The Accounting Class Challenge
Help your College raise money for an endowed chair of accounting. Join your accounting class as years 1965-2011 compete to help rally their respective classmates and raise funds for the endowed chair.
The Need
In order to maintain its competitiveness, the College of Business is launching the new Master of Accountancy program in fall 2011.
The Master of Accountancy program provides the best preparation for students to pass the CPA and/or CMA exams. Passage of these prestigious exams is the first step toward a lucrative and fulfilling career in accounting.
For many of our students, the cost of attending a distant university is beyond their financial means. Without this program, many deserving, local students would be unable to achieve their advanced education goals.
The addition of the Master of Accountancy program at a time of drastic cutbacks in state funding for higher education means the program cannot be highly successful without additional resources.
"The College needs this (Master of Accounting) program to stay competitive and the program needs an endowed professorship." - Kregg Aytes, Ph.D., College of Business Dean
The Contest
There will be two prizes. The first for the class that raises the most money (including pledges) and the second for the class with the highest alumni participation level.
The contest runs through the end of July 2012. If you are interested in helping with the campaign or making a donation, please contact Tammy Halstead (Accounting 1985) at thalstead@hotmail.com or (425) 869-1275 or Lisa Burtenshaw, Development Director at burtlisa@isu.edu or (208) 282-6169.
Thanks to our alumni who have volunteered to serve as Class Leaders. For a list of Class Leaders click here.
Donate now online or download printable form. Please indicate your class year and "Accounting Class Challenge" in the comments section.
For a complete summary of annual and lifetime giving levels and recognition for donors click here.
"We believe that a combination of contributions from alumni, public accounting firms and other businesses that recruit at ISU as well as friends of the University will enable us to achieve our goal of endowing this chair." - Tammy Halstead
The Prize
The winning class will earn a weekend celebration at ISU for all class members donating $500 or more (cash donation or pledge up to 5 years).
- Recognition dinner hosted by the Dean of the College of Business.
- On-field introduction at Holt Arena during a Bengal home football game.
- Customized memento including a class picture at mid-field with the Idaho State University President and the Dean of the College of Business.
- A permanent plaque in the lobby of the COB honoring the Class Challenge Winners.