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Accounting alums selected from 80 grad students to receive awards at James Madison University

May 14, 2014Last updated September 17, 2014 by Becca Longenecker

When it came time to recognize high-achieving students at James Madison University’s College of Business this spring, JMU named Jonathan Leaman and Darian Harnish – both 2013 graduates of Eastern

Business administration alumni move from small towns to the major leagues

March 19, 2014Last updated September 17, 2014 by

They all have last names that flag them as possibly having Swiss-German-Mennonite roots – Buckwalter, Kauffman and Yoder – and they all majored in business administration. What else do John Buckwalter

Ronald L. Stoltzfus teaches accounting for the ‘public good’

March 18, 2014Last updated September 17, 2014 by

If you want to understand the passion of Ronald L. Stoltzfus for accounting – notably getting the numbers right, providing complete and transparent information, and putting the public good first –

EMU Wins Gold for Going Green at Valley Tech Awards

May 16, 2013Last updated June 5, 2013 by Mike Zucconi

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) won the “Green Award” at the Shenandoah Valley Technology Council’s Tech Nite 13 on Wednesday, May 1, 2013. EMU was recognized for its solar array on

Accounting Majors Excel by National Standards

February 4, 2013Last updated September 17, 2014 by Bonnie Price Lofton

Eastern Mennonite University’s accounting students rank No. 2 in the state, behind the University of Virginia, for first-time pass rate on all sections of the Certified Public Accountant Exam, according

Fellowship Spent at Bureau of Economic Analysis

September 18, 2012Last updated October 4, 2012 by Mike Zucconi

Darian Harnish had a great summer working with numbers for the federal government, instead of shoveling mulch. The summer emerged from a University of Maryland fellowship, which led to an

Fresh Grads Serve in War-Torn Areas of Colombia

September 10, 2012Last updated September 17, 2014 by Steve Shenk

Months after earning their undergraduate degrees from Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) in 2011, Jessica Sarriot, Larisa Zehr and William C. Morris headed 2,000 miles south to work alongside Colombians seeking

EMU Welcomes New Faculty for 2012-13

August 21, 2012Last updated October 3, 2014 by Mike Zucconi

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) welcomes 10 new faculty to the ranks for the 2012-13 academic year. The new faculty, announced by Fred Kniss, provost, and Nancy Heisey, vice president and

Alum’s Research on Land Development Wins Award

November 4, 2011Last updated March 20, 2012 by Mike Zucconi

The use of antiquated means to value and develop land always puzzled Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) alum, Matt Gnagey ’05. Gnagey went to work to find answers, spending two years

EMU Grad Alan Hostetler, CPA, ‘Rising Star to Watch’

July 20, 2010Last updated September 17, 2014 by Reprinted with permission from the Virginia Societ

2001 EMU graduate Alan Hostetler, CPA, received one of the ‘Top 5 Under 35’ awards Virginia Society of CPAs. Alan Hostetler, current CPA and 2001 EMU business grad, was honored

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