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COMMUNITY BUILDER AWARD

COMMUNITY BUILDER AWARD

Co-Sponored by the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants

ABOUT MICHAEL H. URBACH
The 2008 Michael H. Urbach, CPA., Community Builder Award honors a Certified Public Accountant in New York State who has exhibited exemplary board leadership in 501(c)3 charities. This award is named in honor of Michael H. Urbach, CPA. Mr. Urbach was the first CPA to serve as New York State Commissioner of Taxation and Finance, Chaired the State Employees Federated Appeal, was a former partner and Executive Vice President of the international CPA firm of Urbach, Kahn and Werlin, P.C., former Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer of the New York Power Authority, and had a significant impact on New York’s nonprofit community through board participation and leadership. He regarded his involvement, especially with boards having financial and administrative challenges, as a unique opportunity to help enact and embrace organizational change for the betterment of the community.

AWARD CRITERIA
The criteria for the 2008 Michael H. Urbach, CPA Community Builder’s Award is as follows:
• A CPA in good standing and a Member of the NY State Society of Certified Public Accountants;
• Has demonstrated exemplary volunteer board leadership and service benefiting charitable organizations by serving as President/Chair on at least 3 boards of directors and whose board service has resulted in significant and positive organizational impact including, but not limited to, financial turn-around, growth and/or organizational re-structuring;
• Preference will be given to nominees whose board leadership accomplishments have been with community-based charities.

AWARD RECIPIENTS
The 2007 award recipient was Eugene H. Fleishman, CPA of Poughkeepsie.

The 2006 award recipient was Craig Sickler, CPA of Kingston.

The 2005 award recipient was Paul Battaglia, CPA from Batavia.

The 2004 award recipient was Sherwood H. Levitan, CPA from Middletown.


NOTIFICATION AND AWARD PRESENTATION
The successful candidate will be notified no later than August 1st. The Award will be presented on October 2nd during the lunch at CCSNYS´ Camp Finance 2008 to be held at Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, NY. Camp Finance 2008 is the premier financial management conference for nonprofits in the state. Accommodations for the evening October 2ndth for the honoree and his or her guest will be compliments of CCSNYS.

QUESTIONS/NOMINATIONS
Please direct all questions and nominations to Doug Sauer, CCSNYS, Chief Executive Officer: 1-800-515-5012, ext 103; [email protected].

 

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