‘There is No Place for Mediocrity’: 86-Year-Old Accountant Shares Powerful Success Tips
(Image Credit: Courtesy of Lester McKeever)
Lester McKeever made history as one of the first 100 African Americans to become a Certified Public Accountant in the U.S. According to the National Society of Black Certified Public Accountants (NSBCPA), less than 1% of all CPAs in the U.S. are Black.
“Being a CPA, a highly recognized credential in the business world, provided me the opportunity to leverage many unique opportunities,” says McKeever in an exclusive interview with
Black Enterprise.
For many decades, McKeever has worked to expose more students to the accounting profession. Through various programs, he has raised millions of dollars to provide scholarships and job opportunities for the next generation of leaders.
UIUC Alum, Trustee Who Donates to Feed Tech Centre Posted: Jan 25, 2021 9:57 CST / Updated: Jan 25, 2021 9:57 CST
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) – New feed from the University of Illinois Technology The center has already been built, but donations are still coming in to cover the $ 20 million price tag.
Ed McMillan, who graduated as an agronomist in 1969, says his choice to give back was easy.
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“It was the right thing to do, and it shows that it cannot be supported by companies alone. It’s also an opportunity for individuals who believe in the University of Illinois and the United States College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) to support the critical research contributions ACES makes to animal nutrition, ”said McMillan, former CEO of Purina and 12-year member and two-year chair of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees.
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The University of Illinois Board of Trustees Thursday voted to freeze tuition for incoming in-state freshmen and non-resident undergraduates for the 2021-22 academic year.
Trustees also approved modest increases in the cost of room and board: 2% at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2.6% at the University of Illinois Chicago and 1.4% at the University of Illinois Springfield. Small increases in fees, set in consultation with students, were approved for Urbana-Champaign and Chicago.
Trustees met virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The U of I System has now frozen tuition rates for in-state undergraduate students in six of the past seven years, part of an ongoing commitment to containing costs for students and their families, system President Tim Killeen said. Tuition rates for in-state undergraduate students were frozen from 2015-19. During the 2020-21 academic year, system leadership decided because of the pandemic to cover the costs of a 1.8 per