Named Endowments
You have already accomplished so many of your personal and professional goals in life. Planned Giving is the next step, a strategic form of donating that ensures that your achievements are recognized for generations to come. Planned Giving through the FICPA Educational Foundation is a two-fold investment. It is a testament to your professional dedication and an investment in the future CPA profession.
Make a lasting impression on the profession that has had such an impact on your life.
The Foundation can help you create a Legacy Gift in an amount that is ideal for you
and your family.
To connect with the FICPA Educational Foundation and address your questions about starting your own planned giving campaign, please contact the FICPA Educational Foundation Development Manager, Jason Zaborske, (800) 342-3197 ext. 417 or edfound@ficpa.org.
We gratefully acknowledge our Endowments and Benefactors. Their
generous investments will continue giving to the CPA profession for future generations. Each Endowment is unique - make your contribution today to help grow these specific funds.
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Douglas James Davis
- Established in Aug. 2005 by Beryl H. (Berri) Davis, CPA, in memory of her brother who, in March 2004, lost his battle with leukemia.
- "Doug faced death as he faced life…with courage and optimism. Doug was passionate about our profession. Like all of us, he recognized the importance of educating the best and the brightest to become CPAs. Together, we can leave a legacy of professional excellence. Doug Davis, a wonderful human being who devoted almost 30 years of his life to our great profession, would be very proud." - Berri Davis, CPA
- Doug Davis was an active member of the FICPA since 1979. His FICPA service includes: President of the Jacksonville Chapter, Executive Committee member while Region II Vice President, Board of Governors and Peer Review Acceptance among other committees.
- Proceeds provide one $2,000 scholarship a year to one 4th or 5th year accounting student at the University of North Florida.
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Lloyd A. "Buddy" Turman Endowment
- Approved at the Nov. 2004 FICPA Educational Foundation Board of Trustees meeting and established in 2006 to honor Lloyd A. "Buddy" Turman.
- Turman joined the Institute in 1973 as its first continuing professional education administrator and served the association and the accounting profession for more than 30 years. Only three years after becoming a member, he served as the associations CEO and Executive Director for almost three decades.
- Accounting Today, a national industry publication, recognized Turman as one of the nation's 100 most influential people in accounting 10 times since the award was begun in 1993. He is a Certified Association Executive and past president of the University of Florida Alumni Association.
- Turman graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in journalism and communications and was a two-time letterman on the university's football team.
- Proceeds provide one $2,000 scholarship a year to a 4th or 5th year accounting student at Turman's alma mater, the University of Florida.
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George E. Shierling Platinum Endowment
- Established in 2006* by the Board of Trustees to honor and recognize George E. Shierling's 25 years of dedication and commitment to the FICPA Educational Foundation.
- Shierling has been an active member of the FICPA since 1972 having served on the FICPA Board of Governors 9 terms in various capacities and as President of the Foundation three terms.
- Proceeds provide one $2,000 scholarship a year to one 4th or 5th year accounting student at Stetson University.
* The level of Platinum pledge was changed to Platinum Endowment in Dec. 2005 and renamed the George E. Sheiling Platinum Endowment at the June 2006 Annual Meeting.
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Martin M. "Marty" Prague Endowment
- Established in Nov. 2007 by Richard J. Walsh, vice president of Darden Restaurants, to honor and recognize Martin M. "Marty" Prague for his dedication and commitment to the accounting profession.
- Prague has been an active member of the FICPA since 1972 and has been a member of the FICPA Educational Foundation Board of Trustees since 1993, serving as Foundation president in 2003-04.
- Proceeds from this endowment provide one $2,000 scholarship each year to a 4th or 5th year accounting student at the University of Central Florida.
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Ben A. Stevens, Jr. Endowment
- To honor and recognize Ben A. Stevens, Jr. for his dedication and commitment to the accounting profession, this endowment was introduced at the Dec. 2007 FICPA Board of Governors meeting. Individual pledges reached the $25,000 minimum and the Agreement was signed to officially establish this endowment in 2008.
- Proceeds provide one $2,000 scholarship a year to a 4th or 5th year accounting student at Florida State University in recognition of Stevens' constant support to the school.
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Orvis M. Kemp Endowment
- To honor and recognize Orvis M. Kemp for his dedication and commitment to the accounting profession, this endowment was established in 2008 by his son William Kemp with support from the FICPA Florida Keys Chapter.
- Orvis Kemp was a member of the FICPA from 1950 until he passed away in 2007.
- As one of the first practicing CPAs in Key West and Monroe County, Kemp was very supportive of the FICPA Florida Keys Chapter. For many years, he opened his home for Saturday night dinners as part of the Florida Keys Chapter Weekends.
- Proceeds provide one $2,000 scholarship a year to a 4th or 5th year accounting student at Kemp's favorite school, the University of Florida.
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Gerald J. Cavanaugh Endowment
- Michael Pender, with help from members of Cavanaugh & Company CPA firm and many of Mr. Cavanaugh's clients and friends, established an endowment to honor the founder of the firm, Gerald J. Cavanaugh, in 2009. The endowment was announced in Dec. 2008 and accepted at the May 2009 FICPA Educational Foundation Board of Trustees meeting.
- Cavanaugh, a CPA in New York State and Florida, provided mentorship, inspiration and a home for many in the world of accounting.
- This endowment was created to perpetuate the legacy Cavanaugh left to the profession and to his community.
- Proceeds provide one $2,000 scholarship a year to a 4th or 5th year accounting student at the University of South Florida-Sarasota/Manatee.
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FICPA Gold Coast Chapter Education Endowment
- Established in May 2009 by the FICPA Gold Coast Chapter and its members to provide scholarships to accounting students.
- Proceeds provide a $2,000 scholarship a year to a 4th or 5th year accounting student in Florida.
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Robert R. "Bob" Harris, CPA/CFF Endowment
- Established in 2009 to honor Robert R. Harris for his dedication, leadership and commitment to the accounting profession. The Foundation began receiving pledges in June 2009 and the establishment announcement was made at the Oct. 2009 AICPA Council Breakfast honoring Harris as the incoming AICPA Chairman for 2009-10.
- In addition to serving as the 1990-91 FICPA President, Harris has served on and chaired many crucial committees of both the FICPA and AICPA.
- With the AICPA, he has served as board member and member of Council and has been selected to serve the profession and represent the state as the first AICPA Board Chairman from Florida.
- Proceeds provide one $2,000 scholarship a year to a 4th or 5th year accounting student in Florida.
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