2006 MACPA Award Winners
The MACPA honored the accomplishments of its members, task forces and partners at the 2006 MACPA Awards Dinner in October.
Forty-two awards were presented to distinguished members and affiliates of the MACPA. Among the recipients were Bill Ezzell who received the Outstanding Visionary Award, John Higgins who received the Distinguished Service Award and Dick Gabrys who received the Distinguished Achievement Award.
Long-time MACPA member and former Michigan Accountancy Foundation Trustee Jeff Barry was featured with a special memorial tribute at the dinner. He was the recipient of the MACPA’s highest awards- the Distinguished Achievement Award and the Distinguished Service Award.
The 2006 MACPA Award Recipients
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| Outgoing Chair's Award winner Peggy Haw Jury posing with Leslie Murphy at the 2006 Awards Dinner |
Accounting Educator of the Year
Michael F. Foran
Business & Industry
Mark R. Bartlett
Chair's Service
Beth A. Bialy
Dennis M. Echelbarger
Stephen H. Epstein
Suzanne U. Jolicoeur
Edward S. Kisscorni
Walter S. Koziol
Terry Murphy
Wayne A. Pahssen
Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education
Gadis J. Dillon, PhD
Distinguished Achievement
Richard M. Gabrys
Distinguished Service
John H. Higgins
Firm Appreciation
Plante & Moran LLC
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| Sean Keenan, Wayne Pahssen, Walter Koziol, Stephen Epstein, Dennis Echelbarger and Peggy Haw Jury at the 2006 Awards Dinner |
Outgoing Michigan State Board of Accountancy Member
Lawrence R. Donaldson
Outgoing MACPA Board Members
Susan C. Kattelus
Keith A. Pretty
John P. Pridnia
Outgoing MACPA Board Officers
Walter S. Koziol
Outgoing Task Force Chairs
David C. May - Accounting for the Tax Practitioner
Wesley J. Exelby – Agribusiness
Lloyd L. Miller – Automotive Dealers
Amy M. Drouillard - Communications
L. Charles Bokemeier - Educators and Spring Educators Conference Planning Committee
Sean H. Cook – Federal Tax
Rodney L. Crawford – Fraud
John J. Thrush – Governmental Accounting and Auditing
David S. Nathan – Healthcare
Jeffery L. Hill – High School Leaders Conference
Dennis E. Blough – Information Technology
John C. Zerbo – Management Information Shows
Dennis H. McClain – Membership Advisory Leadership Committee
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| Outstanding Visionary Award Winner William F. Ezzell with Peggy Haw Jury and Sean Keenan at the 2006 Awards Dinner |
Patrick G. McKeever – Members' Insurance
Mark McGowan – Mergers & Acquisitions
Patrick J. Dolan – New Professionals
Curt A. Reppuhn – Nonprofit
Nancy J. Lange – Personal Financial Planning
Neil F. DeBoer – Practice Management Issues
Donovan J. Miller – Practice Management
Leadership Committee
Joseph J. Tomczyk – State & Local Tax
Bryan L. Smith – Specialized Interest Track
Leadership Committee
Claude A. Titche III – West Michigan Tax Symposium
Outgoing Chair's Award
Peggy Haw Jury
Outstanding CPA in Government
Carla E. Sledge
Outstanding Task Force
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| Jane Barry accepted the Special Recognition Award on behalf of her husband Jeffrey W. Barry at the 2006 Awards Dinner |
Financial Literacy Task Force – Hospice
Judge Judith R. Trepeck (Chair)
George H. Armelagos
Daniel W. Bargy
Constance A. Casselton
Thomas P. Jeakle
Stuart M. Sakwa
Michael E. Slomski
Wayne B. Titus III
Daniel M. Yuhn
Outstanding Visionary Award
William F. Ezzell
Partnership
Crain's Detroit Business
Eastern Michigan University
Michigan State University
Michigan Tax Tribunal
Public Service Award
Michael T. Tribble
Special Recognition Award
Jeffrey W. Barry
