The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) is proud to honor the best and brightest new CPA professionals with our annual Excel Awards. The awards recognize those who earned superior achievement on the Uniform CPA Exam in Illinois in 2018.
“It’s always a thrill to honor the outstanding future leaders of the accounting profession,” said Todd Shapiro, President and CEO of the Illinois CPA Society. “By earning the highest scores on the CPA Exam, these dedicated individuals have set a high bar of excellence. We congratulate all these new CPAs and look forward to seeing them build successful careers.”
This year’s ICPAS Excel Award winners are:
Gold Medal Award
- Siying (Clara) Yang
- University of Notre Dame
- Deloitte
Silver Medal Award
- Hayden Cecilia Bauer
- University of Notre Dame
- KPMG LLP
Bronze Medal Award
- Kerry L. Walley
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- True Partners Consulting LLC
Excel Award Recipients
- Shan Lu Northern Illinois University
- Auxilium Financial Services
- Owen T. Mattingly
- Indiana University Bloomington
- EY – People Advisory Services
- Patrick Doyle McMahon University of Notre Dame
Ernst & Young
- Abigail S. Moynihan
- Truman State University
- Garrett Joseph Stein
- Miami University-Oxford
- Andersen Tax
The Excel Awards were established in 1984 by the ICPAS Board of Directors. They are presented each year to new CPAs for outstanding performance on the Uniform CPA Exam.
Candidates must achieve a total average score of 90 or above, complete all four sections of the examination within two consecutive testing windows and be in the top five percent of the scores of those who complete all the requirements in 2018 in Illinois. Additionally, Gold, Silver and Bronze medals are presented to Illinois candidates who achieve the top three examination scores in the state.
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