2017–2018 Named Scholarship Details

• CLA Accounting Scholarship

  CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) is a professional services firm delivering integrated wealth advisory, outsourcing, and public accounting capabilities to help clients succeed professionally and personally. 

• Clark Nuber Accounting Scholarship

  Clark Nuber is a CPA and consulting firm that has been in business for sixty years and is located in Bellevue. Clark Nuber works with a variety of clients including commercial businesses, high net-worth individuals and not-for-profit organizations, by providing a full range of accounting services.

• EY Accounting Scholarship

  EY is a multi-national professional service firm and one of the “Big Four.” EY provides audit, tax, and consulting services to clients worldwide.

• George J. Waterman Memorial Scholarship

  George J. Waterman (1910 - 1967) believed strongly in the accounting profession as a challenging and interesting career, and helped many young men and women prepare for the state examinations.

• KPMG Accounting Scholarship

  KPMG is one of the largest professional service companies in the world, and one of the “Big Four.” KPMG provides audit, tax and consulting services to clients throughout the world.

• Moss Adams LLP Accounting Scholarship

  Moss Adams is one of the largest public accounting firms in the United States. Headquartered in Seattle, Moss Adams provides accounting, tax and consulting services to public and private middle-market enterprises in many different industries.

• Peterson Sullivan Accounting Scholarship

• PwC Accounting Scholarship

  PwC is a multi-national professional services firm and one of the “Big Four.” PwC provides tax, audit and consulting services to clients around the globe.

• Rich Jones Accounting Scholarship by Deloitte

  Rich Jones, CPA, CGMA was the fourth President and CEO to lead the Washington Society of CPAs. One of the Society's achievements under his leadership was to greatly increase the number of scholarships the Washington CPA Foundation awards annually. In honor of his leadership, Deloitte established this scholarship in his name.

• Roy J. Polley Memorial Scholarship

  Roy J. Polley (1933 - 2010), was an accounting professor at the University of Puget Sound for 36 years; after his retirement, he spent an additional 7 years teaching accounting at a community college. He was awarded the 2009-2010 WSCPA President’s Award for a lifetime of service to thousands of accounting students in Washington State.

• Sambataro Family Foundation Accounting Scholarship

  Prior to his retirement, Joe Sambataro had a noteworthy career as a CPA, including executive roles at BDO Seidman, KPMG, TrueBlue, and biotechnology companies. Joe served as a Washington CPA Foundation Trustee for 3 years; he and his wife, Judy, are the creators and first contributors to the named scholarship program. Through their Sambataro Family Foundation they continue to invest in both the community and individuals.

• Shimer Family Foundation Scholarship on behalf of Deloitte

• TrueBlue Accounting Scholarship

  For over 25 years, TrueBlue has helped customers by providing the workforce solutions they need to succeed. With a commitment to putting to people to work and helping change lives, they help companies fill their job openings with the right people.

• Washington CPA Foundation

  Since the 1970s, the Foundation has provided hundreds of scholarships to prospective CPAs within the state of Washington.