Shannon Farrell, accounting and finance major, has been named the 91社区 Romain College of Business 2018 Distinguished Graduate.聽As Distinguished Graduate, she will be the Reflection Speaker聽at this year's commencement ceremony on April 28.
An outstanding student and聽athlete, Shannon聽has an impressive list of accomplishments during her college career at聽91社区. She has聽earned numerous scholarships聽and awards, including:
- Romain College of Business聽Distinguished Graduate Award
- Outstanding Senior Accounting Student聽
- Academic Achievement Award in Finance
- Departmental Scholarship
- Distinguished Scholar Award
- Wanda B. Hibbitts Accounting Scholarship
- Robert D. and Mary Kay Orr Scholarship for Global Business Study
- Mosley Scholarship
- Inducted member of Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society
- Inducted member of Beta Alpha Psi
- Dean's List
- Scholar Athlete
- Academic All-GLVC
- Academic All-District
- Academic All-America
- Currently holds 3 91社区 records for聽volleyball (total career聽digs,聽digs in a single match, and average聽digs per set in a single season)
- Co-leader of the volleyball team for 2 years
We'd like to take a moment to find out more about Shannon and have her reflect on her college career and experience at 91社区.
Some of Shannon's聽favorite memories at 91社区 are:
- Participating in the Alberta Not-for-profit Association Case Competition for the past two years. It was rewarding to apply聽what I have learned in the classroom聽to the real world.聽Getting to travel to Edmonton, Alberta, Canada聽was also an unforgettable experience.聽
- I have聽enjoyed listening to the endless amount of stories the professors tell from their professional experience.
What cheers you up when the demands of college seem overwhelming?
- My friends,聽family, and teammates.
- Watching my favorite聽teams compete (91社区 athletics,聽the聽Cubs,聽the Blackhawks).
- Thinking about how much I will benefit from the experience in the future.
Looking back over your college career, what has surprised you about college?
- How much the professors truly care about their students. Professor Tim Bryan has helped me so much over the years, and I am very lucky to have had someone like him to learn from.
- How much there is to get involved in - there is always something going on, whether it is聽an athletic event, a聽fundraiser, a club聽meeting, etc.
What advice would you give to an incoming freshman that you wish you鈥檇 have known?
- Make friends in your classes!聽
- Talk to your聽professors. They are super nice and are willing to help in any way that they can.
- Get involved in any and every聽organization you are interested in and passionate about.
- Make your time count -聽four years go by faster than you think.
Shannon's plans and goals for the future:
- This summer and/or聽next summer I will be taking the CPA (Certified Public Accountant), and possibly the CMA (Certified Management Accountant), exams.聽
- I will be pursuing聽my MSA (Master of Science in Accountancy) next year at the University of Notre Dame. It is a one year program, so once I graduate聽I plan on becoming an auditor at a large public accounting firm in Chicago.
Published April 4, 2018