EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

Ball State University

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• M.A. in Management and B.S. in Accounting

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• 2004 – Ball State, Miller College of Business – Alumni Award of Distinction

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• 2007 – Ball State, Miller College of Business – Hall of Fame Inductee

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• 2014 – Department of Accounting – Lifetime Achievement Award

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Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

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Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND HONORS

• Member of the AICPA

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• Past chair of the National CPA Financial Literacy Commission

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• AICPA 2007 Special Recognition Award (Financial Literacy Initiative)

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• Former AICPA board member

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• Past member of the AICPA Future Issues Committee

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• Past member of the AICPA Strategic Planning Committee

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• Past chair of the AICPA Major Firms' Group

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• Honored numerous times by Accounting Today as one of the "Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting" in the United States 

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• Past chair of the AICPA Management of an Accounting Practice (MAP) Committee

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• Served as a speaker or moderator at many practice management conferences

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• Member of the Illinois CPA Society and Indiana CPA Society 

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• 2009 Advisory Board Hall of Fame Award

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