2023 KPMG scholarship recipients (front row) at the award reception with Professor Emerita Patricia Healy (back row, 3rd from left), Dean Singleton (back row, right), and representatives from KPMG
Scholarship Support for Outstanding Accounting Students
Founded as a school of accountancy in 1906, Lubin has longstanding relationships with top accounting firms. Accounting graduates are frequently hired by accounting firms. Currently, there are over 1,900 Lubin alumni working at the Big Four. To support accounting education, Deloitte established a scholarship, a component of the firm’s Making Accounting Diverse and Equitable (MADE) initiative, that provides 100% tuition funding for qualified Pace University accounting students.
In 2012, Ernst & Young LLP established the Fund for Excellence in Accounting Education to promote educational excellence in accounting at Pace. The fund provides scholarship awards of $5,000 each to outstanding accounting students. In addition to academic merit, the recipients must demonstrate involvement and leadership in either co-curricular activities at Pace or service organizations in their local community or high school.
Similarly, the Scholarship Fund for Excellence in Accounting Education was established by KPMG Partners and Professionals in 2021. The KPMG Fund also provides scholarship awards of $5,000 each to outstanding accounting students who demonstrate academic merit, civic engagement, and leadership.
2022 EY scholarship recipients with Nick Bueti, partner, EY; Professor Kam Chan; Professor Emerita Patricia Healy; Professor Charles Tang; and Dean Lawrence G. Singleton
Outstanding Commitment to Community Service
Since 1972, Jefferson Awards for Public Service have recognized individuals for their public and volunteer service, and dedication to improving the quality of life in their communities. Nicholas Lotto ’25, Ana-Laura Morales ’26, and Professor PV Viswanath, PhD, were honored with Jefferson Bronze Medal Awards for the 2022-23 academic year.
Professor PV Viswanath, PhD
Professor PV Viswanath has a long history of civic service, starting with college in India, where he volunteered in orphanages, in rural development, and in refugee camps. He has served on his synagogue’s Board of Directors and is the author of many articles highlighting the diversity of the Jewish community. At Pace, he is active in diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and the anti-racism education taskforce. Throughout his tenure, Dr. Viswanath has strived for interreligious understanding and has directed students in various civic engagement projects, including the use of flexible capital for equitable communities, interest-free loan societies, and financial literacy.
Nicholas Lotto ’25
Accounting major Nicholas Lotto ’25 is a U.S. Marine veteran known for his dedication to serving others. He is president of the Pace chapter of Student Veterans of America, a national nonprofit that furthers student veteran success by providing resources, network support, and advocacy. Throughout his service in the Marine Corps and as a student, Nicholas has spent countless hours engaging in advocacy work to promote social justice, equity, and inclusion in all areas of public life. He has dedicated his efforts to homeless initiatives, animal shelters, food banks, and other worthy causes. His unwavering commitment to service earned him the Gold Presidential Volunteer Service Award.
Ana-Laura Morales ’26
Ana-Laura Morales ’26 has a double major, studying business analytics and business economics. Working with community partners, she has helped develop spaces for support, with a focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, and voting rights. As a member of the Kappa Delta sorority, she has contributed to philanthropic efforts for Girl Scouts USA and Prevent Child Abuse America. She has also volunteered at the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Further, as a Pace Votes Leader, she helps educate students about their voting rights. In high school, she started a Leukemia & Lymphoma Society chapter, raising over $224,000 to help fund research for blood cancers. She is also involved with Diversify Our Narrative (DON), an organization that works towards implementing a more diverse catalog of literature and anti-racist pedagogy in schools across the nation.
