Member News

Hope Levin, CPA, Arizona market president, U.S. Bank, was honored as a member of a “top banking team” by U.S. Banker Magazine.

Michelle Kerrick, CPA, the managing partner for Deloitte & Touche LLP-Arizona Practice, was recently inducted into the Northern Arizona University College of Business Administration Alumni & Faculty Hall of Fame.

Ray Lowry, CPA, joined the Tucson firm of Flowers Reiger & Associates as a tax manager.

W. P. Carey School of Business Creates Huizingh Teaching Award

An award recognizing and honoring excellence in teaching, inspiring, and mentoring students has been created and named for Dr. William Huizingh, a retired W. P. Carey School of Business professor.

The annual award is given to a professor who has committed his or her life to helping students realize their full potential.

Huizingh joined the W. P. Carey School of Business (formerly the ASU College of Business) as an assistant professor in 1959, and in January 1964, he became chair of the School of Accountancy (formerly the Accounting Department). In September 1965, he was promoted to professor, and also remained chair of the department. He became associate dean in September 1970, a role he continued to serve in until 1981. He retired in 1985.

At a recent homecoming celebration, Huizingh was honored with great fondness by several of his former students, including ASCPA member Tony Astorga, John Mumsford, Craig Weatherup and Bob Short. A plaque, commemorating his teaching legacy, will display the names of the teaching award recipients. Several ASU alumni provided a generous leadership gift to create the endowment.

ASCPA Staff Addition

Adela E. Jiménez, CPA, MBA, joins the ASCPA staff as director of finance and administration. Jiménez comes to the ASCPA with many years of finance and process redesign experience. Most recently as a supply chain auditor for Intel Corporation, she conducted financial audits and consulting services in process redesign. Prior to Intel, Jiménez enjoyed a nine-year tenure with American Express. Her multiple assignments included finance director of the technologies finance division, where she partnered with the CFO to ensure efficient operation and attainment of departmental goals, provided financial and analytical support for the budget process and led several strategic and tactical change management processes worldwide.

Jiménez completed her first marathon, hiked the Havasupai trail into the Grand Canyon, and is now preparing for her first sprint-triathlon. She devotes much of her time to community volunteer activities, family and reading.

Newsworthy CPAs…

“If you are going to buy something in January, you may as well buy it now.”

Jay Payne, CPA, BDO Seidman, LLP,

from the article, “Tax Adjustments Can be Big

Windfall for Small Firms,” in The Business Journal.

Stella Saindon, CPA, of Grant Thornton LLP, was quoted in Phoenix Woman magazine in an article about lateral career moves and explained that her move from Albuquerque to Phoenix was a good opportunity to mentor women in the company’s initiative to develop women executives.

Peggy Ullmann, CPA, and Roman Kepczyk, CPA, were both listed in the Top 100 Most Influential Practioners by CPA magazine.

Armando Roman, CPA, and Cindie Hubiak, CPA, were both quoted in an article in The Arizona Republic on teaching children how to manage money.

AZ CPA – February 2007