YSU graduates first class in new Master of Accountancy program

Eleven students will receive degrees as part of the first graduating class from the new Master’s of Accountancy program during Youngstown State University’s Spring Commencement ceremony 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 6.

“We are extremely excited and proud to be graduating our first class,” said Ray Shaffer, assistant professor of Accounting and Finance and director of the Master of Accountancy program.

“Our graduates will be going on to and are equipped to contribute immediately to international, national, regional and local companies, firms and governmental and nonprofit agencies. Most will also be sitting for and will be successful in passing the Uniform CPA Exam.”

Graduates in the first class are Stephanie M. Burke, Kayla Marie Cerimele, Jerald John Dugan, Ali Nicole Gatrell, Angeline Marie Gouldsberry, Mahmoud Hassan, Mei Liu, Jeremy Daniel Mathieson, Ann Louise Phillips, Justin Albert Reiss and Rachel Scot Scurpa.

Employers and potential employers for the first graduating class include: Ernst & Young, The Muransky Companies, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Ohio Auditor of State, Olympic Steel Inc. and PKS & Company.

The Master’s of Accountancy is a 30 semester hour program designed to prepare individuals for successful careers and to provide the advanced knowledge necessary for students to sit for the CPA exam.

YSU’s program is offered through the Accounting and Finance department in the Williamson College of Business Administration and is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.