Baum, Smith & Clemens Awards Travis Bechtel Scholarship


August 5, 2020 (Harleysville, PA) – Baum, Smith & Clemens, LLP the Harleysville based accounting and business advisory firm is pleased to announce this year’s winner of the Travis Bechtel Scholarship. The scholarship is named in honor of a former employee of Baum, Smith, & Clemens who died at a young age while working for the firm. It is awarded to a graduating senior of Dock Mennonite Academy, chosen by the school, who has excelled in academics, sports and business. Braden Landis, a 2020 graduate of Dock Mennonite Academy is this year’s recipient of the scholarship. He is the son of Scott and Charla Landis. While at Dock, Braden was a member of the soccer and volleyball teams, choir, band and National Honor Society. He will be continuing his education at Grove City College, majoring in Business Economics with a minor in Psychology.

Baum, Smith, & Clemens, LLP is the Harleysville affiliate of CPAmerica, an exclusive association of more than 80 full-service, independent accounting and consulting firms across the United States that share industry-specific knowledge, training programs, practice management techniques and numerous other services.