jennifer Tart Johnston Community College
Rickayla Tennessee North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Ryan Winkler Lenoir Rhyne University
Binling Zhou University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2025 NC CPA Foundation Scholarship Recipients
Yvonne Adesotu North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Hope Alfaro Durham Tech Community College
Ahmed Ali Central Piedmont Community College
Kawthar Allouch Guilford Technical Community College
Madeline Arakelian University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Marisa Arrona-Torres Blue Ridge Community College
Mason Bae North Carolina State University
Savanna Bancroft Appalachian State University
Manuel Barriga van de Zande Wake Technical Community College
Tommy Barrow University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Jenna Bender Haywood Community College
Noah BIggers Elon University
Baisha Bignall North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Oluwatoyin Bilikisu Salami Wake Technical Community College
Ethan Bowie University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Aries Braxton Wake Technical Community College
Grace Britton North Carolina State University
Rachel Broza North Carolina State University
Larissa Calderon Chavarria University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Philycia Carmon East Carolina University
Brayden Conrad University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Katie Council East Carolina University
Myla Crawford North Carolina Central University
Melissa Crespo Gardner-Webb University
Kimberly Crutch Davidson-Davie Community College
John Darling Wake Technical Community College
Ava Drescher University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Haley Edwards North Carolina State University
Anna Evans East Carolina University
John Felts University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Shela Fite Cape Fear Community College
Katarra Foster Haywood Community College
Amy Fowler Appalachian State University
Isaiah Gardner North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Sydney George North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Joel Gosselin University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Chloe Harris North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Rae Havlik North Carolina State University
Anthony Hoang North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Kolton Hodges University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Takya Ingram Lenoir Community College
Nina Irons Wingate University
Joie Jacobs North Carolina Central University
Brea Johnson North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Marc Keith University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Kiara Lee North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Nandar Shun Let Moe Central Piedmont Community College
Gabriella Moll Catawba College
Qui'Ana Monroe North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Makayla Morris-Roberts North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Edye Naylor Campbell University
Anthony Ortiz Perez University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Sarah Petersen University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Matthew Pitts Wake Technical Community College
Ava Poprocki University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Shideeah Redmond Wake Technical Community College
Andriana Rink Appalachian State University
Amanda Robertson Blue Ridge Community College
Obed Rockson East Carolina University
Shradha Rout University of North Carolina at Charlottee
Adiam Russom Rowan-Cabarrus Community College
Shelby Scott High Point University
Cassandra Shortman Queens University of Charlotte
Faith Siran North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Emmanuel Sloan Appalachian State University
Lily Smith Haywood Community College
Emani Solomon North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Sarah Stanziale North Carolina State University
Shameka Ulmer Central Piedmont Community College
Tachina Valentine East Carolina University
Zuleyka Vasquez-Loranka Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
Jordyn Veasey North Carolina State University
Taylor Walker North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University
Caroline Warren University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Rachel Whitehead University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Amarion Willis Winston Salem State University
Kaitlyn Wirth University of North Carolina at Wilmington