The AICPA has announced the Elijah Watt Sells Award winners for 2019.

To win the Elijah Watt Sells Award, a CPA Candidate must:

• Pass all four sections of the CPA Exam the first time
• Score an average of above a 95.5

This second part is significant because there people like this Another71 Forum poster who scored exactly 95.5 and didn't make the cut, unfortunately.

133 CPA Candidates met the criteria in 2019 out of nearly 75,000 according to the AICPA.

If any 2019 EWS Award winner is willing to be interviewed on how they studied for the CPA Exam to benefit other CPA Candidates, please email jeff@another71.com.

The NINJAs will pay you $100 for your time.

2019 Elijah Watt Sells Award Winners (with School and Employer):

Elizabeth Ahrens (Texas) – The University of North Texas – BKD

Carson Angress (Massachusetts) – Boston College – PwC

Zsofia Barandi (North Dakota) – University of North Dakota – EY

George J. Baratta, III (Massachusetts) – Boston College – Charles River Laboratories

Nathan Bartholomew (UT) – Brigham Young University – PwC

Matthew Bauerbach (Illinois) – University of Michigan – EY

David Bell (New York) – Liberty University – PwC

Randeep Bhangu (California) – Panjab University – Andersen Tax

Michael Bianez (Texas) – Southern Methodist University – Sabrepoint Capital Management

Kristi Birk (Missouri) – Southeast Missouri State University – K•Coe Isom

Max Bradley (Michigan) – University of Michigan – Deloitte

Benjamin Brayton (Massachusetts) – Bentley University – BDO USA

Joe Breen (New Jersey) – Monmouth University – WithumSmith+Brown

Elissa Britt (Virginia) – Christopher Newport University – Baker Tilly

Heather Brown (Massachusetts) – Northeastern University – KPMG

Carolyn Burns (New York) – Wake Forest University – EY

Dana Cai (Pennsylvania) – Rutgers University – EY

Hannah Chae (North Carolina) – University of North Carolina – EY

Daniel Chang (Texas) – University of Texas – PwC

Brett Coffman (Illinois) – Millikin University – BKD

Kathryn Coleman (Schell) – (Colorado) – Colorado State University – Deloitte

Dakota Comer (Missouri) – Missouri State University – BKD

Joseph Coupal (Massachusetts) – Bentley University – PwC

Renee Cordero (Maryland) – University of Maryland Global Campus – Cvach Financial Services

Bryan Davis (Florida) – Freed-Hardeman University – Verizon Communications

Jacob Decker (Iowa) – Iowa State University – RSM

Nolan D. Derr (Virginia) – College of William and Mary – EY

Jason Dinsmore (Virginia) – University of Richmond – KPMG

Maureen Dombrow (Kansas) – University of Kansas – Grant Thornton

Jiaying Du (Massachusetts) – Boston College – PwC

Kayla Frank (Wisconsin) – University of Wisconsin Oshkosh – Baker Tilly

Olga Frederick (Michigan) – Metropolitan State University – Ottawa County

Molly Garrison (Texas) – Rice University – PwC

Robert Geiger (North Carolina) – North Carolina State University – Johnson Lambert

Madeleine Ginty (Texas) – University of Notre Dame – PwC

Abigail Godwin (Florida) – University of North Florida – KPMG

Elizabeth Gregori (New York) – Lehigh University – EY

Michael Grott (Pennsylvania) – University of Pittsburgh – EY

Moshe Gruber (New Jersey) – Fairleigh Dickinson University – Mazars

Mary Hagan (Tennessee) – Middle Tennessee State University – Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury

James R Hall (Texas) – University of Texas – Cherry Bekaert

Sara Bou Hamdan (Alaska) – American University of Beirut – American University of Beirut

Steven Hart (OH) – Cedarville University

Brandon Heggan (Delaware) – University of Delaware – Santora CPA Group

Sarah Heuerman (New York) – University of Mississippi – PwC

Mackenzie Hitchcock (Ohio) – The Ohio State University – FASB

Madison Hoff (New York) – Wake Forest University – PwC

Leslie Anne Huang (Pennsylvania) – University of the Philippines – EY Philippines

Austin Huckaby (California) – UCLA – KPMG

Timothy Hudson (Missouri) – Truman State University – The Charity CFO

Michael Humphrey (Texas) – Abilene Christian University – EY

Donald R. Hymers (New York) – Canisius College – EY

A. Julia Ioffredo (Virginia) – George Mason University – KWC CPAs i

Nicholas David Japhet (Massachusetts) – Bryant University – FASB

Paul Kardar (Ohio) – Grove City College – Medical Mutual

Alina Li Li Keow (Kansas) – Wichita State University – EY

Kara Killingsworth (Texas) – University of Texas – Protiviti

Frances E. Klein (Ohio) – University of Cincinnati – KPMG

Rachel Knapp (California) – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign – Higher Ground Education

