{"id":877,"date":"2019-04-29T14:27:23","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T18:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/business\/?p=877"},"modified":"2019-04-29T14:27:23","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T18:27:23","slug":"macc-student-receives-student-research-award-at-national-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/business\/2019\/04\/29\/macc-student-receives-student-research-award-at-national-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"MAcc student receives &#8216;Student Research Award&#8217; at national conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Current Master&#8217;s of Accountancy student, Madison Gaither, received the Student Research Award for her most recent research at the SOBIE (Society of Business, Industry, and Economics) conference in Sandestin, FL. Madison&#8217;s research paper, &#8220;Challenges and Opportunities of First-Generation College Students in Business: An Exploratory Survey&#8221; was selected among 23 total student research submissions. SOBIE is &#8220;the premier academic conference for small and regional universities&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>When asked why she chose this particular topic, she says &#8220;As a first-generation college student myself, I was interested in learning more about the unique experiences of these individuals in business programs. I plan to work with Dr. Anne Wilkins to dive deeper into the results and hopefully, get the paper published in an academic journal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_878\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-878\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/business\/files\/2019\/04\/Madison-Gaither-resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-878\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/business\/files\/2019\/04\/Madison-Gaither-resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/business\/files\/2019\/04\/Madison-Gaither-resized.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/business\/files\/2019\/04\/Madison-Gaither-resized-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/business\/files\/2019\/04\/Madison-Gaither-resized-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/business\/files\/2019\/04\/Madison-Gaither-resized-580x435.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/business\/files\/2019\/04\/Madison-Gaither-resized-610x458.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/business\/files\/2019\/04\/Madison-Gaither-resized-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/business\/files\/2019\/04\/Madison-Gaither-resized-533x400.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Madison Gaither (pictured above)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current Master&#8217;s of Accountancy student, Madison Gaither, received the Student Research Award for her most recent research at the SOBIE (Society of Business, Industry, and Economics) conference in Sandestin, FL. 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