2019 - 2021 FMA Magazine

AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS
Emily Mills, a Harbert College of Business senior majoring
in finance, was named the Alabama Association of
Colleges and Employers Intern Student of the Year for
2020. This award recognizes an outstanding intern from a
four-year or two-year institution.
Mills, a native of The Woodlands, Texas, earned this
honor after completing the Girls Who Invest Summer
Intensive program in 2019. GWI selects the brightest
female finance students across the nation and puts them
through a rigorous, four-week training program focused
on core asset management concepts and skills taught
by professors from the Wharton School of Business.
She then completed the GWI program with a six week
internship at Vista Equity Partners gaining hands on
experience in the financial industry. This summer she had
the opportunity to continue learning about the industry
while interning for ExxonMobil in Houston. There, she
worked as a CFS summer analyst focused on creating a
tool for managing employee staffing and development.
“This award highlights the amount of work both my peers
and Tracy Richard (Financial Management Association
Director) have put into encouraging me to reach beyond
what I believed I was capable of when I started school in
2017. I have been guided every step of the way,” said Mills,
a four-year member of the FMA National Honor Society
who expects to graduate this December. “I never could
have won this award without FMA, Tracy, and classes at
Harbert College that pushed me to think outside of the
basics of finance.”
EMILY
MILLS
“I am so grateful for everything FMA has provided
me. I have been surrounded by the brightest students
in finance, encouraged to better myself every
semester, and pushed to apply for everything that
comes my way... It is because of FMA that I feel I am
ready to start my career in the coming year.”
Richard said that Mills “approaches every task with
purpose and heart.”
“Her acceptance to Girls Who Invest was one of the first
for women of the SEC,” Richard continued. “But beyond
this drive, Emily is just a good person who always lifts
those around her. She has left her mark on FMA and the
University by embracing the mentorship of our younger
students. I look forward to watching Emily’s success at
ExxonMobil and beyond.”
“I joined FMA without really understanding the impact
it would have on my time here at Auburn,” Mills said. “I
was just eager to find my place here in the business school.
I am so grateful for everything FMA has provided me. I
have been surrounded by the brightest students in finance,
encouraged to better myself every semester, and pushed to
apply for everything that comes my way. I have been able
to network with alumni and have had the opportunity to
take more challenging courses. It is because of FMA that I
feel I am ready to start my career in the coming year.”
FMA 2019-2021 MAGAZINE 45