Kendall L.Simmonds奖学金继续教授遗产-新东方前途出国

　　Devoted to Diversity

　　致力于多样性

　　Kendall L. Simmonds Scholarship continues professor’s legacy October 11, 2019

　　Kendall L.Simmonds奖学金继续教授遗产2019年10月11日

　　During his more than three decades as professor of clinical accounting at USC Leventhal, Kendall L. Simmonds built a legacy of support for underrepresented minority students. Many of those young people might never have considered an accounting or business degree—or even applying to USC—but are now in positions of leadership in the accounting profession and business world.

　　在他担任南加州大学莱文塔尔分校临床会计学教授的30多年中，肯德尔·L·西蒙兹为代表性不足的少数民族学生建立了一个支持传统。这些年轻人中的许多人可能从来没有考虑过会计或商业学位，甚至没有申请过南加州大学，但现在在会计行业和商业界处于领导地位。

　　Although Simmonds retired in May, his efforts toward equity and diversity will not end. As professor emeritus, his legacy will live on in perpetuity through the Professor Kendall L. Simmonds, Sr. Legacy Scholarship.

　　尽管西蒙兹今年5月退休，但他对公平和多样性的努力不会结束作为名誉教授，他的遗产将通过资深遗产奖学金Kendall L.Simmonds教授永垂不朽。

　　Established in 2018, the Simmonds Scholarship provides critical support to low-income Black/African-American students entering USC primarily in the field of accounting, and secondarily, finance or business. Funded by donations, the scholarship will be awarded annually to one undergraduate and one graduate student demonstrating academic excellence and financial need. The scholarship will be awarded via the Black Alumni Association.

　　西蒙兹奖学金成立于2018年，主要为进入南加州大学的低收入黑人/非裔美国学生提供会计、金融或商业方面的关键支持由捐款资助，奖学金将每年颁发给一名本科生和一名研究生，证明其学术卓越和经济需要奖学金将通过黑人校友会颁发。

　　“My wife says that I’m just a lifelong student, and I think that’s probably true. I am living vicariously through the successes of my students. I want to see them achieve.”—Professor Emeritus Kendall L. Simmonds

　　“我妻子说我只是一个终身学生，我想这可能是真的我是通过学生的成功而间接地生活的。我想看到他们取得成功。

　　“Providing educational opportunities for underrepresented students is of particular importance,” Simmonds said. “It is central to assuring diversity on campus and in the business world beyond our gates.”

　　西蒙兹说：“为人数不足的学生提供教育机会特别重要“这是确保校园和商业世界多样化的核心。”

　　A vital component of the scholarship will be mentorship on three levels: with a fellow student, a recent graduate learning the profession and a manager or partner-level professional.

　　奖学金的一个重要组成部分将是三个层面的指导：与一名同学、一名刚毕业的学生学习该专业以及一名经理或合伙人层面的专业人士。

　　“If that means I have to come back to campus as a mentor, so be it,” said Simmonds. “There are lots of things that we can do to help students through their college career, so they will realize, ‘Yeah, I can do this. There are opportunities for me.’”

　　西蒙兹说：“如果这意味着我必须作为导师回到校园，那就做吧。”“我们可以做很多事情来帮助学生度过他们的大学生涯，所以他们会意识到，‘是的，我可以做到这一点。我有机会。”

　　The idea for the scholarship, however, came as a surprise to Simmonds.

　　然而，获得奖学金的想法却出乎西蒙兹的意料。

　　At his Leventhal-sponsored retirement dinner on campus last spring, he found out that his family, led by his wife, daughter, son and daughter-in-law, had been working with the school for two years on the scholarship. “I’m very impressed that they took the time to establish this in my honor,” he said.

　　去年春天，在列文塔尔赞助的校园退休晚宴上，他发现自己的家人在妻子、女儿、儿子和儿媳的带领下，已经为学校工作了两年的奖学金他说：“我对他们花时间为我建立这一点印象深刻。

　　Beloved Teacher and Mentor

　　敬爱的老师和导师

　　In 2003, Simmonds founded Leventhal’s Summer Leadership Program (SLP). With the Big Four and AT&T as program sponsors, the SLP invited 40 underrepresented minority high school students to campus each summer for an introduction to accounting and business fundamentals, the university admissions process and accounting professionals. It was a project particularly dear to his heart.

　　2003年，西蒙兹创立了Leventhal的夏季领导力计划（SLP）。在四大会计师事务所和美国电话电报公司（AT&T）的赞助下，SLP每年夏天都会邀请40名代表性不足的少数民族高中生来校园，介绍会计和商业基础、大学招生流程和会计专业人士这是一个他特别珍视的项目。

　　“What I liked was that we were making a difference in the community,” he said.

　　他说：“我喜欢的是，我们正在社区中有所作为。”。

　　A beloved teacher and mentor, Simmonds is a three-time recipient of the Golden Apple Excellence in Teaching Award. He has been honored with several other awards from his students and colleagues: the Evan C. Thompson Faculty Mentoring and Leadership Award, the USC Mellon Award for Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring, the Gamma Sigma Alpha Professor of the Year Award, and the Mortar Board National Senior Honor Society Faculty Award, amongst others.

　　西蒙兹是一位深受敬爱的教师和导师，曾三次荣获金苹果卓越教学奖。他还获得了学生和同事颁发的其他几个奖项：埃文·C·汤普森教师指导和领导奖、南加州大学梅隆分校优秀教学和指导奖、伽玛-西格玛阿尔法年度教授奖和迫击炮委员会国家高级荣誉学会教师奖等。

　　His dedication to the students went beyond the classroom. The Marshall Honors program, which Simmonds launched in 1999, introduced accounting students to the profession as it is practiced in the entertainment industry. Students pitched senior vice presidents at Paramount and Sony Pictures, leading, in many cases, to internships offered on the spot.

　　他对学生的奉献精神超出了课堂范围1999年，西蒙兹推出了马歇尔荣誉计划，将会计专业的学生引入娱乐行业学生们在派拉蒙和索尼影业公司（Sony Pictures）担任高级副总裁，在许多情况下，这导致他们去现场实习。

　　Simmonds was faculty advisor for 10 student organizations over the years, including the Accounting Society for 10 years and the Black Business Students Association (BBSA) for eight years.

　　多年来，西蒙兹曾为10个学生组织担任教师顾问，其中包括会计协会（accounting society）10年和黑人商业学生协会（black business students association，bbsa）8年。

　　“My wife says that I’m just a lifelong student, and I think that’s probably true,” Simmonds said. “I am living vicariously through the successes of my students. I want to see them achieve.”

　　西蒙兹说：“我妻子说我只是一个终身学生，我想这可能是真的。”“我是通过学生的成功而间接地生活的。我希望看到他们取得成功。”