16 Receive Excel Award Distinction for Outstanding Achievement on the CPA Exam
CHICAGO, May 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Illinois CPA Society welcomed 1,656 individuals who successfully completed the 2008 Uniform CPA Exam into the CPA profession at the annual New CPA Banquet held May 18. Special recognition was given to candidates with outstanding achievement on the exam.
The Excel Award is granted to Illinois CPAs who achieved a total average
score of 90 or more and completed all four parts of the exam within two consecutive testing windows and were in the top five percent of the scores of those who completed all the requirements in 2008 in Illinois. Medals are awarded to those with the top scores in the State. Congratulations to the following 16 Award recipients:
- Excel Gold Medal
- Daniel Homan, CPA - Elk Grove Village, IL, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Meghan Krippinger, CPA - Vernon Hills, IL, University of Notre Dame
- Excel Silver Medal
- William Guska, CPA - Orland Park, IL, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Excel Bronze Medal
- Jeffrey Barry, CPA - Chicago, IL, University of Virginia at Charlottesville
- Adam Kulik, CPA - Chicago, IL, Miami University, Oxford
- Amy McMahon, CPA - Chicago, IL, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
The other Excel Award winners are:
- Jordan Adams, CPA - Lisle, IL, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa
- Nisa Agrawal, CPA - Burr Ridge, IL, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Matthew Carlson, CPA - Rockford, IL, Illinois State University
- Taylor Hassan, CPA - Chicago, IL, Illinois State University
- Jason Kauer, CPA - Dublin, OH, University of Wisconsin at Madison
- Michael Malatt, CPA - Oak Lawn, IL, University of Notre Dame
- Rachel Maly, CPA - Chicago, IL, University of Notre Dame
- Joseph Manzo, CPA - Chicago, IL, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Michael VanAcker, CPA - Palatine, IL, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Johnathan Williams, CPA - Long Grove, IL, University of Denver
"Congratulations to the award winners and all of our new Illinois CPAs," said Elaine Weiss, President and CEO of the Illinois CPA Society. "The profession is fortunate to have such a bright, outstanding group enter the workplace. The Society welcomes their energy and enthusiasm in helping the public to make sense of the economic complexities we face in these challenging times."
About the Illinois CPA Society
The Illinois CPA Society, founded in 1903, is the fifth largest state CPA society in the nation, with more than 24,000 members. It is the premier professional organization that represents CPAs in Illinois. During its over 100 years of existence, the Society has advanced the highest ethical and financial standards of the profession, and has been a leader in educating the public on financial issues.
SOURCE Illinois CPA Society
