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IMA NEWSLETTER President’s Message Welcome back Aggies and a special welcome to all new IMA members! My name is Jacob Smith. I have the great pleasure of serving as the IMA President for the 2017-2018 school year. Thank you for all of the support you give toward the cause of IMA. We love visiting with you and seeing you at IMA events and socials. We know those of you who attended our first technical meeting with Brady Murray walked away with powerful tools regarding personal and professional development. We are looking forward to our technical meeting this month with Darren Benson and Jeff Fielding from Strata Fund. You will not want to miss this event! My participation in IMA has been a game changer. It has helped me learn about different career paths, network with students, beef up my resume, gain valuable leadership experience, obtain scholarships, perform valuable service, prepare for the workplace, and develop the deep satisfaction of participating in the incredible global professional organization that IMA is! I am grateful to be part of the School of Accountancy program which continues to be ranked in the “Top 50” graduate and undergraduate programs in the 2017 Public Accounting Report and to be part of IMA. On behalf of the IMA Student Chapter officers, we wish you success in your classes and look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events. - Jacob Smith UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY OCTOBER 2017 EDITION Aubree Matheson is from Clearfield Utah and is a Junior studying accounting. After completing her undergraduate degree, she plans on continuing at USU to complete her Masters of Accounting degree. She hopes to do an internship with one of the Big 4 accounting firms and work in public accounting for a couple years. She is an avid Aggie and loves Utah State University and living in Cache Valley. Aubree serves as the secretary of the USU IMA student chapter, she loves being involved with IMA and enjoys learning from the speakers at the technical meetings. When she is not studying or working she enjoys spending time outdoors, traveling, and spending time with friends and family. Officer Spotlight: Aubree Matheson Officer Spotlight: Jacob Smith Jacob Smith is a senior accounting student from West Jordan, Utah. He plays piano for the Utah State University Jazz Ensemble and enjoys writing his own arrangements and compositions. His idols in the jazz world are Bill Evans and Oscar Peterson, but his favorite genre of music is classical. Jacob loves to read, but only likes one flavor of book: “old-school”. His favorite poets and authors include Tennyson, Blake, Shakespeare, and Dickens. He also really likes biscuits, black-and-white movies, and ping-pong. Above all, Jacob loves spending time with his wife. They are expecting a junior accountant to join their family in December.

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IMA NEWSLETTER

President’s Message Welcome back Aggies and a special welcome to all new IMA

members! My name is Jacob Smith. I have the great pleasure of serving as the IMA President for the 2017-2018 school year. Thank you for all of the support you give toward the cause of IMA. We love visiting with you and seeing you at IMA events and socials. We know those of you who attended our first technical meeting with Brady Murray walked away with powerful tools regarding personal and professional development. We are looking forward to our technical meeting this month with Darren Benson and Jeff Fielding from Strata Fund. You will not want to miss this event! My participation in IMA has been a game changer. It has helped me learn about different career paths, network with students, beef up my resume, gain valuable leadership experience, obtain scholarships, perform valuable service, prepare for the workplace, and develop the deep satisfaction of participating in the incredible global professional organization that IMA is! I am grateful to be part of the School of Accountancy program which continues to be ranked in the “Top 50” graduate and undergraduate programs in the 2017 Public Accounting Report and to be part of IMA. On behalf of the IMA Student Chapter officers, we wish you success in your classes and look forward to seeing you at our upcoming events.

- Jacob Smith

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY

OCTOBER 2017 EDITION

Aubree Matheson is from Clearfield Utah and is a Junior studying accounting. After completing her undergraduate degree, she plans on continuing at USU to complete her Masters of Accounting degree. She hopes to do an internship with one of the Big 4 accounting firms and work in public accounting for a couple years. She is an avid Aggie and loves Utah State University and living in Cache Valley. Aubree serves as the secretary of the USU IMA student chapter, she loves being involved with IMA and enjoys learning from the speakers at the technical meetings. When she is not studying or working she enjoys spending time outdoors, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.

Officer Spotlight: Aubree Matheson

Officer Spotlight: Jacob Smith

Jacob Smith is a senior accounting student from West Jordan, Utah. He plays piano for the Utah State University Jazz Ensemble and enjoys writing his own arrangements and compositions. His idols in the jazz world are Bill Evans and Oscar Peterson, but his favorite genre of music is classical. Jacob loves to read, but only likes one flavor of book: “old-school”. His favorite poets and authors include Tennyson, Blake, Shakespeare, and Dickens. He also really likes biscuits, black-and-white movies, and ping-pong. Above all, Jacob loves spending time with his wife. They are expecting a junior accountant to join their family in December.