Award Winners
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The Founders Award
The Founders Award recognizes significant leadership and contributions and service to NAEA and its members and whose leadership exemplifies the principles and goals envisioned by the association's founders. This lifetime achievement award is the association's highest recognition bestowed on a member.
| 2012 Recipient | Terry Durkin, EA (MA) |
| 2011 Recipient | Larry Liptscher, EA (NY) |
| 2010 Recipient | Steven E. Rodgers (NV) posthumous |
| 2009 Recipient | Patricia L. Schmick, EA (WA) |
| 2008 Recipient | Diana M. Thompson, EA (OH) |
| 2007 Recipient | Not awarded |
| 2006 Recipient | Francis X. Degen, EA, USTCP |
| 2005 Recipient | Faye Touchet, EA (LA) |
| 2004 Recipient | Kirby L. Robinson, EA (CA) |
| 2003 Recipient | Leslie Shapiro, EA (DC) |
| 2002 Recipient | E. Ann Shroll, EA (FL) |
| 2001 Recipient | Judith Akin, EA (OK) |
| 2000 Recipient | Not Awarded |
| 1999 Recipient | Beanna Whitlock, EA (TX) |
| 1998 Recipient | Joe Lane, EA (CA) |
| 1997 Recipient | Mary E. McGuire, EA (NY) |
| 1996 Recipient | Jack Robishaw, EA (CA) |
| 1995 Recipient | Claudia A. Hill, EA (CA) |
| 1994 Recipient | Laurence O. Spector, EA (PA) |
| 1993 Recipient | Sharon-Kay Flynn, EA (MA) |
| 1992 Recipient | Nancy Nesbitt, EA (CA) |
| 1991 Recipient | Marjorie J. Joder, EA (FL) |
| 1990 Recipient | Rollen F. Campbell, EA (CA) |
| 1989 Recipient | David J. Silverman, EA (NY) |
| 1988 Recipient | Ray Goetting, EA (MN) |
| 1987 Recipient | Syd Schuldiner, EA (CA) |
| 1986 Recipients |
Patricia Burton, EA (CT) Bryan Gates, EA (FL) Leah K. Herzberg, EA (CA) |
| 1985 Recipients |
James Hopkins, EA (MD) Bess B. Messmer, EA (VA) |
The Excellence in Education Award
The Excellence in Education Award is to recognize significant contributions having immediate and/or long-term impact on the quality and scope of NAEA education programs.
| 2012 Recipient | L.G. Brooks, EA (TX) |
| 2011 Recipient | Catherine A. Clow, EA (CA) |
| 2010 Recipient | Janet Hemmerle, EA (AZ) |
| 2009 Recipient | Anne T. Arms, EA (CA) |
| 2008 Recipient | Diana Velasco (LA) |
| 2007 Recipients | Bryan & Jean Gates, EAs (FL) |
| 2006 Recipients |
David Mellem, EA (WI) Mickey Reedy, EA (CA) |
| 2005 Recipient | Patricia Logan, EA (TX) |
| 2004 Recipient | Sherrill Trovato, EA, USTCP (CA) |
| 2003 Recipient | Nancy Goedecke, EA (MA) |
| 2002 Recipient | Patricia Schmick, EA (WA) |
| 2001 Recipient | Robert McKenzie, EA (IL) |
| 2000 Recipient | Phillip Benoit, CPA (NY) |
| 1999 Recipient | Mary McGuire, EA (NY) |
| 1998 Recipient | Iris Kelley, EA (Deceased) |
| 1997 Recipient | Jerry Riles, EA (LA) |
| 1996 Recipient | Carol Thompson, EA (CA) |
| 1995 Recipient | Steven E. Rodgers, EA (NV) |
| 1994 Recipient | Joseph F. Lane, EA (CA) |
| 1993 Recipient | Henry C. Klein, EA (HI) |
| 1992 Recipient | Not awarded |
| 1991 Recipient | Gary Shelton, EA (Deceased) |
| 1990 Recipients |
NTPI Teaching Fellows: Herbert Burton, EA (CT) Patricia Burton, EA (CT) Barton Goodeve, EA (NH) Robert Hersh, EA (CA) Mary Javor, EA (MI) Nancy Ott, EA (CA) Marilyn Ratliff, EA (CA) Jim Reed, EA (CA) |
| 1989 Recipient | Claudia Hill, EA (CA) |
| 1988 Recipient | Bryan Gates, EA (FL) |
The Excellence in Public Awareness Award
The Excellence in Public Awareness Award is to acknowledge the contributions having immediate and/or long-term impact on making "Enrolled Agents" and "EA" more readily recognized nationally, regionally, or locally as the tax professional of choice.
