b'in civic and professional organizations such as the United Way, Boys and Girls Club, YMCA, Missouri Chamber ofJean Whitley Commerce, Missouri Regional Bank and the Brookfield2022 Trulaske Recent Alumni R-III Board of Education. He also has extensive service toAchievement Award Mizzou: he is currently president-elect of the MizzouBS Acc/M Acc 17, University of Alumni Association, and is a member of the universitysMissouri Jefferson Club, the colleges Herbert J. Davenport SocietyFSO Assurance Senior and the School of Accountancy Advisory Board. InEY, LLPrecognition of his community engagement, he has been named to Columbias inaugural class of 40 Under 40 andJean Whitley was born and raised in Kansas City, was selected as a finalist for Columbias Volunteer HeroMissouri. He graduated from Raytown South High School Award.as one of 10 valedictorians. From there, he studied Vogel says he is most proud of his role as husband andaccounting at the University of Missouri. father. He and his wife of more than 30 years, Julie, resideThroughout his time at Mizzou, Whitley was involved in Brookfield, Missouri. His son, Tyler, is also employedin Vasey Academy, the Trulaske College of Business with Walsworth and his daughter, Emily, is a graduate ofAmbassador Program, Business Week, Mizzou Alternative Mizzous Sinclair School of Nursing and is employed withBreaks, Mizzou Forte and Community 360. Through his MU Health Care. involvement with Vasey Academy, he was introduced to a recruiter from EY, made an impression and was offered an Eric Vogelweidinternship for three consecutive summers. The internships 2022 Trulaske Recent Alumniled to a full-time offer post-graduation with the company. Achievement AwardWhitley has been with EY as an auditor for five years BS Acc/M Acc 09, University ofwithin its financial services sector at the Kansas City Missourioffice. He has utilized his time with the company to learn, Assistant Vice President andgrow, give back and pursue his various passions. ControllerWhitley currently sits on the Vasey Academy Advisory University of Missouri System Board within the Trulaske College of Business as its director of communications and serves as a mentor to Eric Vogelweid serves as assistant vice president andVasey Scholars. He spends his free time singing, playing controller of the University of Missouri System. He isinstruments, cooking and traveling. Whitley says he is responsible for the accounting operations of the system,honored to be a recipient of the Recent Alumni including issuing internal and external financialAchievement Award and will continue to grow more tiger statements, maintaining a comprehensive system ofstripes. internal control to mitigate risk, coordinating externalVogelweid graduated from Trulaske in 2009 and audit related activities across the system and ensuring thatreceived the Federation of Schools of Accountancy Award reported results comply with generally acceptedas the master of accountancy programs top graduate. He is accounting principles.a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Missouri.Prior to joining the system in 2013, Vogelweid worked for Boone Hospital Center as the manager of Strategic Planning & Physician Services, where he coordinated the development of the hospitals strategic plan and managed the hospitals acquisition of several physician practices. Before joining Boone Hospital, he worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, as an auditor, spending a significant portion of his time on the University of Missouri.2022 Newsmagazine 39'