Timothy J. Rupert Endowed Scholarship Fund in Accounting

The Dr. Timothy J. Rupert Endowed Scholarship in Accounting was established in 2009 and revised in 2018. Dr. Rupert is a native of Massillon, Ohio and attended The University of Akron where he earned both his undergraduate and master’s degrees. He received his doctorate from Penn State University. He has been a member of the faculty at Northeastern University (Boston, MA) in the College of Business Administration since 1992. He is widely published in the area of the thought processes of taxpayers and tax practitioners. His research is focused on using behavioral methodologies to examine the impact of changes in the structure of the tax system on decision making and fairness perceptions. He has received the Beta Gamma Sigma Teacher of the Year award several times while at Northeastern and was named the Outstanding Educator by the Massachusetts Society of CPAs.
During his years at The University of Akron, Dr. Rupert was active as an Honors Student and in the Residence Life and Housing Program. These formative experiences provided by these campus organizations prompted Dr. Rupert to establish The Timothy J. Rupert Endowed Scholarship Fund in Accounting and the Timothy J. Rupert Residence Life Scholarship.
The Timothy J. Rupert Endowed Scholarship Fund in Accounting was established to support a undergraduate student(s) in their final year, majoring in accounting in The College of Business Administration with intentions to attend the University of Akron’s Master of Science in Accounting or Master of Taxation program. The qualifying student must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and possess leadership (community, university and/or team) experience. The scholarship is renewable for the recipient’s first year of graduate studies in the graduate program at the University of Akron, provided they maintained good academic standing.
Selection of candidates will be made by the College of Business School of Accounting and shared with Dr. Rupert for final consultation. Should Dr. Rupert be unavailable, the Chair of the Accounting Department will decide.