| 2012 Recipient | Kathy M. Rocha, EA (CA) |
| 2011 Recipient | William "Bill" Stevenson, EA (NY) |
| 2010 Recipient | Ellen Campbell, EA (AZ) |
| 2009 Recipient | Eva Rosenberg, EA (CA) |
| 2008 Recipient | Jennifer MacMillan, EA (CA) |
| 2007 Recipient | Lynn Schmidt, EA (FL) |
| 2006 Recipient | Linda Ruckel, EA (NM) |
| 2005 Recipient | David Kinser, EA (FL) |
| 2004 Recipient | James Leimbach, EA (FL) |
| 2003 Recipient | Douglas Boudreaux, EA (LA) |
| 2002 Recipients |
Martin Stein, EA (NJ) Ben Jones, EA (MS) Ana Magda Guillen, EA (FL) |
| 2001 Recipient | Francis X. Degen, EA (NY) |
| 2000 Recipient | Carol Thompson, EA (CA) |
The Mentor of the Year Award
The Mentor of the Year Award is given to a member who has contributed significantly and is dedicated to the causes of enrolled agents and who instills excitement for those causes by his or her leadership, encouragement, and nurturing of their fellow agents.
| 2012 Recipient | Not awarded |
| 2011 Recipient | Sherrill Trovato, EA, USTCP (CA) |
| 2010 Recipient | Nancy E. Goedecke, EA (MA) |
| 2009 Recipient | Lorraine L. Sorgman, EA (MA) |
| 2008 Recipient | Marty Stein, EA (NJ) |
| 2007 Recipient | Faye Touchet, EA (LA) |
| 2006 Recipient | Diana M. Thompson, EA (OH) |
| 2005 Recipient | Mary McGuire, EA (NY) |
| 2004 Recipient | Francis X. Degen, EA (NY) |
| 2003 Recipient | Sharon-Kay Flynn, EA (MA) |
| 2002 Recipient | Kirby Robinson, EA (CA) |
| 2001 Recipient | Aaron Jim Reames, EA (VA) (Deceased) |
| 2000 Recipient | Eduardo Leiseca, EA (FL) |
The Outstanding Volunteer Award
The Outstanding Volunteer Award recognizes volunteers for their service to the association, its affiliates, and/or their local chapter.
| 2012 Recipient | Lee Byrd, EA (KY) |
| 2011 Recipient | Marti Myers-Garver, EA (NV) |
| 2010 Recipient | Jerry L. Joyce, EA (FL) |
| 2009 Recipient | David M. Levine, EA (NV) |
| 2008 Recipients |
Connie Ferrell, EA (CA) Jill Mendenhall, EA CA) |
| 2007 Recipient | William Matesevac, EA (PA) |
| 2006 Recipient | Not awarded |
| 2005 Recipient | Sherry Loop, EA (VA) |
| 2004 Recipient | Jerry Joyce, EA (FL) |
| 2003 Recipient | Mary L. Javor, EA (MI) |
| 2002 Recipient | Elizabeth (Betsey) Buckingham, EA (OH) |
| 2001 Recipient | Carol Halvorson, EA (MN) |
| 2000 Recipient | Sandra March, EA (CA) |
The Outstanding Supporter of EAs Award
Outstanding Supporter of EAs Award is to recognize significant contributions by non-NAEA organizations or individuals who are not enrolled agents having immediate and/or long-term impact on making "Enrolled Agents" and "EA" more readily recognizable nationally, regionally, or locally as the tax professionals of choice.
| 2012 Recipient | Honorable Juan Vasquez |
| 2011 Recipient | Gigi Thompson Jarvis, CAE |
| 2010 Recipient | Catherine A. Apker, CAE |
| 2009 Recipient | LeAnne "Sam" Matlick, CAE |
| 2008 Recipients |
Michael Chesman, Fumio Otaki ( Japan ) |
| 2007 Recipient | Jeffery S. Trinca |
| 2006 Recipient | Robert Kerr |
| 2005 Recipient | Susan Zuber, CAE |
| 2004 Recipient | Steve Stephenson-Santa Fe Small Business Development Center |
| 2003 Recipients |
LA Senator Fred Hoyt Eul-Sool (Henry) Park, CPA |
| 2002 Recipient | HD Vest Financial Services |
| 2001 Recipient | Not Awarded |
| 2000 Recipient | Janet B. Bray, CAE |
The Bill Payne Advocacy Award
In July 2010, William D. "Bill" Payne, EA passed away. The Bill Payne Advocacy Award was created in recognition of Bill's generous donation of his time and effort to the association throughout the years and his unswerving dedication to protecting the rights of EAs before Congress. This annual award recognizes an NAEA member who best exemplifies Mr. Payne's commitment to advocacy on behalf of enrolled agents.
| 2012 Recipient | Vicki Mulak, EA (CA) |
| 2011 Recipient | Alexander B. Thomson, EA (VA) |
| 2010 Recipient | William D. "Bill" Payne (posthumous) |
