SHARE:  Author: Dina Barabash, Content Development & Web Specialist Three business leaders were honored by NASBA on October 29, 2024, during NASBA’s 117th Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL, for their leadership and contributions to the accounting profession. Telford A. Lodden, CPA, of West Des Moines, IA, received the 2024 William H. Van Rensselaer Public Service Award. This award recognizes individuals who have contributed to the development of a new program, improvement of a current program for State Boards of Accountancy, or who have influenced passage of rules or statutes to strengthen accountancy regulation. Lodden has dedicated his insight and expertise to the accounting profession in numerous leadership capacities for over four decades. As a member of the NASBA Board of Directors, he served as a Central regional director, director-at-large, vice chair and chair from 2016-2017.. Lodden is a former chair and long-time member of the AICPA/NASBA International Qualifications Appraisal Board and was instrumental in setting up new mutual recognition agreements and the formalization of the documentation of the evaluation process. He is also the former chair of the NASBA’s Continuing Professional Education Committee where he was instrumental in forming a new joint task force composed of NASBA, AICPA, providers and educators to review the CPE Standards. Today, he is a member of the NASBA Uniform Accountancy Act Committee and Past Chair Advisory Council. Lodden retired in 2023 and is currently a writer, speaker, coach and consultant. Jimmy E. Burkes, CPA, of Clinton, MS, received the 2024 NASBA Distinguished Service Award. This award honors individuals who have demonstrated an unswerving commitment and dedication to enhancing the mission of NASBA. Burkes proudly served on the NASBA Board of Directors for 11 years, three years as Southeast regional director with the remaining eight as a director-at-large. He has served on, and chaired, multiple NASBA committees including the Administration and Finance, Audit, Awards, Bylaws, Compliance Assurance, Enforcement Resources, and Regulatory Response committees. Additionally, he is a former secretary and member of the NASBA Center for the Public Trust Board of Directors. He was also appointed as NASBA’s representative to the AICPA’s Accounting and Review Services Committee. Lastly, Doreen Johnson, of White Bear Lake, MN, received the 2024 Lorraine P. Sachs Standard of Excellence Award. The award recognizes a state board executive or administrator that has shown outstanding service to improve the effectiveness of accounting regulation on local and national fronts. Johnson served as the executive director of the Minnesota State Board of Accountancy for two decades, until her recent retirement in August of this year. During her tenure, she oversaw the adoption and implementation of significant administrative rule changes that eased the burden of the licensure process for licensees and applicants through mobility, modification to the licensure framework and a rigorous review of administrative rules. As a passionate public servant for over 28 years, Johnson volunteered her time on numerous committees (including the NASBA Accountancy Licensee Database Committee), task forces and leadership training to support the operations of the board on a state and national level. NASBA congratulates each recipient on their achievements and thanks them for their dedication to the profession. |
