December 2001

Society’s Hall of Fame Award

The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants 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. This included Max Block, Charles Waldo Haskins, Robert Montgomery, Emanuel Saxe and Elijah Watt Sells. The Society recognized these individuals at its Annual Election dinner meeting.

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

Demonstrated leadership within the profession and in the larger community within New York state.
Demonstrated a record of achievement and provided vision and knowledge of broad business issues.
Made a demonstrated impact on the profession through outstanding professional accomplishments.
Provided distinguished service to the profession or the larger community.
Contributed to accounting research, literature or education.
Demonstrated commitment and leadership in adapting to changes in the profession.
Made a contribution toward influencing the future of the profession.
Provided significant service to accounting organizations.
Been a member of the NYSSCPA for a significant part of his or her career.

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

Individuals may not nominate themselves. All nominations must be submitted on the standard nomination form, which can be found on the Society’s website at www.nysscpa.org. The deadline is January 15, 2002. For more information on the Hall of Fame, please contact Nereida Gomez, NYSSCPA committee services manager, at (212) 719-8358 or ngomez@nysscpa.org.