BY JONI SUNDQUIST, NEBRASKA SOCIETY OF CPAs Recruiting and retaining top talent remains a priority as 2022 draws to an end and the new year begins. SINCE 1976, THE FOUNDATION OF THE NEBRASKA SOCIETY OF CPAs has been committed to helping Nebraska college and university accounting students become future Nebraska CPAs. For the 2022-2023 school year, the Foundation Board of Trustees approved a total of $99,000 in scholarships to 76 accounting students at 14 Nebraska colleges and universities. Distributed to accounting students across Nebraska who are in their junior, senior, and graduate years of college, these scholarships are made possible by a transfer of funds from the Society to the Foundation as approved by the Society Board of Directors as well as through generous donations from many of our members. You will find a list of the Foundation Board of Trustees, photos of all scholarship recipients, and an honor roll of contributors starting on page 26 of this issue. Hyping Accounting Careers In addition, the Society’s Accounting Careers Committee, led by Society Past Chairman Ryan Burger, continues to expand its outreach to high schools and colleges throughout the state. In November, the Nebraska Society joined the AICPA and 34 other state CPA societies to launch the first-ever Accounting Opportunities Week, which added to the momentum of the committee’s ongoing efforts. In all, committee members gave approximately 25 presentations to more than 500 high school students and five presentations to nearly 300 college students in 2022. You’ll find a list of committee members on the Society website at www.nescpa.org/commit tees. You can “Join a Committee” from this page as well—just click on the link, complete the form, and return it to society@nescpa.org. Intern Nebraska Did you know the state of Nebraska offers a grant program that provides financial assistance to businesses that create new internships in the state? Through the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, for-profit and non-profit businesses can offset up to 50% of intern wages, up to $5,000 per internship. Internships create last ing connect ions between students, businesses, and regions; more than half of young people who participate in an internship become full-time employees where they intern. Applications for the program are due March 15. You’ll find a link with more information on the Society website at www.nescpa.org/careers/recruiting. P R E S I D E N T ’ S M E S S A G E GROWING THE PR I S S U E 6 , 2 0 2 2 6 nebraska cpas
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