August 2000

Colson Named CPA Journal Editor-in-Chief

Robert H. Colson, CPA, PhD, has been named editor-in-chief of The CPA Journal, the NYSSCPA's monthly magazine. Colson assumed the position on June 19, succeeding James L. Craig Jr., who had headed the Journal since 1989.

"The CPA Journal is one of the best read and respected publications in the accounting profession, and Bob's unique background will help us move in new directions," NYSSCPA Executive Director Louis Grumet said. "I'm very pleased and excited about the role he will play in the future of one of our key member services."

Colson was previously executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Financial Executives Research Foundation of the Financial Executives Institute, based in Morristown, N.J. He has also been a professor of accounting, business division chair, and accounting department chair at Daemen College in Amherst, N.Y.

"The CPA Journal already is an excellent publication, and I look forward to the challenge of leading it as it enters the next millennium." Colson said. "These are interesting, exciting times for the profession, and The CPA Journal will have a lot to say to help our members deal with them."