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ACHIEVEMENTS Four CPA Exam candidates not only passed the rigorous Exam, but also did so with flying colors! Meet the OSCPA’s 2022 Silver and Gold Medal Award winners:
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Kelley Grace, CPA Financial Advisor Eide Bailly, LLP, Norman
Kelly Grace, CPA, will
provide financial planning services in her new role, including investment portfolio management, asset allocation services and investment withdrawal strategies to high-net- worth individuals and business owners.
“I’m excited for this new chapter in my career and look forward to helping our clients create wealth management plans that help them meet their unique goals,” Grace said.
Gold Medalist Suzanna
Downey achieved the highest score while also completing all four sections within window three of the 2021 Exam. Downey earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting from the University of Oklahoma (OU). She currently works at RSM US in Oklahoma City as an audit associate.
Silver Medalist Connor Hodde, CPA, achieved the highest score on all four sections within window four of the 2021 Exam and window one of the 2022 Exam. Hodde earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from OU. He currently works in Oklahoma City as the vice president of finance at EyeCRO, a vision research company.
Francesca Spillman and Michael Riley earned awards for their efforts and impact in the Oklahoma State University (OSU) Master's in Accounting program at OSU’s Spring 2022 Awards Ceremony.
Francesca Spillman (second from left) and Michael Riley (fourth from left) receive their awards.
Silver Medalist Bailey Silver Medalist David Reed
achieved the highest score on all four sections within windows two and three of the 2021 Exam. Reed earned both his bachelor’s degree, double majoring in accounting and finance, and his master’s degree in accounting from Oklahoma State University (OSU). He currently works with Eide Bailly LLP in Tulsa.
Gower achieved the highest score on all four sections within windows three and four of the 2021 Exam. Gower earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from OSU and works for FORVIS as an international tax services and global mobility consultant in Tulsa.
The four were honored at the Oklahoma Accountancy Board’s New CPA Ceremony on May 21 at the Oklahoma State Capitol.
Spillman is the recipient of the MS in Accounting SPIRIT Award. The SPIRIT Award is given to a student in OSU's Master's in Accounting program who embodies solidarity, pride, initiative, responsibility, integrity and togetherness.
"Because our cohort was small, I had the opportunity to get acquainted with my classmates and endeavored to be an encouragement to them, especially when we hit some rough spots during our semesters," Spillman said. She will graduate from OSU with her master's degree in accounting this year, and she plans to sit for the CPA Exam from May to September 2022. She will also begin working for Love's Travel Stops as a staff accountant in October 2022. "I am grateful that my
peers chose me for this award, and the gift that
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