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Joshua GuiserJoshua Guiser of Fayette City, PA, was named an Outstanding Senior by the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) and Geneva College. 

Guiser was recommended for the award by Dan Raver, an associate professor of business at the college, for his success in the classroom and potential for a promising career in accounting. The award is given to a senior accounting major at each of 80 participating Pennsylvania colleges and universities. Recipients are given a certificate, a medal, and a complimentary one-year affiliate membership with the PICPA that gives them access to programs that will help them pursue a CPA license.  

“Congratulations to Joshua in all of his accomplishments in earning this recognition. The PICPA will continue to support and recognize rising stars who show commitment and promise to the industry, and who we project to be the future leaders of our esteemed profession,” says Julius C. Green, PICPA’s president-elect. 

A degree in accounting is the first step toward receiving a CPA license. In addition to an accounting degree, candidates must pass a rigorous exam and meet experience requirements. Accounting ranked as the third-best business job and the fifth-best science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education job by U.S. News & World Report in 2015, and the demand for accountants is expected to grow in the coming years.

To learn more about how the PICPA helps future CPAs reach their goals with scholarships and awards that honor outstanding scholastic achievement, visit www.picpa.org/scholarships.

The Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) is a premiere statewide association of more than 22,000 members working in public accounting, industry, government, and education. Founded in 1897, the PICPA is the second-oldest and fourth-largest state CPA organization in the United States. To learn more about the PICPA and find resources and story ideas, visit its Press Room at www.picpa.org/pressroom.   

Geneva College invites students to step forward and leap ahead with an academically excellent, Christ-centered and affordable education. Offering nearly 40 undergraduate majors, Adult Degree Programs with fully online and campus-based options, and high-demand advanced graduate degrees, Geneva's programs are recognized for their high quality. U.S. News & World Report ranks Geneva as a Top 10 Best Value with one of the Top 100 engineering programs in the nation. Adhering to the inerrancy of Scripture, a Geneva education is grounded in God’s word as well as in a core curriculum designed to prepare students vocationally to think, write and communicate well in today’s world. 

Jun 16, 2015