GRF Announces the 2025 Breaking Barriers Scholarship Recipients

November 26, 2025

GRF CPAs & Advisors (GRF) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 GRF Breaking Barriers Scholarship. The scholarship aims to support first-generation college students throughout the United States considering a career in accounting. For the past four years, GRF has offered a scholarship that provides financial assistance to sophomore, junior, or senior students enrolled in accredited accounting programs.

2025 GRF Breaking Barriers Scholarship Recipients

  • Allen Anderson – Temple University
  • Daniela Loveridge – Lehman College, CUNY
  • Jashon Macon – DePaul University
  • Jasira Gay – Saint Mary’s College of California
  • Lila Aboul-Nasr – University of Maryland
  • Nutsa Chanturia – University of Maryland
  • Pandora Papa – Temple University
  • Sayakoyshie Koga – University of Maryland

For more information about the scholarship and GRF’s DEI initiative, contact Trevor Williams, CPA, Partner and Director, DEI.

About GRF CPAs & Advisors

Headquartered in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region, GRF CPAs & Advisors (GRF) is a full-service professional services firm providing clients with accounting, tax, and advisory solutions. For more than 40 years, the firm has supported the financial and operational success of for-profit and tax-exempt organizations locally, nationally, and around the world.