Vernon Kate Lukacs, a 2003 Vernon Township High School graduate, has returned to Vernon after studying last semester in Rome, Italy. She recently graduated summa cum laude from The American University in Washington D.C., receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration with a specialization in Accounting and a minor in Applied Physics. At American, Lukacs served as president of the Undergraduate Business Association and was inducted into the Alpha Lambda Delta and Golden Key honor societies. She volunteered free tax preparation with the IRS’s VITA program in Washington, DC, and completed an internship at KPMG, LLC, in New York City. Lukacs is currently working towards a Master of Accountancy at Rutgers University. She will begin employment as an accountant with KPMG in 2008, while pursing her CPA license.