Accounting Graduate Wins Bronze Medal on CPA Exam
By Abby P. Metzger
College of Business graduate Steve Sharpe received the third highest score on the 2007 CPA exam in the State of Oregon. Sharpe, who earned his degree in accountancy with an option in finance last year, was among more than 1300 test takers.
Accounting Professor Roger Graham said that Sharpe excelled in accounting and finance. "He was a star student in both [fields]," he said. "He won the Medallion Award for the top Accounting Finance student last year from the FEI (Financial Executives Institute) Portland Chapter." FEI awards top students at OSU, University of Oregon, and Portland State University each year.
As a student, Sharpe worked at Costco in Albany and after graduating began his career at Moss Adams LLP in Eugene.
Sharpe is the second College of Business student in a row to score third on the CPA exam. Sara Van Nata, an accounting certificate student, won the bronze medal in 2006. | 
