Accounting
State CPA Society News & Updates: Feb. 2024
State CPA Society News & Updates is a selection of recent announcements and initiatives by CPA associations in the United States and its territories.
Feb. 06, 2024
State CPA Society News & Updates is a selection of recent announcements and initiatives by CPA associations in the United States and its territories.
The Arkansas Society of Certified Public Accountants (ARCPA) announced the 2024 ARCPA Student Education Fund Golf Tournament, which will take place on Monday, May 20, 2024 at the Maumelle Country Club. All net proceeds from the tournament will be used to fund scholarships to college and university accounting students in Arkansas.
Those interested in participating in the tournament as a player or as a sponsor can sign up here.
TheConnecticut Society of CPAs (CTCPA) recently announced the 2024 CTCPA Women’s Awards winners, which celebrate Connecticut’s female finance professionals.
Distinguished Service Award Winners:
- Melissa S. Beeler, CPA – Deloitte Tax, LLP
- Mary Kay Curtiss, MSPA, CPA – CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
- Stacy R. Farber, CPA – UHY LLP
- Teresa J. Opalacz, CPA – Guilmartin, DiPiro & Sokolowski LLC
- Jennifer J. Schempp, CPA – Beers, Hamerman, Cohen & Burger, PC
Women to Watch Winners
- Rebecca W. Lyman, CPA – CohnReznick
- Amber Moore, CPA – Goldblatt Bokoff LLC
- Katherine M. Patnaude, CPA, MSA- PKF O’Connor Davies
- Lindsay Tessler, CPA – Whittlesey PC
Aspiring CPA Winners
- Marissa Bartone – Ernst & Young
- Bridgette Eguizabal – Kaman Corporation
- Emily Kindle – Whittlesey PC
- Mariam Noorzad – Ernst & Young
- Christina Roy – Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina
TheFlorida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA) is looking for speakers for its MEGA Conference, set for June 11-13 at Universal Orlando’s Loews Sapphire Falls resort. They are seeking proposals focused on accounting and auditing, emerging issues, firm optimization and transformation, personal development, and more. Those interested can complete this form.
The Idaho Society of Certified Public Accountants (IDCPA) is offering What Tax Practitioners Need to Know About Medicare. This online webinar will take place on March 15, 2024 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm MT and covers topics such as:
- Medicare eligibility
- How to apply for Medicare
- Late enrollment penalties
- Information on Medicare surtax
- The Affordable Care Act’s impact on Medicare
The member fee for the webinar is $95, with a nonmember fee of $100. Those interested can register here.
TheIllinois CPA Society (ICPAS) recently announced the Mary T. Washington Wylie Internship Preparation Program Scholars, The 2024 scholars are:
| Name | Academic Institution | |
| Abigail Adjei | DePaul University | |
| Kevin Akins | Augustana College | |
| Anne Akpabio | Midwestern State University | |
| Taylor Bello | University of Illinois Chicago | |
| Nicholas Camacho | Augustana College | |
| Leslye Carrasco | University of Illinois Chicago | |
| Cherrell Cobbins | DePaul University | |
| Gregory Collins | Governors State University | |
| Luis Corral | Richard J. Daley College | |
| Clarissa Cortina | Morton College | |
| Alfred Dzakpasu | Southern Illinois University | |
| Dasjha Eguasa | Northern Illinois University | |
| Emma Fagla | Augustana College | |
| Karen Fonseca Munoz | University of St. Francis | |
| Bryan Grimaldo | Aurora University | |
| Richea Haygood | Olive Harvey College | |
| Andrea Hernandez | Lewis University | |
| Abdurrahman Ibrahim | DePaul University | |
| Malak Jellouli | College of DuPage | |
| Milca Jimenez | Lewis University | |
| Maryam Khan | College of DuPage | |
| Solyana Kifle | Augustana College | |
| Nadya Mahoney | University of Illinois Chicago | |
| Bemnet Melesse | Augustana College | |
| Christopher Munoz | Loyola University Chicago | |
| Jasmine Nevarez | Arrupe College of Loyola University Chicago | |
| Ali Neziri | College of DuPage | |
| Ethan Orange | Dominican University | |
| Erik Ortega | University of Illinois | |
| Jerome Phillips | University of Illinois | |
| Martha Pierre-Louis | Loyola University Chicago | |
| Sandra Pinzon Velazquez | Morton College | |
| Rafael Ramirez | Augustana College | |
| Desire Sebakara | University of Illinois Chicago | |
| Chakyra Space | Chicago State University | |
| Tiara Spikener | Aurora University | |
| Isiah Talley | University of Illinois Chicago | |
| Delanee Telford | University of Illinois | |
| Jerrly Varughese | University of St. Francis | |
| Guadalupe Viramontes | Saint Xavier University | |
| Atanda Williams | Governors State University |