College of Business announces 2022 Early Career Achievement Award recipients

Early Career Achievement Awards Plaque

Illinois State University’s College of Business (COB) hosted its Early Career Achievement Awards ceremony during Homecoming 2022. Early Career Achievement Awards (ECAA) recognize younger graduates who have demonstrated innovative and responsible professional leadership, the potential for future distinction, and a commitment to serving others. One honoree is selected from each degree program.

Alum’s CPA exam score earns Elijah Watt Sells Award

Megan Hartley

In the fall of 2020, Megan Hartley, M.S. ’20 sent her accounting teacher a cheeky email. It read, “I guess I studied too much.” Her results from the first of four CPA exam sections were attached. She’d pocketed a 98. The maximum score possible is a 99.