Certified public accounting firm, Glenn Burdette, recently awarded $15,000 in scholarships to four high school grads who plan to study business and accounting in college, and to celebrate the firm’s 50th Anniversary.
Applicants were asked to identify “50 Reasons Why Accountants Are Awesome,” have a GPA of 3.0 or higher and submit a cover letter and two letters of recommendation.
As for the winners, Alexander Saad of Templeton High was awarded $5,000 toward his tuition at Santa Clara University. He plans to major in business administration and accounting.
Jack Krull of Morro Bay High (shown here) got $5,000 towards tuition at U.C. Santa Barbara. He will major in economics and accounting.
Samantha Senet, also of Morro Bay High was awarded $2,500 towards her tuition at Cal Poly, where she will major in agricultural business.
Deep Mistry of San Luis Obispo High got $2,500 towards tuition at U.C. Berkeley, where he will study business.
“We chose to mark our anniversary by investing in local youth,” said Dan O’Hare (also pictured), who is Glenn Burdette’s president and managing director. “We liked the idea of celebrating our past with an eye to the future.”
Formed in 1965, Glenn Burdette has offices in Santa Maria, SLO and Paso Robles. The firm has 34 CPAs and 61 total employees.