Audit committee article ranks first.

AICPA President and CEO Barry C. Melancon (right) presents the Journal of Accountancy's 2003 Lawler Award for best article of the year to Stephen A. Scarpati, CPA (left) for "CPAs as Audit Committee Members" (Sep.03, page 32; www.aicpa.org/ pubs/jofa/sep2003/scarpati.htm). In his article Scarpati, president of 180[degrees] Management LLC in New York, explained how CPAs can prepare themselves for audit committee service. Each year, the JofA's editorial advisers choose a winning article, which earns its author $500 and a commemorative plaque. The award is named after John L. Lawler, a former JofA editor and AICPA senior vice-president.