Southern Miss Business

Mississippi Young Bankers Scholars
Each year since 1979, five scholarship finalists
statewide have been invited to the Mississippi Young
Bankers (MYB) Study Conference and Convention
to interview with the MYB Scholarship Committee.
The Orrin Swayze Scholastic Awards carry on the
tradition of banking excellence started by the widely
respected Mississippi banker and promoter of
banking education, Orrin H. Swayze Jr.
This year, Alese Jones (Finance, Metairie, La.) and
Brandon Cade (Finance, Brookhaven, Miss.) were
both selected as 2020 Swayze Scholar finalists and
were ultimately selected as MYB Scholars. Both were
awarded a $1,500 scholarship.
CFA Society of Mississippi
Photo Left to Right: Casey Cameron, Sachin Yadav,
Alese Jones, Brook Chambliss
Each year, the CFA Society of Mississippi recognizes
one outstanding finance major in the state of
Mississippi. Sachin Yadav (Finance, Birgunj, Nepal)
was honored with the CFA Society of Mississippi
Award at the 17th Annual Forecast Dinner in Jackson,
Miss., this year.
Mississippi Society of Certified Public
Accountants (MSCPA) Scholarship
The Horne Family Business Scholarship
William F. Horne Jr. and wife Jackie have established
a new scholarship endowment fund. The Horne
Family Business Scholarship will continue the
family’s commitment to their community and
Southern Miss by awarding scholarships to students
from Jones County majoring in accounting. Billy
serves as a member of the School of Accountancy’s
Advisory Board. We are very grateful for their
generosity and support of our accounting program.
Paige Dillistone (MPA, Hattiesburg, Miss.),
Kayla Martin (Accounting, Hattiesburg, Miss.) and
Jacob Jenkins (Accounting, Natchez, Miss.) were
selected as 2019 MSCPA Scholarship recipients.
The Education Foundation of the Mississippi Society
of CPAs seeks to promote accounting education
in Mississippi colleges and universities by helping
students pursue a CPA career. College juniors,
seniors and graduate students representing nine
Mississippi institutions applied for the scholarships
ranging from $1,000 - $2,500, and only 16 students
are chosen statewide.
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