Scholarships

Promoting professional growth through knowledge, experience and community involvement has be a tradition at Pittard Perry & Crone, Inc. since 1964.  To encourage the study of accountancy, the Firm has established two scholarships at area universities.

The Latney W. Pittard Jr. Memorial Scholarship was established at East Carolina University following the untimely death of the firm’s founder in 1979.  The scholarship is awarded annually based on scholarship, citizenship and need.  The recipient must be a resident of eastern North Carolina or any county west of I-95 in which Pittard Perry & Crone, Inc. maintains an office. 

The Jake W. Rhyne Memorial Scholarship was established at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 2002 in memory of Jake W. Rhyne, a shareholder.  The scholarship is awarded annually to a student enrolled in the Masters of Science in Accountancy program within the Cameron School of Business.  The recipient will be chosen based on scholarstic achievement and citizenship and they must be a resident of eastern North Carolna or any county west of I-95 in which Pittard Perry & Crone, Inc. maintains an office.