[440] Accounting Alumni Appreciation Day at MTSU Set For Thursday

Release date: April 28, 2010


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Accounting Alumni Appreciation Day at MTSU set for Thursday


(MURFREESBORO, TN) – Participants still have time to register to attend the 19th annual Accounting Alumni Appreciation Day at MTSU. It will be held from 7:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. Thursday, April 29, in the State Farm Lecture Hall (S102) in the Business and Aerospace Building.
The event is targeted to those interested in accounting, auditing, taxation and computer training, event organizers said. Attendees can register early Thursday morning, said Melanie Nichols of the MTSU Department of Accounting.
Participants will earn eight hours of Continuing Professional Education credit, and have the opportunity to visit with alumni and former professors and see how the campus is changing.
The fee will be $100 for MTSU alumni and $150 for all others. Lunch and breaks are provided. All profits from the event are for accounting scholarships.
Wynne Baker of KraftCPAs PLLC, Angie Hoke of Ernst and Young and Dennis Dycus of the state of Tennessee’s municipal audit staff will be among the guest presenters. Numerous MTSU accounting faculty members will lead breakout sessions.
To register, visit http://www.mtsu.edu/accounting. For more information, call Nichols at 615-898-5306.
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