Peabody Student Earns Emerging Scholar Award Scholarship

PEABODY, MA — Peabody Veterans Memorial High senior Abigail Rose MacNeill was one of 51 students across the state awarded an Emerging Scholar Award by the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants.

MacNeill was honored at the MassCPAs' annual event Connect 2024 on May 8.

"The dedication and talent of these scholarship recipients is truly inspiring," said Zach Donah, CAE, president and CEO of MassCPAs. "Their commitment to the accounting profession fills us with confidence about the future of the industry in Massachusetts. We're honored to support their academic journeys and play a role in their success.

"We extend our sincere gratitude to this year's donors and volunteers for helping students achieve their dreams through our scholarship program."

Scholarships are funded 100 percent through donations to the MassCPAs Educational Foundation. The mission of the Foundation is to inspire and support the next generation of CPAs in Massachusetts, and since the program's inception in 2006, the Foundation has awarded over 400 scholarships to aspiring CPAs, ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 and totaling more than $1,9 million.

MassCPAs scholarships are available for both undergraduate and graduate accounting students who are attending a college or university in Massachusetts or attending a college or university
out-of-state with a permanent residence in Massachusetts. Scholarship funds are issued directly to the students and can be used for tuition, books, interviewing expenses or other needs.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)