Foundation Scholarships

Petkovsek, Ray Accounting Excl

Student must be an accounting major admitted to the College of Business at UW-Eau Claire with plans and ability to enter the public accounting profession. First preference will be given to students from Greenwood, WI, High School. If no there is no qualified applicant from Greenwood High School, there is a second preference for a student from Clark County, WI, and a third preference for a Wisconsin resident. The recipient must be at least a junior admitted to the accounting program and enrolled as a full-time student. Student must have achieved a GPA of 3.30, demonstrate promise as a certified public accountant and have financial need.

A letter of application should be submitted to the Accounting and Finance Scholarship Committee along with a transcript of all academic work completed.

Applications become available the week before spring break and are due the week after spring break.

The Accounting and Finance Scholarship Committee will make the selection.

As determined by the Scholarship Committee, but no later than June 1.

The Accounting and Finance Scholarship Committee will complete and submit a “Scholarship Award Form” to the Financial Aid Office and send written notification to the recipient prior to June 1.

The recipient is encouraged to send a thank-you note to Ray Petkovsek, CPA in care of the UW-Eau Claire Foundation Office, S-214. Ray Petkovsek is a 1973 UW-Eau Claire accounting graduate. His dairy farm upbringing near Willard, WI taught him the strong work ethic needed to succeed in life. He worked during high school and college to pay for his own education at UW-EC. Ray is the founding and managing partner of the accounting firm Petkovsek & Moran, LLP in Madison, WI. He is a Past President of the Wisconsin Institute of CPAs and a Past President of the WICPA Educational Foundation, Inc.