ACFE Foundation awards scholarships in 23rd year of Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship Program

The ACFE Foundation has awarded $52,500 to college and university students through the Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship Program for the 2017-2018 school year. Each recipient also will receive a one-year ACFE student membership.

The ACFE Foundation, a nonprofit entity, raises funds to support the scholarship program for the education of students worldwide who have an interest in pursuing a career in fraud examination or similar fields. Candidates must be enrolled in accounting, business administration, finance or criminal justice higher-education programs. ACFE chapters and ACFE members also help underwrite the scholarships with donations. Also, royalties from books written by ACFE founder and Chairman Dr. Joseph T. Wells, CFE, CPA, help fund the scholarships.

The ACFE Foundation is managed by a board of directors that includes: Frank Abel, CFE, CFF, CPA, chairman (who’s also chairman of the ACFE Scholarship Committee); Vice President and General Counsel John Warren, J.D., CFE, secretary; ACFE Chief Financial Officer Marianne Fatter, CFE, CPA, treasurer; and Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Jeanette LeVie, CFE, assistant treasurer.

The ACFE Scholarship Committee reviews scholarship applications and recommends recipients to the ACFE Foundation Board of Directors.