I was honored to be able to speak briefly yesterday at the CPA swearing-in ceremony here in Austin. We offer the new CPAs a one-year free membership, and I had the opportunity to talk to them about why they should join our ranks. My home chapter (the Austin CPA Chapter) provided ushers for the event and did their usual outstanding job.
The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy makes this such a great event for the new CPAs and their families, and TSCPA is always glad to be a part of that celebration. And what a celebration it is. Most of the new CPAs who attend the ceremony have family and friends with them, and it’s a great affirmation for all the hard work that we all know it takes to get to that day.
As part of the ceremony, TSBPA also recognizes CPAs who have held their licenses for 50 years. There were 49 names in the program and 8-10 of them were there in person, including former TSCPA chairman Stan Winters and former Houston Society president Joe Rye. Their attendance brings a sort of symmetry to the ceremony.
Do you remember when you got your certificate? I sure do! Before the swearing-in ceremony was put into place, the certificates were actually mailed out to the local chapters of TSCPA and presented at chapter functions. I was in the Brazos Valley Chapter and my boss, Jim Ingram III, was the president of the chapter and presented the certificates to us. There were about five of us who got our certificates, and it was big news in Bryan/College Station – we got our pictures in the paper, but I don’t think any of our families were in attendance.
So congratulations to the 1,212 new CPAs in the great state of Texas! We look forward to seeing you at TSCPA events soon!
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