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Wed, 10/05/2022 - 11:55am | By: Van Arnold

Accounting students at 91吃瓜网 (USM) enjoyed a unique opportunity to interact and network with organizations from across the Pine Belt region and far beyond during the Meet the Firms91吃瓜网� event held Sept. 8 at the Trent Lott Center on USM91吃瓜网 Hattiesburg campus.

The annual recruiting event is hosted by USM91吃瓜网 School of Accountancy in the College of Business and Economic Development. For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, Meet the Firms was held in a traditional, robust format. More than 220 attendees participated in this year91吃瓜网 event with 30 different firms and organizations represented.

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Amber Hatten, Professor of Practice and the Director of the Master of Professional Accountancy (MPA) graduate program, noted that this was the first 91吃瓜网渂ack to normal91吃瓜网� recruiting event for the school since the pandemic started.

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School of Accountancy Director, Dr. Blaise Sonnier, expressed gratitude to the organizations that participated in Meet the Firms.

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Participating Firms/Organizations included:

1. Alexander, Van Loon, Sloan, Levens & Favre PLLC (AVL)
2. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi (BCBS of MS)
3. C Spire
4. Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC (CRI)
5. Donnell CPA Group, PC
6. Ernst & Young (EY)
7. Examiners of Public Accounts - State of Alabama
8. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
9. FORVIS (Formerly BKD / DHG)
10. GranthamPoole PLLC
11. Haddox Reid Eubank Betts PLLC (Haddox Reid)
12. Hancock Whitney Bank
13. Hannis T. Bourgeois, LLP (HTB)
14. Harper Rains Knight & Company (HRK)
15. Holt & Associates, PLLC
16. HORNE
17. KPMG LLP
18. Matthews, Cutrer and Lindsay PA
19. May & Company, LLP
20. Mississippi Department of Revenue (DOR)
21. Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants (MSCPA)
22. Mississippi Office of the State Auditor (OSA)
23. Parish Tractor
24. Piltz Williams LaRosa and Company (PWL)
25. Postlethwaite & Netterville (P&N)
26. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC)
27. Silas Simmons
28. Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company
29. TMH
30. Trustmark Bank

To learn more about the School of Accountancy at USM, call 601.266.4641 or visit: /accountancy/index.php