2001 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD.

For his efforts to develop CAMICO and for his leadership as CAMICO's president since its creation, John Dodsworth is the recipient of CalCPA's 2001 Distinguished Service Award.

Through his leadership, John has brought to CAMICO a great understanding of the problems CPAs have," says Bill Holder, chair of the DSA selection committee. "He has made CAMICO a viable organization with a desirable product that allows CPAs to practice with confidence."

CalCPA President Don Gursey adds, "I can't think of anyone more deserving of the Distinguished Service Award. John's dedication and hard work have made CAMICO an excellent resource for CalCPA members. All of us can depend upon him as well as everyone else at CAMICO to give us sound advice and to help us when we have a problem"

"John is the very essence of distinguished service and well deserving of this honor," says incoming CalCPA chair David George. John and CAMICO have been a force for good in our profession. When errors and omissions coverage was virtually nonexistent, CAMICO came through to provide liability insurance."

Dodsworth received a bachelor's in accounting from the University of San Francisco in 1966. After. serving as a lieutenant with the U.S. Army, he joined John F. Forbes & Co., a San Francisco accounting firm. In 1977, he became a partner in the firm, and he opened its San Jose office in 1981.

After Forbes merged with another firm, Dodsworth joined CalCPA as its director of business operations in 1984. He remained in that position until 1990 while at the same time serving as CAMICO president beginning in 1986.

Dodsworth is a member of The Guardsmen, an organization of businessmen who raise funds to send inner-city children to summer camps.

CalCPA annually grants the Distinguished Service Award to a member who has provided long and distinguished service or who has performed a singular act resulting in extraordinary contributions to the profession, to CalCPA or the community. The award is intended to inspire other members to similar achievements and to increase public awareness of the profession's vital contributions to society.

Last year's recipient, Robert Petersen, will present the award to Dodsworth at the Annual Meeting in Seattle, July 20-22.