Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Spurlock named USI Distinguished Accountant
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Darryl Spurlock, managing partner of Umbach and Associates in Evansville, has been awarded the University of Southern Indiana Distinguished Accountant Award for 2007. The award recognizes professional achievement, service to the region and/or the University, and service to the accounting profession. It was presented October 15 during the Accounting Extravaganza, an annual event for accounting students, faculty, and the USI Accounting Circle. The award is presented by the USI College of Business accounting program and the Accounting Circle, an advisory board. Spurlock has been a strong supporter of the USI accounting program, including the Speaking Eagles Toastmasters chapter and the student case competition teams. He has attended Toastmasters meetings and provided feedback for accounting team members practicing their presentations for statewide competition. A member and past chair of the USI Accounting Circle, Spurlock was instrumental in developing the “Accountants in the Classroom” program, has helped secure internships for accounting faculty, and has spoken often to the Accounting and Professional Services Club. Spurlock also is a member of the College of Business Board of Advisors. He was associated for more than 25 years with Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) in Dayton, Ohio, and Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Indiana and Ohio CPA societies, and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Spurlock first developed an interest in accounting when, as a senior in high school in Rockport, Indiana, he worked in bookkeeping and taxes for a public accountant. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting at Indiana University. In Evansville, Spurlock is past president of the board of the Metro Small Business Assistance Corporation. He chaired a $5.5 million building program at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church and serves on the church’s finance commission and tuition committee. Spurlock is the first non-alumnus of the University of Southern Indiana to receive the Distinguished Accountant Award. Past recipients are Ken Sendelweck ’76, Steve Farrell ’73, and Robert Swan ’72. Betty Vawter News & Information Services bvawter@usi.edu 812/480-1873 |
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