Monthly Archives: May 2014
Fourth Annual Business with Purpose Awards Luncheon and Integrity Forum
You are invited to be part of a special event that celebrates the best of business. The annual Business with Purpose Awards Luncheon recognizes those individuals and companies who have demonstrated their unusual commitments to outstanding service to the community, to encouraging their employees to achieve a higher social mission, and to achieving the highest level of profitability and financial success, as well. The fourth annual event, held on June 4, is sponsored by the Dean Institute for Corporate Governance and Integrity at Lipscomb University, in partnership with the NASBA Center for the Public Trust.
2014 Student Leadership Conference
The NASBA Center for the Public Trust is gearing up for its 2014 Student Leadership Conference, June 11-12 in St. Louis, Mo. In this intensive two-day training event, participants will increase their knowledge and exposure to ethical leadership and bring their experience back home to apply on campus and in future endeavors. They will be provided with exposure and training in an interactive environment to help build their ethical foundation and guiding principles.
Student News: Challenging Ohio University Students to Influence Their Environment (May/June 2014)
Ethics Matters May/June 2014 On April 14, over 100 students hosted by the Ohio University StudentCPT chapter met to hear noted ethics lecturer Jerry Esselstein give a talk titled, “10 Strategies to Enhance Impact & Effectiveness.” The lecture shared practical insights for students about how they can better add value to their work. “You have…
Student News: Redefining Success at the College of Charleston (May/June 2014)
Ethics Matters May/June 2014 On April 20, members of the StudentCPT chapter at the College of Charleston (Charleston, SC) co-hosted M. W. “Bucky” Glover, partner with the North Carolina-based CPA firm Potter & Company, for a talk titled, “Success or Significance?” The talk was co-hosted with Beta Alpha Psi, an international honor society for business…
Announcing Recent Additions to the CPT Board (May/June 2014)
Ethics Matters May/June 2014 The NASBA Center for the Public Trust is pleased to announce the addition of the following members to our Board of Directors: Donald Burkett, CPA South Carolina-native, Donald Burkett has served as a CPA for over 30 years through his firm, Burkett, Burkett & Burkett where he is the Executive Vice…
Rochester Business Leader Receives “Being a Difference” Award (May/June 2014)
Ethics Matters May/June 2014 This year, the NASBA Center for the Public Trust (CPT) presented Alan R. Ziegler of Rochester, NY with the Being a Difference award at an event sponsored by the Rochester Area Business Ethics Foundation (RABEF). The presentation took place at St. John Fisher College in Rochester and was attended by over…
Michigan Audit Firm Partner Receives “Being a Difference” Award (May/June 2014)
Ethics Matters May/June 2014 Earlier this year, the NASBA Center for the Public Trust (CPT) presented Beth Bialy, a partner with Southfield, MI-based governmental auditing and accounting practice, Plante Moran, PLCC, with the Being a Difference award. The presentation breakfast took place at the scenic Grosse Pointe War Memorial in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, was…
Leadership Column: The Strength of a Leader (May/June 2014)
Author: Alfonzo Alexander, CPT President
Good News: CPA Gives Final Four Tickets to His Son (May/June 2014)
Ethics Matters May/June 2014 At a Center for the Public Trust (CPT) fundraising event during last Fall’s NASBA Annual Meeting, Bob Cagnassola, Managing Partner at the Suplee, Clooney & Company CPA firm, was fortunate enough to win two tickets to this season’s NCAA Men’s Final Four Championship. “It was absolutely dumb luck,” he laughed. But…