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NEW YORK, NEW YORK, April 6, 2006 -- The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) will present Victor S. Rich, CPA of Old Westbury with its Distinguished Service Award on Thursday, May 18th at the Society’s 109th Annual Election Meeting and Dinner at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. This award recognizes CPAs who have distinguished themselves as in community, charitable or civic activities on an ongoing basis.

Victor S. Rich joined the Society in 1966. He has served as the Society’s Vice President (twice) and as a member of the Board of Directors. He has chaired the Large and Medium Sized Firms Practice Management, Furtherance, Public Relations, Management of An Accounting Practice, Member Relations, Continuity of Practice and Local Practitioners committees. He has also served on the Board of Trustees of the Society’s Foundation for Accounting Education for two terms and has been in their faculty bank of lecturers.

He has represented New York State on the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Governing Council, the body that determines Institute programs and policies with representatives from every state and U.S. territory. He has also served on several AICPA committees.

Rich has also been a member of the Accountants Club of America Board of Governors, has served as its Treasurer and is currently serving as incoming Vice President, as well as for the Accountants Forum, Inc., a national group of accountants and CPAs administered by the Society.

His other associations and affiliations are highly diverse. He has been active in Irvington, New York’s municipal government as an appointed unpaid employee for 18 years. For eight years he was a member of the Irvington Environmental Conservation Board, including five years as Chairman. He also served as a member of the Irvington Planning Council for 10 years.

Rich has held and continues to hold numerous positions with the Dartmouth College Alumni Association. He has held an unprecented four separate 3 year terms on the Dartmouth Alumni Council which serves as an advisory group to the College’s Board of Trustees. He was a member of the Executive Committee of the UJA/Federation Accounting Division for several years. He has also been active in the management of the Hudson House Cooperative Corporation having served as President, Vice President, Treasurer and a member of the Board of Directors for one of the most prestigious residential cooperatives in Westchester County.

Stuart Kessler, CPA said in nominating Rich, “As a prior recipient of the NYSSCPA Distinguished Service Award and as a selected member of the Society’s CPA Hall of Fame, I highly recommend Victor Rich as the recipient of the Society’s Distinguished Service Award for his long-term and distinguished service to the Society and to the general public via his community, charitable and civic activities over a period of 40 plus years.”

About the NYSSCPA

Representing 30,000 CPAs, the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) is the oldest and largest state accounting organization in the nation.
Incorporated in 1897, the Society is a not-for-profit organization that seeks to establish and maintain high standards of integrity, honor, and character among certified public accountants. Its members are CPAs working in public practice, industry, government and education in a state that serves as the home of Wall Street and major financial institutions.

The New York State Society of CPAs is located at 3 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016. To learn more about the Society call 800-633-6320 or visit the Society’s website at www.nysscpa.org.