Miranda Himel named Moody Business Spring 2020 Outstanding Accounting Graduate

Miranda Himel is the Spring 2020 Department of Accounting Outstanding Graduate for the B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration. She is a double major in accounting and finance with a 4.0 GPA.

Himel has been on the President’s List, and is the recipient of the UL Lafayette Outstanding Student Academic Scholarship, Honors Program College of Business Scholarship, Beldon Fox Accounting Scholarship, Billy and Zoe Bolton Memorial Scholarship, William Brady III Endowed Scholarship, TOPS Honors Scholarship, and Helen Cookston Devor Scholarship.

Himel has received various awards and nominations including Tri Sigma Outstanding Chairwoman, Tri Sigma Sister of Power Award, Office of Greek Life Outstanding Greek Member of the Year Nominee, President of the Year Nominee, Beta Alpha Psi Member of the Week, and UL Lafayette Top Scholar.

She has been a member of Beta Alpha Psi, Tri Sigma, Dean’s Student Advisory Council, and Honors Program. Her community services activities include volunteering with Hospice of Acadiana, D.R.E.A.M.S. of Acadiana, The Big Event, Beta Alpha Psi tutoring, and UL Lafayette Preview Day.

After graduation, Himel plans to begin a career that will expand her knowledge of business and financial services while she prepares to obtain her CPA license. She hopes to obtain an MBA and eventually work in non-profit administration.

She is the daughter of Mike and Shanna Himel of Houma, Louisiana.