Gift Supports Accounting Students for Generations to Come By Robin Burck
David and TJ Schelert
Central Washington University’s accounting program is in the top 15% of all colleges and universities across the country, according to College Factual. With so many students choosing to study accounting, CWU College of Business alumnus David Schelert (’81) and his wife TJ wanted to lessen the financial burden and establish support for the accounting program that will benefit students for generations to come. “We don’t want people to be left behind just because they don’t have funds,” David said. “I always knew I wanted to be an accountant, and my high school counselor told me about a full-ride scholarship at Central called the Central Investment Fund, which I ended up being a recipient of. Now I want to give back to support current and future students.” David and TJ committed $51,000 to the College of Business to fund the David and TJ Schelert Endowed Scholarship and provide funding to the department research lab, VITAL (Virtual Analytics Lab). “Rather than just helping one person through scholarship, we thought it would help all business students if we also supported VITAL,” David said. “We thought that even though we might not be giving enough money to help all students individually, we could support a product that could benefit all students.” Partial funds from their donation will provide support for annual scholarships, which will be given to one or more students who are full-time students accepted into the accounting program, have a minimum 3.0 GPA, and have good academic standing at Central.
“I am very appreciative and thankful to David and TJ Schelert for establishing this new scholarship to support our accounting students,” said College of Business Dean Jeffrey Stinson. “This will increase our ability to attract and graduate strong students who go on to become successful alumni. The David and TJ Schelert Scholarship will provide much needed financial support and access to the next generation of outstanding accounting students. I am grateful for their generous partnership with the college to ensure we remain a top accounting program.” If you would like to learn more about creating a College of Business scholarship named after you or a loved one, please contact Director of Development Travis Finney at Travis.Finney@cwu.edu or 509-963-4151. “We don’t want people to be left behind just because they don’t have funds.” David Schelert
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