BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – This summer, the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) named Illinois Wesleyan senior Phil Adeleye the NABA man of the year and NABA student of the year. Adeleye is an accounting major with a minor in economics and a native of Osu-Accra, Nigeria.
In June, Adeleye attended the NABA national convention in Houston, Tex. and was awarded a $10,000 scholarship. He also gave a speech at the scholarship luncheon and had the opportunity to join one of the founders of NABA in a book signing.
“It was a great learning experience. I was honored to get such an opportunity and plan to utilize my learning experiences to improve Illinois Wesleyan’s NABA chapter,” said Adeleye, who also in June attended the Chicago Scholarship Banquet and was awarded a $2,500 NABA Chicago chapter scholarship.