Donald A. Haisch Scholarship

This scholarship fund has been established by Mr. Donald .A. Haisch in the spring of 2020. At the time of creation, Mr. Haisch is a Managing Director and Chief Accounting Officer, Real Estate in the Ares Finance, Accounting and Operations Department. Prior to joining Ares in 2014, Mr. Haisch was a Senior Vice President in the Finance Department of CBRE. Mr. Haisch serves on the Board of Directors of Bob Hope USO, which provides USO services, programming and outreach in Southern and Central California. He holds a B.S., magna cum laude, from Western Illinois University in Accounting and an M.B.A. from the University of California Los Angeles. In addition to a variety of University activities, he participated in the Accounting Society and Beta Alpha Psi.

CRITERIA:
Major in Accounting
Minimum 2.5 GPA
Enrolled full-time
Involvement in department activities and a demonstrated interest in an accounting-related career
Junior level standing, or 60 credit hours completed, at time award in made
First preference should be given to applicants who self-identify ad LGBTQ+
Second preference is for BIPOC recipients