Alumni Newsletter Fall 2021

Meredith Slaw

Meredith Slaw has a Passion for Softball Meredith Slaw is a Senior in ACIS who is entering the Master of Accounting and Information Systems program upon graduation. In addition to being a stellar student she is also an infielder for the Virginia Tech Softball Team. Meredith grew up in a small town called Warsaw, Virginia. She loved growing up in a small town, where her graduating class was only 82 students. As a result, coming to Virginia Tech was an extreme change, but a change that she has handled with much success. Meredith is also very family-oriented and is excited that her younger sister also aspires to be a collegiate student athlete. Meredith started her journey to play college softball when she was in middle school. She joined an elite team in high school and committed to VT as a sophomore. Her best memory of softball thus far was her opportunity to play against UCLA in the 2021 super regionals where she was able to play against an Olympian. Meredith’s role as a student athlete took a hit in 2020 as the softball season was canceled halfway through due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. She took this adversity and found a way to adapt as the softball team was given a 5 th year due to the pandemic which coincided with her desire to attend Virginia Tech for an additional year to pursue her graduate degree. Meredith’s goal is to one day become a partner for an auditing firm. She has had a great opportunity to start her future with Kearney and Company. Here she began as an extern which turned into multiple internship opportunities doing financial statement auditing. She feels that Kearney and Company is the perfect fit for a small-town girl like herself, and she is excited for her next internship opportunity this summer.

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