2005-2006
Houston CPA Society
Recognition Awards
May 30, 2006 ~ Society Training Facility

(l) 2005-2006 Society President Barry Wilken and (r) Awards Committee Chair Melissa Masso congratulate Johnny Veselka and John Messenger, newly elected Society Honorary Life Members, at the Year End Awards Ceremony held May 31 in the Society Training Facility.	Forty Year Members with their 40-Year pin and Certificate of Achievement ‑ (l to r) Richard W. Lilliott, III; V. Richard Viebig, Jr.; George R. Andrus; Paul W. Mugnier; and, accepting for David B. Blomstrom, Debby Bockelman.  Not pictured: Charles R. Batte, Carl W. Kennedy, Marion P. Maggio,Lowell B. Montgomery, William O. Strange, Carroll E. Sylvester, and Darrell D. Wilson.
(center l to r) Significant Contribution by a Member in Industry Bill McGinnis (Golf Classic Committee) and Significant Support of the Society Steve Kempe, International Cellulose Corporation.	(l to r) Young CPA of the Year Diana Castro, Outstanding CPA of the Year Mike Spartalis, and Distinguished Service to the Profession Brenda Hartman.
(l to r) Outstanding Committee Member Mario Garcia (Tax Expo), Outstanding Committee Community Services (Sandra Van De Walle, chair), Outstanding Committee Chair Pat Durio (Charity Extravaganza), Outstanding Mentor Cheryl Johnson, and Outstanding Committee Member Ty Poston (Tax Expo).	(l to r) Outstanding CPE Charlotte Tafaro, Outstanding Speaker Pi Yi Mayo, and CPE Event of the Year Tax Expo (Karen Lipshy-Goldberg and Tom De Georgio).
True Grit Award Tim Hebert (Healthcare Committee) and Visionary Award John Misitigh (Accounting Scholarships Committee).	John B. Harrison Award Kathy Ploch and Stan & Margaret Voelkel Contribution to Education Award Julie Cutrer.
(l to r) Special Recognition Awards were received by Brandon Adjei, Ronnie Darden, and John Foster.	(l) 2005-2006 Society President Barry Wilken and Awards Committee Chair Melissa Masso congratulate CPAs Helping Schools Recognition Award winners Outstanding Student Kathryn Wilkening (Lamar Consolidated High School, Lamar CISD); Outstanding Teacher Patricia Stupka (B.F. Terry High School, Lamar CISD); and Outstanding Student Kelly Sebesta, (B.F. Terry High School, Lamar CISD).  Not pictured: Outstanding Students Yi Chen (Humble High School, Humble ISD) and Dieu Truong (Spring Woods High School, Spring Branch ISD).
(l) 2005-2006 Society President Barry Wilken and (far r) CPAs Helping Schools Chair Don Jones congratulate students and their advisors: (l to r) John Leavins and Jason Hildreth, University of St. Thomas; Rushdi Husain and Jim Stinson, University of Houston Bauer College of Business; Oluwadamilola Adewoye and Dr. Cathy Claiborne, CPA, Texas Southern University; Brooke Smith and Shari Westcott, Houston Baptist University.  Not pictured: Olubukola Awobajo, Prairie View A & M; Thao Le, University of Houston – Clear Lake; Jurgen Oosthuizen, Sam Houston State University; and Amy Vargas, University of Houston – Downtown.	l) Accounting Scholarships Chair John Misitigh and 2005-2006 Society President Barry Wilken congratulate students and university representatives: (l to r) Dr. Cathy Claiborne, CPA, and Geoffrey Kiiri, Texas Southern University; Shari Westcott, Houston Baptist University; Korey Adams, Prairie View A & M; Miho Yamaguchi, Houston Baptist University; and Jim Stinston and Alan Strassner, University of Houston – Bauer College of Business.  Not pictured: Marianne Henry, Sam Houston State University; Thao Le, University of Houston - Clear Lake; Ewa Rincon, University of Houston – Downtown; and Jonathan Wasidewski, University of St. Thomas.