Illinois CPA Society Welcomes 1,780 New CPAs to the Profession

22 Receive Excel Award Distinction for Outstanding Achievement on the CPA Exam

CHICAGO, May 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Illinois CPA Society welcomed 1,780 individuals who successfully completed the 2010 Uniform CPA Exam into the CPA profession at the annual New CPA Banquet held May 5. Candidates with outstanding achievement on the exam were given special recognition.

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 2010 in Illinois. Medals are awarded to those with the top scores in the State. Congratulations to all of the following 22 Medal and Award recipients:

• Excel Gold Medal -- Jenna Kae Mehalic, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Excel Silver Medal -- Brian McDonald, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Excel Bronze Medal -- Luke Tyler Beasley, Loyola University Chicago, and
• Brittany Minkler, Illinois State University

The other Excel Award winners are:

• Allison Nicole Blackburn, Indiana University
• Christina Lynn Bunte, University of Iowa
• Jordan Michael Ciccarello, The Ohio State University
• Luke M. Derheimer, University of Notre Dame
• Laura K. Hanley, University of Notre Dame
• Evan Morris Hayes, University of Montana
• Kenneth L. Kamps, University of Wisconsin
• Timothy C. Kenwick, Illinois State University
• Allison C. Kinn, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Megan Marie Kloet, University of Notre Dame
• Michael Brion Kraus, University of Wisconsin
• Laurence R. Milstein, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Derek Moody, Brigham Young University
• Timothy T. Seong, University of Illinois at Chicago
• Melissa Jane Shields, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Julie Marie Valentyn, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• John William Vitols, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Yan Wang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

"Congratulations to the award recipients and all of our new Illinois CPAs," said Elaine Weiss, President and CEO of the Illinois CPA Society. "These new professionals, the best and brightest of their class, can contribute much to growing our profession while facing new challenges."

About the Illinois CPA Society
The Illinois CPA Society, founded in 1903, is the fourth 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

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