Mager Koromhas (Virginia) – University of Virginia – KPMG

Maggie L Kothe (Nebraska) – Kansas State University – MK Bookkeeping Services

Edward Kreienberg (IL) – University of Notre Dame – KPMG

Michael Kreisman (New York) – Tulane University – KPMG

Austin Krug (Virginia) – American University – BKD

Jerry Lam (Texas) – University of Texas – Deloitte

Adam Landefeld (Texas) – University of Texas – KPMG

Nicholas Lankford (Kansas) – University of Kansas – Deloitte

Eric Larmann (New York) – Loyola University Maryland – Soroban Capital Partners

Anthony Lazarony (Virginia) – James Madison University – Baker Tilly

Adam Levitt (Ohio) – Miami University – Progressive Insurance

Seth Levitt (Ohio) – Miami University – Progressive Insurance

Bryan Lew (California) – University of Southern California – Deloitte

Kelsey Yating Li (California) – University of Southern California – PwC

William Linkenheil (Colorado) – University of Colorado- EY

Mike Lombardi (Indiana) – Indiana University Bloomington – EY

Carson Lord (Virginia) – Brigham Young University – EY

Ryan Lynch (Tennessee) – East Tennessee State University – Crowe

Connor MacKenzie (New Hampshire) – Southern New Hampshire University – Baker Tilly

Tom Maguire (Virginia) – Georgetown University – PwC

Brian Mascaro (Massachusetts) – Bentley University – Grant Thornton

Tim Mayer (Illinois) – Case Western Reserve University – GASB

Conlan McAndrew (Pennsylvania) – Saint Joseph’s University – KPMG

Noah McCutcheon (Georgia) – Auburn University – United Parcel Service

Jennifer Meyer (Colorado) – University of Missouri – Plante Moran

Anjali Mirchandani (California) – University of Mumbai – EY

Collin Moeller (Ohio) – Miami University – Deloitte

Adam Moscovich (Florida) – Florida Atlantic University – RSM

Rachael Murphy (Texas) – University of Oklahoma – KPMG

Frederick C. Newman (Indiana) – Valparaiso University – Crowe

Heather Nickelson (Texas) – Baylor University – Deloitte

Daniel Noonan (Wisconsin) – DePaul University – U.S. Bank Global Fund Services

Nicholas Olives (Massachusetts) – Boston College – PwC

Natalie Pasicznyk (Ohio) – University of Michigan – Houlihan Lokey

MacKenzie Pask (Texas) – Texas A&M University – EY

Carson Paull (Missouri) – University of Missouri – KPMG

Nick Payne (Virginia) – Georgetown University – EY

Hayden Poer (New York) – University of Mississippi – KPMG

Nathaniel Putnam (California) – University of Colorado – RSM

Kyle Radke (Maine) – Boston University

Grant J Ramey (Tennessee) – Rhodes College – EY

David Riccione (New York) – New York University – Deloitte

Collyn Robison (Texas) – University of Texas – KPMG

Michael Rogers (New York) – Hofstra University – EY

Chase Ronderos (California) – Gonzaga University – BDO

Ryan Rosenbaum (Illinois) – Indiana University KPMG

Travis Sakos (Texas) – University of Texas – Deloitte

Mariana Bravo Salazar (Pennsylvania) – Brigham Young University – PwC

Sydney Samson (Illinois) – University of Michigan – EY

Caroline Sawn (Pennsylvania) – University of Notre Dame – PwC

Matthew Savage (Arizona) – Arizona State University – PwC

Janae Savoy (Maryland) – University of Maryland – KPMG

Kyle Schoen (Texas) – University of Texas – EY

Adam Schor (Texas) – University of Texas – PwC

Kellie Shannon (Mississippi) – University of Mississippi – KPMG

Matthew Shifflett (Virginia) – James Madison University – Veris Consulting

Dayna Simon (Florida) – University of Florida – KPMG

Connor Shannon (Tennessee) – Arkansas State University – Reynolds, Bone & Griesbeck

Dave Shukla (New Jersey) – Lehigh University – KPMG

Conner Smith (Illinois) – Brigham Young University-Idaho – PwC

Adam J. Soper (Michigan) – Baker College – Bond & Company

Tyler Strama (Pennsylvania) – Ohio University – PwC

Jordan Thomas (Virginia) – Virginia Tech – EY

Sanjok S. Timilsina (Colorado) – University of Texas – McMahan and Associates

Wei-Ning Tsai (Texas) – University of Texas – PwC

Nicholas Underwood (Arizona) – Brigham Young University – EY

Daniel Vest (Texas) – University of Texas – UWorld

Alec Weissman (Texas) – University of Texas – EY

Jacob Westra (Iowa) – Dordt University – Kroese & Kroese

Jade Ye (California) – University of Southern California – EY

Yehudis N. Yoffe (New Jersey) – Thomas Edison State University – Kliger and Zoldan

Trevor Young (Missouri) – University of Missouri – KPMG

Yousef Ziadan (Texas) – University of Houston – PwC

Chelsea A. Zybach (Washington) – University of Washington – EY

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