Amy Allen- Tax Senior Manager, Whitley Penn Paul Beauchamp- Partner, Deloitte Anna Brewer- Partner, JTaylor & Associates Connie Coffey- EVP, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer, GM Financial Ben Colodney- Vice President, Financial Reporting, Matador Resources Company Kelsey Cunningham- Chief Financial Officer, Nolan Brothers of Texas, Inc. Amanda Hartman- Partner, Grant Thornton Tom Heron- General Director, Accounting and Reporting, BNSF Railway Rayford High- Partner, KPMG Debbie Jackson- VP & Controller, Walmart US Brian King- Head of Operations Excellence, Alcon Field Lange- President, Lange & Associates, PC Alyse Miller - Manager, CliftonLarsonAllen Megan Miller- Partner, Forvis Mazars Scott Miracle- Partner, Ernst & Young Robert Loritz- Partner, Weaver Tiffany Payan- VP, Fund Controller, Crescent Real Estate Anthony Placencio- Partner, RSM Ashley Robb- Senior Manager, BDO Brent Woodford- EVP & Controller, Disney Scott Wrehe- Chief Financial Officer, Lewisville ISD

Each year, the Accounting Department celebrates outstanding achievements by alumni, students and faculty. Outstanding Accounting Alum Award Connie Coffey ’93 Executive Vice President, Corporate Controller & Chief Accounting Officer GM Financial Connie Coffey has built an accomplished career at GM Financial, advancing through leadership roles across accounting, treasury and corporate finance. She also serves on the Accounting Advisory Board and supports students through mentorship initiatives. Student Awards (2024–2025) Jake Boozer – Outstanding Scholar in Accounting Christopher Giurgiu – Senior Accounting Scholar Ainsley Pitrusu – Junior Accounting Award Arianna Slindee – Distinguished Accounting Scholar Endowed Fellowship William Tripp Evans – Geraldine F. Dominiak Memorial Inspiration and Leadership Award Lacy Zolton – Texas Society of CPAs Accounting Excellence Award Maura Teer and Natasha Kataw – TSCPA Education Foundation Scholarship Katie Adams, Ruston Farrington, Alexis Hernandez – PCAOB Scholarship Natasha Kataw – R.J. Schumacher Accounting Scholarship Mason Wells – Financial Executives International Scholarship Michael Carey – Financial Executives International Academic Award Meghan Barton & Bailey Martin – Admire Scholarship Brynne Davies – Petroleum Society Scholarship Katheryn Nachtigal – Robin Elise Boyer Memorial Scholarship Brynne Davies & Colby Neal – Sally Hewell Brown Scholarship Steven Virtel – Sanoa Hensley Accounting Scholarship Natasha Kataw – Outstanding MAc Classmate Bailey Melton – Neeley Promise Award Faculty & Staff Awards Maia Kelton – Honors Professor of the Year Jennifer Grennan – Teaching Excellence Award Maia Kelton – Faculty Mentor Award Sarah Westover – Outstanding Staff Team Member Anne Albrecht – Connection Culture Service Award Elizabeth Plummer & In Mu Haw – Most Outstanding Professor Karen Nelson – Excellence in Accounting Award Karen Nelson – Chancellor’s Award

Professional Engagement

The Professional Program in Accounting (PPA) connects students with industry leaders through panels, seminars and networking opportunities. Students engage with professionals across key areas: Advisory Audit Corporate Finance Tax Representatives from leading firms — including Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC and RSM — interact regularly with students, offering insights into career paths and industry expectations.

We thank our generous donors for supporting the Accounting Department and its students through scholarships, program funding and academic initiatives. Contributors include organizations and individuals such as: Deloitte Ernst & Young Foundation KPMG Foundation PwC CliftonLarsonAllen Whitley Penn LLP The Dallas Foundation Raymond James Charitable National Association of Black Accountants …and many others who contribute to advancing student success and academic excellence.

