The Certified Public Accountants of Brungardt Hower Ward Elliott &amp; Pfeifer, L.C. announced this week that Mariah Brungardt, Rachel Cofer, Jodi Jensen, Mallory Milstead and Tylor Shepherd will be completing internships with the firm during the spring 2020 semester.&nbsp; They will be working in the Hays office in the tax department.&nbsp;<figure>
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 </figure>Mariah is in her second year of internship and is completing her master’s degree at Fort Hays State University. She is originally from WaKeeney.&nbsp;<figure>
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 </figure>Rachel is originally from Ransom, and Mallory is from Granby, Colo. Tylor from Hutchinson, Kansas.&nbsp; All three are pursuing accounting undergraduate degrees from Fort Hays State University.&nbsp; Jodi hails from Council Grove and is completing her master’s degree from Emporia State University after receiving her bachelor’s from Kansas State University.&nbsp; Jodi will begin working full-time with the firm upon completion of the spring semester.Brungardt Hower, with offices in Hays, Garden City and Johnson, serves clients in central and western Kansas.<figure>
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Area students join Hays accounting office as interns