Four accounting majors were honored in May with the Jeffrey Heimann Memorial Award. Jeff was an accounting major who was tragically killed in a car accident, and the award was established through contributions in his honor.
“UD is where we met, and we both loved the school, so I knew I wanted to do something through Lerner College—where we both earned our degrees—and I set up the Jeffrey Heimann Memorial Award,” Marla Dean, BE82, P21, said. “The fund helps a rising senior accounting major. Thirty-two years after his passing, I still contribute to the fund and encourage others to do so as well.”
Normally, there are one or two recipients of this prestigious award; this year, four rising seniors had truly exceptional academic performance while maintaining perfect GPAs:
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Redwanul Bari prepared tax returns for more than 50 low-to-middle-income families through the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program.
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Jenna Troyer interned with Choptank Electric, developing her accounting skills in private industry.
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Owen Smith worked as a tax intern in KPMG’s Philadelphia office, contributing to teams in the transportation and healthcare sectors.
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Emma Dolgin completed an assurance internship with KPMG in Stamford, Connecticut.
. We are so excited to see what these four superstars do in the years to come.