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Amy Allen- Tax Senior Manager, Whitley Penn
Paul Beauchamp- Partner, Deloitte
Anna Brewer- Partner, JTaylor & Associates
Connie Coffey- EVP, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer, GM Financial
Ben Colodney- Vice President, Financial Reporting, Matador Resources Company
Kelsey Cunningham- Chief Financial Officer, Nolan Brothers of Texas, Inc.
Amanda Hartman- Partner, Grant Thornton
Tom Heron- General Director, Accounting and Reporting, BNSF Railway
Rayford High- Partner, KPMG
Debbie Jackson- VP & Controller, Walmart US
Brian King- Head of Operations Excellence, Alcon
Field Lange- President, Lange & Associates, PC
Alyse Miller- Manager, CliftonLarsonAllen
Megan Miller- Partner, Forvis Mazars
Scott Miracle- Partner, Ernst & Young
Robert Loritz- Partner, Weaver
Tiffany Payan- VP, Fund Controller, Crescent Real Estate
Anthony Placencio- Partner, RSM
Ashley Robb- Senior Manager, BDO
Brent Woodford- EVP & Controller, Disney
Scott Wrehe- Chief Financial Officer, Lewisville ISD

Each year, the Accounting Department celebrates outstanding achievements by alumni, students and faculty.

Outstanding Accounting Alum Award
Connie Coffey ’93
Executive Vice President, Corporate Controller & Chief Accounting Officer
GM Financial

Connie Coffey has built an accomplished career at GM Financial, advancing through leadership roles across accounting, treasury and corporate finance. She also serves on the Accounting Advisory Board and supports students through mentorship initiatives.

Student Awards (2024–2025)

Jake Boozer – Outstanding Scholar in Accounting
Christopher Giurgiu – Senior Accounting Scholar
Ainsley Pitrusu – Junior Accounting Award
Arianna Slindee – Distinguished Accounting Scholar Endowed Fellowship
William Tripp Evans – Geraldine F. Dominiak Memorial Inspiration and Leadership Award
Lacy Zolton – Texas Society of CPAs Accounting Excellence Award
Maura Teer and Natasha Kataw – TSCPA Education Foundation Scholarship
Katie Adams, Ruston Farrington, Alexis Hernandez – PCAOB Scholarship
Natasha Kataw – R.J. Schumacher Accounting Scholarship
Mason Wells – Financial Executives International Scholarship
Michael Carey – Financial Executives International Academic Award
Meghan Barton & Bailey Martin – Admire Scholarship
Brynne Davies – Petroleum Society Scholarship
Katheryn Nachtigal – Robin Elise Boyer Memorial Scholarship
Brynne Davies & Colby Neal – Sally Hewell Brown Scholarship
Steven Virtel – Sanoa Hensley Accounting Scholarship
Natasha Kataw – Outstanding MAc Classmate
Bailey Melton – Neeley Promise Award

Faculty & Staff Awards

Maia Kelton – Honors Professor of the Year
Jennifer Grennan – Teaching Excellence Award
Maia Kelton – Faculty Mentor Award
Sarah Westover – Outstanding Staff Team Member
Anne Albrecht – Connection Culture Service Award
Elizabeth Plummer & In Mu Haw – Most Outstanding Professor
Karen Nelson – Excellence in Accounting Award
Karen Nelson – Chancellor’s Award

The Professional Program in Accounting (PPA) connects students with industry leaders through panels, seminars and networking opportunities. Students engage with professionals across key areas:

Advisory
Audit
Corporate Finance
Tax

Representatives from leading firms — including Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC and RSM — interact regularly with students, offering insights into career paths and industry expectations.

We thank our generous donors for supporting the Accounting Department and its students through scholarships, program funding and academic initiatives. Contributors include organizations and individuals such as:

Deloitte
Ernst & Young Foundation
KPMG Foundation
PwC
CliftonLarsonAllen
Whitley Penn LLP
The Dallas Foundation
Raymond James Charitable
National Association of Black Accountants

…and many others who contribute to advancing student success and academic excellence.

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