ACFE Foundation awards Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship recipients $85,000 in funds for 2023–2024 term

The ACFE Foundation has awarded $85,000 in funds to the recipients of the 2023-2024 Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship. Twenty-three university students from across the U.S., Europe, Asia and Africa received scholarships ranging from $2,000 to $10,000 for demonstrating academic achievement in a fraud-related field of study and a desire to pursue a career in fraud examination or similar anti-fraud profession.

“The Foundation provides a unique opportunity for students across the globe to further their fraud examination careers and contribute to the important work we all do, every single day,” says ACFE Foundation Chair Jala Attia, CFE, who is also President and Founder of Integrity Advantage.

The Ritchie-Jennings Memorial Scholarship program was named to honor Larry Jennings, CFE, and Tracy Ritchie, CFE, who were among five Union Texas Petroleum Inc. employees who died in a fatal terrorist attack in Karachi, Pakistan, in 1997. As part of the ACFE Foundation’s initiative to increase the body of anti-fraud knowledge and support future anti-fraud professionals worldwide, the scholarship program awards students who have a declared major or minor in accounting, business administration, finance, criminal justice or similar fraud-related subject. The Foundation also provides scholarship winners with a full year of ACFE membership.