Two Students Chosen for Highly-Selective Program
University of Scranton students Sarah Boyle ’24 and Annalisa Mechanick ’23, G’24 were among the four students in the world selected for the Institute of Management Accountants’ (IMA) 2023-2024 “Jimmie Smith” Student Leadership Experience. They are the fifth and sixth Scranton students to participate in this highly-selective program.Two University of Scranton students, Sarah Boyle ’24 and Annalisa Mechanick ’23, G’24, will join a student from Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee, and one from British University in Egypt, as the four participants selected worldwide to participate in the Institute of Management Accountants’ (IMA) “Jimmie Smith” 2023/2024 Student Leadership Experience.
This is the fifth year University of Scranton students have been chosen to participate in this highly-selective, elite program.
Through the leadership program, Boyle, an accounting major from Peckville, and Mechanick, a graduate student from Randolph, New Jersey, will participate in a series of virtual meetings focused on governance and volunteerism. Each student will be assigned an IMA Global Board of Director mentor to learn more about the IMA Global Board and explore future IMA volunteer leadership opportunities. The program will conclude in June with their participation in IMA’s Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas.
The IMA Selection Committee only chooses students from IMA Higher Education Endorsement Program member schools to attend this experience. Approximately 100 colleges have achieved endorsement by IMA internationally. The University of Scranton received its endorsement in November 2017.
Boyle, who recently earned a perfect score of 180 on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), will graduate from Scranton, summa cum laude, in May 2024 with bachelor’s degree in accounting. At Scranton, she received the Rose Kelly Award for the Kania School of Management in 2023. She is a member of Alpha Sigma Nu, the national honor society for students at Jesuit colleges and universities. She is the president of the student chapter for the Institute of Management Accountants and the fundraising chair for the CURA consulting club. Boyle worked as an intern at Neumentum and will work full time at Baker Tilly next year while pursuing an MBA at Scranton through its combined B.S./MBA program. She plans to earn the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensure in addition to a law degree.
Mechanick earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting, summa cum laude, from the University in 2023. As an undergraduate member of the University’s Frank P. Corcione Business Honors Program, she worked with faculty advisor Amanda Marcy, Ph.D., assistant professor of accounting, on a thesis titled “Study of Business Student Experiences with Imposter Syndrome.” She will graduate from Scranton in May of 2024 with Master of Accountancy degree with a concentration in forensic accounting. During her time at Scranton, she was an audit intern at KPMG, Short Hills, New Jersey, and Forvis in New York City. She was a resident assistant, an admissions tour guide, and officer with the Institute of Management Accountants’ (IMA) student chapter. Mechanick is a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, the honor society for AACSB accredited business programs; Beta Alpha Psi, the international honor society for financial information; Omega Beta Sigma, the women’s business honor society; and Alpha Sigma Nu, the national honor society for students at Jesuit colleges and universities. After graduation, Mechanick plans to earn her Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensure while working as an audit associate at KPMG
Globally, IMA supports the profession through research, the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) program, continuing education, networking and advocacy of the highest ethical business practices. IMA has a global network of more than 140,000 members in 140 countries and over 300 professional and student chapters.
