As part of its effort to increase diversity among educators in accounting programs, the AICPA Foundation granted fellowships to 25 minority doctoral students.
The Minority Doctoral Fellowship program provides $12,000 to students who are ethnic minorities and U.S. citizens or permanent residents, who have earned a master's degree or worked at least three years full time in the accounting profession.
The 2020—2021 fellowship recipients, followed by the doctoral programs they attend, are:
- Christiana Antwi-Obimpeh, University of Texas at San Antonio
- Ryan Ballestero, University of Texas at Austin
- Gabe Caceres, Florida International University
- Hilda Carrillo, University of South Florida
- Nikki Chappell, Florida State University
- LaToya Flint, University of Mississippi
- Roberto Gonzales, University of Texas at Arlington
- Paige Harrell, Emory University
- Claudia Hernandez, Florida International University
- Andria Hill, University of Central Florida
- Brittani Shantel Jackson, Indiana University
- Devon Privette Jefferson, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Monica Kabutey, University of North Texas
- Carissa Malone, Virginia Tech University
- Tendai Masaya, Yale University
- Ann Mungai, Florida Atlantic University
- Iguehi Rajsky, Temple University
- Jeremy Richardson, Texas Tech University
- Vernan Rivera, University of Connecticut
- Christina Ruiz, Arizona State University
- Nuria Seijas, The University of Arizona
- Andrea Tillet, Florida State University
- Edgar Rodriguez Vazquez, University of Washington
- Raul Villamil-Otero, University of South Florida
- Lawrence Williams, Florida Atlantic University
