Member Awards

AICPA Medal of Honor
To recognize an individual who is not a CPA whose work has had a significant impact on the profession. The medal is the equivalent of the Gold Medal for Distinguished Service. This medal is awarded occasionally. AICPA staff members cannot be considered while actively employed by the AICPA. Established in 1980.

AICPA Medal of Honor Recipients

Public Service Award
Recognizes AICPA individual and firm members who have distinguished themselves in public service activities at the local, state, regional or national level.

Nomination instructions and forms
Past awardees

Special Recognition Award
Given to an individual who has performed or contributed to the success of a particular project or initiative—contributions of an outstanding nature. Given the nature of the project initiative, there could be more than one individual receiving the award. The award is given when such projects or initiatives warrant special recognition. The recipient does not have to be a CPA.

Past awardees

Gold Medal Award of Distinction
Recognizes a person whose influence on the accounting profession as a whole is especially notable in comparison to other industry leaders.

Past awardees

Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Award
Recognizes full-time college accounting educators distinguished for excellence in teaching and innovation in curriculum development who exemplify the philosophy of the CPA vision and are actively involved in the accounting profession at the national level.

Application instructions and past awardees

Joint AICPA/AAA Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award
In cooperation with the American Accounting Association (AAA), recognizes books and/or articles deemed to make an outstanding contribution to accounting literature.

Call for nominations

Business and Industry Hall of Fame Award
Recognizes business and industry CPAs who epitomize The New Finance Professional. The Hall of Fame will honor the contributions of outstanding individuals working in business and industry and promote the CPA as the premier professional designation.

Description
Eligibility
Past inductees
Application

Outstanding CPA in Government Award
Recognizes the achievements of individual CPAs employed in government and promotes the CPA designation as the premier professional credential for accounting, auditing and finance professionals in government.

Criteria for nomination
Past awardees

AICPA Outstanding Discussion Leader Award
This award recognizes the discussion leaders that achieve the highest overall instructor knowledge and presentations scores leading AICPA seminars nationwide. Typically there are several winners each year. Recipients are eligible for the award after teaching four different courses at least two or more times during the CPE year (May-April). Minimum overall instructor knowledge/presentation skills scores are 4.80 on a 5.0 scale. Plaques and other recognition items are given to the award winners each year.

Past awardees