Southwest Baptist
University News Release
Contact:
Sharina Smith, Office of Marketing & Communications
BOLIVAR, Mo. – Southwest Baptist
University student Pearl Karamitros is the Lead and Enhance the Accounting
Profession (LEAP) student of the month for March.
Accounting
department chair, Wayne Clark, CPA, states “Pearl is an appropriate LEAP
Student of the Month for many reasons. Her extremely strong academic record,
varied school involvement, and real-life accounting experiences have prepared
her very well for an outstanding accounting career. Pearl enjoys thinking
problems through thoroughly; she doesn’t just try to get by with a quick
response or answer.”
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| Pearl Karamitros |
Karamitros
already has two successful internships behind her: one at Bolivar R-1 School District, Bolivar, Missouri, in the
accounting department and the other at J&R Tax Service, Atlantic,
Iowa. This summer Pearl has secured an internship with The Heritage
Foundation, which is a research and educational institution.
The
senior accounting major is involved in Students in Free
Enterprise (SIFE), Member & Project 3:10 Co-Leader; Institute of Management
Accountants (IMA); Omnibus - SBU Campus Newspaper, Business Manager; Alpha Chi
National Honors Society; Missouri Society of CPAs (MSCPA), member and
LEAP Scholarship recipient 2011-2012.
Karamitros
has lived much of her life in China, and she speaks Mandarin Chinese fluently.
She hopes to use her language diversity to acquire a great accounting
opportunity at a CPA firm or company with a strong international presence.
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Southwest
Baptist University is a leader among private universities in truly integrating
Christ-centered academic pursuits with comprehensive professional programs at
an affordable price. At SBU, the faculty and staff create a caring, academic
community to prepare students to be servant leaders in a global society. For
more information, visit www.SBUniv.edu.
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Office of Marketing and Communications is available to news media 24 hours a
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