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As a child Austin Sachs dreamed of becoming not a CEO, but a CFO \u2013 a chief financial officer. Now the double major at Eastern Mennonite University is $1,000 closer to reaching that goal.<\/p>\n

The scholarship for local college students recognizes academic achievement, evidence of leadership and future promise. The Virginia Skyline Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants and the Blue Ridge Chapter of the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants announced the winners, which also included Monica Linn from James Madison University and Larema Dixon from Bridgewater College, in February.<\/p>\n

Sachs is majoring in accounting<\/a> and economics<\/a>, which he said will allow him \u201cto pursue both sides of the business spectrum, to be versatile.\u201d He is minoring in psychology.<\/p>\n

Last year he began interning at Shenandoah Growers, where he helps reconcile balance sheets, makes sales and use tax filings and more. Controller Tom Reed called Sachs \u201cone of the sharpest accounting students I\u2019ve had the pleasure of working with\u201d over the last 12 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis work habits and innate intelligence indicate that he will be able to go as far as he wants to go in the accounting field,\u201d Reed said.<\/p>\n

That phrase \u2013 \u201cas far as he wants to\u201d \u2013 just might mean a great distance.<\/p>\n

Sachs, who describes himself as \u201can optimistic and a big-picture planner,\u201d is considering three post-graduation possibilities: a master\u2019s degree and career in corporate finance, a doctorate with the goal of public policy or United Nations economic development work, or master\u2019s degrees in peacebuilding and economics, for a career in politics or with the United Nations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I was in elementary school, I loved math and money,\u201d Sachs said. \u201cWhen other kids wanted to be professional athletes, astronauts, president or the normal young child dreams, I always said \u2018CFO.\u2019 The little I knew of business drew me to the financial operations of companies and eventually the top of one.\u201d<\/p>\n

At EMU Sachs found a bridge between his academic and other passions, including a concern for the environment.<\/p>\n

In the classroom, a highlight was the environmental and ecological economics course taught by Professor Jim Leaman<\/a>. Outside of the classroom, Sachs initiated an online pledge<\/a> \u201cEMU for a Sustainable Campus\u201d that invited the university community to take voluntary steps to positively impact the environment.<\/p>\n

Another class, Leaman\u2019s \u201cInvestment Club,\u201d \u201cgave me the tools and knowledge on how to properly invest, so that I can have financial freedom to pursue my passions no matter the salary,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Virginia Skyline Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants provides continuing education programs and networking opportunities for accounting and finance professionals in the region.\u00a0The Blue Ridge Chapter of the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants is dedicated to professionalism of, advocacy for and strategic partnership among its members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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