Kelly Financial Resources Announces 'Future Financial Professionals' Scholarship Winners
Students from California and Houston Honored
TROY, Mich., Sept. 27 -. Kelly Financial Resources, a business unit of staffing provider Kelly Services, Inc., today announced the winners of its Future Financial Professionals scholarship program. Three college students earned scholarship awards through their written explorations of the topic, "Workplace of the Future: Managing the Generation Gap in the Workforce."
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"Kelly Financial Resources created the Future Financial Professionals Program to challenge tomorrow's financial professionals today and to provide students a head-start on their careers through internship and scholarship opportunities," said Robert Lyons, vice president of Kelly Financial Resources. "We are excited to provide our interns with rewarding career opportunities and a chance to work alongside some of the world's finest financial professionals."
The winners
The overall winner of the 2004 Kelly Future Financial Professionals scholarship program is Michael Neuberger of Berkeley, Calif., an MBA student at the University of California, Berkeley. Neuberger's exceptional essay earned him a $2,500 educational scholarship.
Evlon Charles of Houston, Texas, an MBA student at Rice University, earned second place honors and a $1,500 educational scholarship.
Emily Brown of Alameda, Calif., an international business student at Pepperdine University, earned third place honors and a $1,000 educational scholarship.
Established in 2003, Kelly's Future Financial Professionals Program helps connect entry-level finance students with jobs, internships and networking opportunities at major corporations throughout the United States. The program provides a bridge between the financial expertise of students and professors in academia and the personnel and recruiting needs of the finance industry.
Through this program, Kelly Financial Resources interns, who are placed on temporary assignments nationwide with Kelly's industry partners, compete for scholarships by submitting essays on contemporary financial topics. Candidates are evaluated on their demonstrated potential for commitment to a career in finance, outstanding academic performance and depth of knowledge about the issue addressed.
To read the winning essays, or for further information on the Kelly Financial Resources Future Financial Professionals Program, visit http://www.kellyfinance.com .
About Kelly Financial Resources
Kelly Financial Resources specializes in placing professionals across a number of disciplines in the accounting and finance fields, including public accounting, general accounting, payroll, billing, internal audit, tax, budgeting and cost accounting, financial analysis, treasury, cash management, investor relations, mergers and acquisitions and credit management. For more information about Kelly Financial Resources visit http://www.kellyfinance.com . Kelly Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: KELYA, KELYB) is a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Troy, Mich., offering global staffing solutions that include temporary staffing services, staff leasing, outsourcing, vendor on-site and full-time placement.
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