Matthew Schopp finalist for Rutgers Man of the Year award

New Brunswick — During Rutgers University’s homecoming football game, eight highly qualified undergraduates made their way onto the field to be recognized as the finalists of the Rutgers University Distinguished Man and Woman of the Year Award competition. This competition recognized juniors and seniors who have at least a 3.0 grade point average (4.0 =A) and have been actively involved at Rutgers, making an impact on their community through participation in student organizations and service to the University. Matthew Schopp of West Milford was one of those young men, named a finalist in the competition. Matthew is the son of Kenneth D. Schopp and Cathy Schopp of West Milford. The applicant pool for this competition was highly competitive as there are approximately 450 varied leadership opportunities offered by student organizations at Rutgers University. A lengthy application and interview process led to several rounds of elimination, cutting the initial group of 29 applicants to eight finalists, before two winners were selected as the Man and Woman of the Year. During his time at Rutgers, Schopp has been involved as vice president of the Busch Campus Council, a governing committee at the university, as well as serving as an instructor for the First-Year Interest Group Seminar to help students adjust to life at Rutgers. His involvement at Rutgers has extended into the Greek community as well serving in multiple positions in Phi Kappa Sigma. Schopp is a joint bachelor of arts in economics and master of business administration in accounting student. He has maintained a 3.7 grade point average while participating in all of his extracurricular activities and holding two internships. He has been involved in two research groups on campus dealing with problems during the current banking crisis and researching historical financial crises. He was also chosen as a Domestic Taxation Intern for the Johnson and Johnson Corporation his freshman year at Rutgers. He has been awarded the Neal L. Hospers Outstanding Undergraduate Award for his achievements in fraternity life as well as being accepted into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. Schopp will graduate in May 2010.