CHICAGO, Illinois (Sept. 26, 2017)— Brilliant™, an award-winning search, staffing and management resources firm specializing in accounting, finance and information technology, awarded two accountancy students from Northern Illinois University (NIU) a Brilliant Financial Search (a division of Brilliant) scholarship for the 2017-2018 academic year.
Chad Nolte and Will Unseth, both upper-level accountancy majors at NIU in DeKalb, Illinois, were selected as recipients of the annual scholarship award—receiving $2,000 each for the school year.
“I am extremely honored to have been selected as a recipient of the Brilliant Financial Search scholarship. This award allows me to focus on my classes and extracurricular activities in order to reach my goal of becoming an internal auditor when I graduate. Thank you, Brilliant, for the generous gift and continued support of NIU’s Accounting program,” says Nolte.
Unseth adds, “I cannot thank Brilliant enough for the scholarship that was awarded to me. It makes me feel great that my hard work in and out of the classroom has been seen and rewarded.”
The scholarships were presented on Sept. 6, 2017, at the Beta Alpha Psi/Accountancy Alumni Awards Banquet in the Holmes Student Center on NIU’s campus.
NIU alum and Brilliant CEO Jim Wong, CPA (Inactive) says, “It’s a privilege to award these individuals with resources to support their accountancy studies. More than 25 years ago, I received the same award from the NIU Accountancy Program. I’m happy to be able to give back to the university who helped my career by paying it forward to these future accounting professionals.”
The scholarship recipients are selected by the NIU Accountancy Department Awards Committee based off various academic criteria.
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