The Early Achievement Award will celebrate
members who’ve joined the profession within
the last 10 years and have already distinguished themselves in their careers through
professional achievement and volunteer service, with an emphasis on professional
achievement.
The Community Service Award will highlight
the remarkable commitment and dedication
of members to a social cause or their recent/
present support of one or more not-forprofit or charitable organizations. The award
is designed for those who have played a key
role in implementing new initiatives and/or
improving an organization’s model and
practice, thereby making a strong, positive
impact.
The Service to the Profession Award will
recognize members’ dedication, commitment,
and outstanding contributions to the CPA
profession. The award is designed for those
who have been actively involved as unpaid
volunteers (e.g., on committees, chapters, and/
or task forces), and who have demonstrated
outstanding leadership and dedication.
From the Service to the Profession Award
winners, a member recognition committee
will choose one CPA to receive the Exceptional
Service to the Profession Award. Designed
to recognize an individual who exemplifies
what it means to be a CPA, this award has been
created in honour of several legacy volunteers who gave tremendously to the accounting profession, and in recognition of the
values they exhibited: Harold Clarke, FCPA,
FCGA, Ritchie McCloy, FCPA, FCA, and
J.M. MacBeth, FCPA, FCGA.
Fellowship in the profession will recognize
members who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and exceptional performance
in at least two of the following three categories: 1) volunteer services to the profession,
2) their careers, and 3) volunteer contributions to professional, community, or charitable organizations.
Finally, the highest accolade CPABC will bestow is the Lifetime Achievement Award, which
will recognize FCPAs who, after receiving their fellowship, have continued to exemplify extraordinary leadership and accomplishments in a broad range of areas. This award will only be
given out when suitable candidates are nominated, as determined by the CPABC board.
The board has formed two member recognition committees to administer the recognition
process. After carefully reviewing and evaluating the nominations received, these committees
will make recommendations to the board. One committee will consider fellowships and awards
for lifetime achievement, and the second will review the nominations for early achievement,
community service, and service to the profession. The board has appointed Dan Little, FCPA,
FCA; Simon Philp, FCPA, FCMA; and David Sale, FCPA, FCGA, to jointly chair these two
committees. As past president/chairs of the legacy boards, Dan, Simon, and David have met
hundreds of members across the province. They are keenly aware of the remarkable contributions made by BC’s CPAs, and of the thousands of hours of personal time these individuals
invest in their communities and in the profession.
It’s important to note that CPABC’s potential award winners can only become candidates for
recognition if they are nominated. So we urge each of you to think about exceptional colleagues,
review the detailed criteria and nomination files at bccpa.ca, and submit a nomination.*
More information on each award is available at bccpa.ca, along with nomination forms.
*Please note: To be eligible for a CPABC award, an individual cannot have already received a similar
award from one of the legacy bodies.
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