AICPA presents first award for outstanding CPA in business and industry.The American Institute of CPAS CPAS Corrective and Preventative Action System CPAS Centre for the Public Awareness of Science (Australia) CPAS National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science (Australian National University, Canberra) presented its first Outstanding CPA (Computer Press Association, Landing, NJ) An earlier membership organization founded in 1983 that promoted excellence in computer journalism. Its annual awards honored outstanding examples in print, broadcast and electronic media. The CPA disbanded in 2000. in Business and Industry Award to Charles T. Fisher Charles Thomas Fisher (1880-1963) was an American businessman and an automotive pioneer. Born in Norwalk, Ohio, Charles was the second son of Lawrence and Margaret Fisher. The family would grow to include seven boys and four girls. Ill at its 1994 spring National Industry Conference. Fisher, former chairman, president and chief executive officer of NBD NBD Next Business Day NBD National Bank of Dubai (United Arab Emirates) NBD No Big Deal NBD Network Block Device (Linux) NBD Nucleotide Binding Domain NBD New Business Development Bancorp, Detroit, was chosen from five finalists by a blue-ribbon panel Blue-Ribbon Panel (sometimes called a Blue Ribbon Commission) is an informal term generally used to describe a group of exceptional persons appointed to investigate or study a given question. of judges, including Richard Barton, president of U.S. customer operations for Xerox Corp.; James Maxmin, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Laura Ashley, Ltd.; David E. Sams, Jr., president and CEO of Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co.; and Alexander Trowbridge, former U.S. secretary of commerce. Fisher told the Journal, "I was delighted to be considered, and to be selected by a panel of that stature was an even greater honor. I think the award reflects not only on me personally but also on the NBD organization. I had a lot of CPAS working with me over there, and we had some good fortune." Fisher recalled, "I was notified on Saturday, February 2, 1957, that I had received my CPA certificate. At that time, I was working for Touche, Niven, Bailey & Smart, a predecessor to Deloitte & Touche. Back then, I had no vision of moving into the banking business. I intended to remain a practicing CPA." He said he thoroughly enjoyed his years as a public practitioner and found the experience valuable after he entered the banking business. "One of the reasons I enjoyed public accounting so much," he said, "was the opportunity it offered to take a close look at many different businesses. That background and experience were very helpful when I moved into a management position." Fisher said he has been a member of the AICPA AICPA See American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). and the Michigan Association of CPAS "from day one." As he looked at the profession, his plimary concern centered around the potential for overregulation resulting from government pressure. He admitted, "Having been in a highly regulated industry like banking, I am sensitive to that issue, particularly when I see overregulation creeping into my chosen profession." |
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