The Society established the CPA Hall of Fame award to honor exceptional certified public accountants for their work, vision and contributions to the profession and the larger community.

Its goals are to promote the CPA designation, to reward selected individuals for their distinguished service and contribution to the profession, and to provide a venue for recognition of the personal and professional achievements of worthy individuals who have made a demonstrated impact on the profession.

The Society inducted five outstanding CPAs into the first class of the Hall of Fame in May 2000.

The Society has initiated the selection process for the next inductees. To qualify, candidates must have:

Candidates also must have worked for a minimum of 25 years as a CPA—10 of those in New York state—and have reached the age of 65 or have become disabled or otherwise not actively engaged in accounting-related employment. Posthumous nominations will be accepted.

All nominations must be submitted on this standard nomination form, which can also be found on the Society’s Web site at www.nysscpa.org under the “For Your Info” heading. The deadline is Jan. 29, 2009.

For more information on the Hall of Fame, please contact Nereida Gomez at 212-719-8358, 800-697-7272, or ngomez@nysscpa.org.

Click here for the CPA Hall of Fame Nomination Form 2009.