In appreciation and support for the Accounting Department of Marshall                           University, Dixon                                  Hughes Managing                                   Member Rick Slater                                    presented a check for                                  $12,500 at the 40th                                  anniversary celebration                                 of Marshall’s Lewis                                   College of Business.

“It is our pleasure that                                   even in these very                                 challenging economic                                 times, we can continue                                to provide support for                                   programs, accreditation                                 and development at Marshall University”, says Slater. “We are committed to helping Marshall achieve success on many fronts, and tomorrow’s presentation is a small token of how highly we think of their program.”

Slater, a Marshall graduate, and Dixon Hughes partners and staff regularly donate time and resources to mentoring and the professional development of the university’s accounting students. In 2008, this support helped Marshall’s Accounting Department become one of only 169 programs in the world to be accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

“The generosity of Dixon Hughes and Rick Slater helped us reach our accreditation milestone and helped provide our students with the research databases and software they need to be prepared to enter the profession of public accounting,” says Loren Wenzel, Division Head for the Department of Accountancy. “Without the support of Dixon Hughes, we never would have made it this far.”