Happy Davis Foundation and Dallas ACFE Scholarships

The Dallas Chapter of the ACFE has partnered with the Happy Davis Foundation and Origin Bank to offer annual scholarships to Dallas-area students. This year, we are proud to have offered $18,000 of scholarships! See below for information on this year's well-deserving recipients.

2017 Scholarship Recipients

Melissa A. Duvall
Bachelor of Science; Masters of Science
University of North Texas

Melissa Duvall is a graduate student at University of North Texas pursuing a Master of Science degree in Accounting. She has previous degrees from Friends University and Colorado Technical University. Melissa currently works for Leidos Corpoation providing pilots with current and forecasted weather for planned flight routes. She is the Vice President of the ISACA/IIA/ACFE student chapter at UNT and has been a member of the ACFE since 2016. Melissa plans to sit for the CFE exam in July 2017 and would like to use her skills to become an expert in detecting Cyberfraud.

Mayra L. Molina
Bachelor of Science, Accounting
University of North Texas - Dallas

Mayra Molina is an undergraduate student at University of North Texas - Dallas pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. She currently works for Parkland Hospital as an Asset Management Technician. Mayra was inducted into the IMA Accounting Honor Society on March 7, 2017. She plans to complete her degree in December 2017 and seek a position that will hold companies accountable for unethical financial management.

Lindsay N. Kline
Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Lindsay Kline is an undergraduate student who has recently completed an Associates of Arts in Business at Collin College and will transfer to a 4-year university in Fall 2017 to pursue Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Accounting. She currently is self-employed performing bookkeeping services. Lindsay's bookkeeping experience has allowed her to see the consequences of fraud and embezzlement first-hand and has given her a strong sense of injustice, which has spurred her to pursue a career in fighting white-collar crime. 

Shivam Arora
Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting
University of Texas - Arlington

Shivam Arora is an student at the University of Texas - Arlington pursuing a Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Science in Accounting as part of UTA's Fast-Track Accounting Program. Shivam is currently employed as a Corporate Controller Intern at American Airlines working at the direction of the managers of Financial Reporting. He is a member of the UTA Accounting Society and Tax Club and was awarded a fellowship to conduct research in the field of accounting for the 2016-2017 academic year. Shivam plans on pursuing the CPA and CFE certifications upon graduation from the graduate program at UTA.

Angela Aguilar
Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting
University of North Texas - Dallas

Angela Aguilar is an undergraduate student at University of North Texas - Dallas pursuing a Bachelors of Business Administration in Accounting. She is a member of Phi Theta Kappa as well as the IMA Accounting Honor Society. Angela would like to use her accounting knowledge and investigative skills to pursue a career fighting fraud, potentially in federal law enforcement.

Other Scholarship Opportunities

The ACFE is proud to offer annual student scholarships opportunities:

• ACFE National offers student scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $10,000. Click here to view information about the scholarship and the application. Applications for 2017-2018 scholarships are now closed. Check back Fall 2017 for next year's scholarship information.