| Show NM makes top a aten ten in Orlando 2 Jack Foriska Associate Editor The chapter of the National Association of Accountants Accountants Accountants Ac Ac- was honored as one of the top ten student chapters for the school year 89 1988 at the associations association's annual convention held in Orlando Florida Randy Johnson the c current current cur cur- r- r rent president and Lynette the faculty advisor represented the chapter chap chap- ter at the convention that took place from June 18 through 22 was one of student student student stu stu- stu- stu dent chapters from around the country represented at atthe atthe atthe the convention Continued on page 2 top to p ten wF i r S Continued from front Page The trip to Orlando was as paid for by several sources The club the Salt Lake chapter chap chap- ter of and several local accountants donated Johnson himself paid part of the expense Jeff Hill presided preside as chapter chap chap- ter president during the 89 1988 school year while Don Brooksby and Randy Johnson served as vice co-vice presidents Johnson said that in order tc to qualify in the top ten a lotof lot lotof lotof of hard work was required The chapter had to be involved involved involved in in- in community service raisers fund-raisers for the handicapped handicapped handicapped hand hand- and the homeless as aswell aswell aswell well as raising fund-raising in the cha chapter pter itself The pie in the face booth was the top money moneymaker moneymaker maker during drug and alcohol awareness week barbecue day raising over that was donated to the Haven a local drug and al alcohol alcohol alcohol al- al cohol abuse residential treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment center All together the club donated 1300 to various charities during the year In addition members were required to perform various tasks such as constructing resumes and writing reports on speakers that came to various functions during the year The club also cosponsored cosponsored cosponsored spon co the tax seminar that was held at the college last October At the conference Johnson and attended various seminars and lectures conducted conducted conducted con con- ducted by accounting experts from California New York Canada and as far away as London When asked what the highlight of the trip was for him Johnson said When I went up to get the award from him National President he turned to President the incoming president president president dent and said this is Randy from Salt Lake who is going to tobe tobe tobe be in the top three next year That really got to me Johnson said that actually actually actually ac ac- ac- ac finished fourth and was the only two year school in inthe inthe inthe the top 10 The certificate the club was given is hanging in inthe inthe inthe the accounting lab Johnson said Our goal for this year is to be number one and to put Salt Lake Community Community Community Com Com- College on the banner they give Then to hang it in inthe inthe inthe the accounting lab so that it recognizes the college and the affiliate group for the Jt 2 f g y w y y jY i 4 I a T Randy Johnson NM chapter president accepts award at national convention r photo courtesy |
