AccountingWEB Announces 2010 AccountingWEB Accounting Student Scholarship Winners

Columbus, OH (September, 2010) - AccountingWEB, the leading online media company for accountants, is pleased to announce that three winners have been chosen as the 2010 AccountingWEB Accounting Student Scholarship winners.

Entrants were required to write a 500-word essay on the topic of "The Role of Accountants in Social Media." Essays were judged in a variety of areas including creativity, innovation, quality of writing, structure, logic, and sources/research. All three essays have been posted on AccountingWEB.com.
 
This year's winners are:

• Christi Hillegass of Atlanta, Georgia, a junior attending the University of Georgia working towards a bachelor's degree in accounting.
• Jenna El-Khalili, of West Lafayette, Indiana, is a sophomore attending Purdue University working towards a bachelor's degree in accounting.
• Ross A. Drapalski of Coppell, Texas, attending the University of North Texas

Each winner has been awarded a $500 scholarship to assist with education costs.


About AccountingWEB

Launched in 1999, AccountingWEB is a U.S.-based Web site and e-newsletter service with over 105,000 CPAs, accountants, CFOs, CEOs, and technology consultants throughout the United States signed on as free opt-in members. Primarily serving the CPAs and accountants of small and medium-sized accounting firms, AccountingWEB has developed a solid reputation in the accounting news industry.

The parent company of AccountingWEB.com, Sift Ltd., is headquartered in Bristol, United Kingdom. The combination of international resources allows AccountingWEB.com and AccountingWEB.co.uk to reach over 400,000 accountants and financial personnel worldwide.