Award Winners

Distinguished Service Award

This award is given annually to a member who has served the accounting profession through volunteering on committees, the Board of Directors, task forces, Board of Accountancy, AICPA committees, or in other capacities to benefit the accounting profession within South Dakota and across the nation. Members of the SDCPAS nominate other members for this prestigious honor or the Board of Directors selects. It is awarded at the annual convention and is based on service through previous years.

 

 

Outstanding Young Professional Award

This is the former Rookie of the Year Award that has been changed to reflect the contributions of our younger members. The winner of this award is a CPA who has been a member of the SDCPAS less than three years and has assumed leadership responsibility through service on a committee, as a liaison, or in some other way. The recommendation comes from the Executive Director for Board approval, and the winner is announced at the annual convention.

 

 

Outstanding Committee Person

The Board of Directors annually selects a recipient of this award from the list of committee persons in order to acknowledge one of them for his/her outstanding service on a committee.

 

 

Public Service Award

This is a joint SDCPAS/AICPA award program which recognizes CPAs who have established a record of community service at the local, state or national level. Members are very active in civic, religious, educational, recreational, athletic, and other projects. Some winners have been involved in a wide variety of projects while others have selected a handful of activities and pursued them.

 

 

Outstanding Educator Award

The Relations with Education Committee accepts nomination from students, members and institutions across South Dakota to recognize an educator who is employed at least half time by a college or university in South Dakota in the accounting department, subject to Board approval. Depending upon the circumstances, this award is presented at the convention or in a special ceremony, and the winner does not need to be a CPA or a member of the SDCPAS.

 

 

 

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