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For the last several years, the Dallas Chapter of the ACFE has partnered with the Happy Davis Foundation and Origin Bank to offer annual scholarships to Dallas-area students. Awards are finalized in May and recipients are recognized at the Chapter's annual conference in September.
2022 Scholarship Amounts:
Note: the application deadline has been extended to May 31s. Please see updated timeline below:
Applications Open | January 15th |
Applications Close | May 31st |
Assessment Period | June 1st - 6th |
Award Winners Notified | June 6th |
Award Winners Announced | August 19th |
Will be a full-time student (9 undergraduate hours or 6 graduate hours) in the Fall 2021 semester, or 3 hours in one of the Summer 2021 semesters.
The application can be accessed here: Scholarship Application
Contact Sandra Franklin at franklins@qlarant.com with any questions or for more information.
The ACFE Foundation provides annual student scholarships opportunities for students who have a declared major or minor in accounting, business administration, finance or criminal justice and demonstrate a desire to pursue a career in fraud examination or similar anti-fraud profession.
The Ritchie-Jennings Memorial scholarship award amounts are $10,000, $5,000, $2,500, and $1,000. Scholarships are awarded in U.S. dollars and include a one-year ACFE Student Associate membership. Click here to view information about the scholarship and the application.
Applications for 2021-2022 scholarships are closed.
The Dallas ACFE offers student memberships to those students meeting certain criteria. Membership in the National ACFE is not required to become a Student Affiliate Member of the Dallas chapter (visit acfe.com for information on discounted national memberships). Visit our Membership Application page to apply!
Cost:
$10.00 Annual Dues
$10.00 per Luncheon
Student Affiliate Qualifications:
Open to undergraduate students enrolled in at least 12 semester hours (or equivalent) or graduate students enrolled in at least 9 semester hours (or equivalent), in a college or university or equivalent. Student Affiliates cannot vote, hold office, or participate on committees.
Membership Benefits:
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.
None scheduled at this time. To schedule a speaker for student oriented activities, please contact Blake Widmoyer at blake.widmoyer@navigant.com.
Presentation: Certified Fraud Examiner
Presenters: Paul Bustos, Southwest Airlines
March 2018 at Bishop Lynch High School Career Day
Presentation: What is Fraud
Presenters: Paul Bustos, Southwest Airlines; Blake Widmoyer, Navigant Consulting
November 2017 at UTD Internal Audit Class
Presentation: Introduction to the Dallas ACFE
Presenters: Paul Bustos, Southwest Airlines
August 2017 at UTD IIA/ISACA/ACFE Student Chapter
Presentation: Certified Fraud Examiner
Presenters: Paul Bustos, Southwest Airlines
May 2017 at Morningside Elementary Career Day
Presentation: Introduction to the Dallas ACFE
Presenters: Chad Francis, EY; Jason Cables, Navigant Consulting
February 2017 at UTD IIA/ISACA/ACFE Student Chapter
Presentation: Introduction to the Dallas ACFE
Presenters: Paul Bustos, Southwest Airlines; Jason Cables, Navigant Consulting
September 2016 at UNT IIA/ISACA/ACFE Student Chapter
Presentation: Fraud & Accounting (900 Kb)
Presenters: Randall Brown, IntegAssure Resources; Mike Rogers, City of Plano
April 2015 at UNT IIA/ISACA/ACFE Student Chapter
September 2014 at UTA Accounting Society
Presentation: Forensic Accountants (3 Mb)September 2014 at UNT IMA Student Chapter
Presentation: Fraud & Perpetrators (27 Mb)June 2014 at TWU
Presentation: Fraud Investigation: A Student's Guide (75 Kb)March, 2014 at UNT ISACA/IIA/ACFE Student Chapter
Presentation: Fraud Investigation: A Student's Guide (75 Kb)November 2013 at UNT IIA/ISACA/ACFE Student Chapter