CPA Society Awards

To nominate or apply for an award, contact the Society office.

Making a Difference award

This award is to recognize outstanding contributions made by a society member, in such areas as community service, education, or service to the CPA association. The award may recognize contributions in one or more of these three areas. More than one award may be presented in a given year. A recipients must be a CPA and a Society member. In 2009 this award replaced three prior awards that individually on education, public service and Society volunteerism. Application

   Award Recipients James G. Stewart, 2009

Prior to 2009, three separate awards were available -- education, volunteer and public service. Recipients of those past awards are listed below.

Membership Milestones

The Society recognizes members at various membership milestones, such as 10 and 20 years of continuous membership.

Board of Directors scholarship

The recipient is to be a Society member or affiliate, who intends to write the CPA Exam and become a CPA. Applicants are to provide a narrative about why they are pursuing the CPA credential (less than 150 words). Applicants should apply online, and they are to have completed Intermediate Accounting by application time. From among the applicants, 3 finalists will be selected based on the narrative content, and such preference items as Society involvement, intention to pursue a career in North Dakota, and other factors. Final selection is to be made by a committee. Application form

This award is a re-tooling of an award presented in the past under the name of Roy Janz, one of North Dakota’s first CPAs. His certificate number was number 18, granted in 1925. Mr. Janz served as President of the North Dakota CPA Society from 1948 to 1949.

Award Recipients Calvin Rehbein, 2009

Partial list of Roy Janz award recipients

2001 Lori Holweger
2002 David Enger
2003 Patrick Chaffee
2005 Ryan Bakke
2006 Derek Kinnischtzke
2007 Kristina Kazociunuene
2008 Erin Jones

CPA Exam Performance

These awards recognize strong results on the CPA Exam. The awards are to be presented to the three candidates with the highest composite Exam scores, provided they pass all four parts on their first attempt, within the 18 month conditioning period. To be eligible, an individual must be a North Dakota exam candidate, a graduate of a ND or border city college, and have completed the Exam during the last year prior to Convention (ending with the most recent April/May window). Staff selects the recipients based on the award criteria.

Life membership

This award is to recognize long-standing Society participation. The recipient must be a CPA and retired (not employed full time, and 60 or older). Generally the award will be presented to a CPA who has been actively involved over a number of years. To nominate or apply for life membership, simply prepare a brief letter of recommendation and send it to the Society office, or email to mail@ndscpa.org.

Past Recipients

Other awards

In 1991, the Society presented a special commendation to Tom Clifford, president of UND. He served as president of the North Dakota Society of CPAs in 1953.

To nominate or apply for an award, contact the Society office.