LATROBE, PA – One Saint Vincent College student and a recent alumna earned scholarships from the Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs (PICPA).
Sydney Campbell, C’26, who majored in accounting, earned a $1,000 CPA Exam Scholarship from the PICPA.
The Friedens native recently passed three of the four CPA exam parts on her first attempts and is currently studying for the final part of the exam. Campbell will be starting her career at PNC in its Corporate Finance and Accounting Development Program for recent college graduates in the fall.
While at Saint Vincent, Campbell earned the Award for Academic Excellence in the Major Field of Study for accounting, which recognizes graduating students with the highest grade-point average in each program of study. She also was a member of the Fred Rogers Scholars Program.
Benjamin Poole, C 28, an accounting and finance double major from Murrysville, earned a $1,000 Academic Merit Scholarship from the PICPA.
Poole, who serves as chapter president of the College’s Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society for First-Year Academic Success, was a 2024 Wimmer Scholarship Award recipient. He serves as treasurer for both the Student Government Association and the Finance and Accounting Club and is a member of the College’s Mock Trial team.
