WSB (Wall, Smith, Bateman Inc.) Accounting Scholarships

WSB Accounting Scholarships

Funder: Wall, Smith, Bateman Inc., a local certified public accounting firm

Award Amount: $7,000 distributed annually (approximately $875 per recipient on average, with approximately 8 recipients per year)

Geographic Scope: Adams State University, Alamosa, Colorado

Focus Areas:

• Accounting education
• Support for deserving accounting students

Program History

Wall, Smith, Bateman Inc. has been awarding scholarships since 1982:

• Over 30 years of support
• Over 250 accounting scholarships awarded
• Average of 8 recipients per year
• Approximately 255 scholarships awarded in last 33 years

About the Funder

Wall, Smith, Bateman Inc. is a local certified public accounting firm. The majority of their accountants are Adams State University graduates, and the firm attributes much of their success to Adams State's exceptional accounting program.

Additional Support

The firm also provides:

• Internship opportunities for select students
• Hiring of scholarship recipients upon graduation

Award Recipients (2015-2016)

Lorenzo Cepeda, Taylor Crowther, Scott Gesling, Carla Gossage, Alfred Petross, Connor Schultz, Kelsey Sellars