Published January 06,2011

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has announced winners of the 2009 Elijah Watt Sells Awards.

The awards are presented annually to candidates who have obtained the 10 highest cumulative scores on all four sections of the computerized Uniform CPA Examination.The 2009 award is unique since multiple candidates received identical cumulative scores,resulting in a tie,increasing the total number of winners to 15.These candidates must have completed testing during the previous calendar year and passed each exam section on their first attempt.Over 93,000 individuals sat for the Exam in 2009.

The 2009 Sells Award winners(in alphabetical order,followed by their state board affiliation)are:

Kimberly Anne Brant(Minnesota),a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Business Administration and Masters of Accounting,is currently employed with Deloitte&Touche LLP,in Minneapolis.

Michelle Elizabeth Burket(Virginia),a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BS in Business Administration and a Masters of Accounting is currently employed with PricewaterhouseCoopers in McLean,Va.

Maria M.Goto(Hawaii),a graduate of the University of Washington with a BA in Accounting,and is currently pursuing a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Kay J.Hashimoto(New York),a graduate of Harvard University with a BA in Economics and a MBA in Accounting from Canisius College,is currently employed with PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York City.

Jeremy J.Hurwitch(Florida),a graduate of Florida Atlantic University with a BA in Accounting and Masters of Accounting,is currently employed with Deloitte&Touche LLP in Boca Raton,Fla.

Matthew Saje Kult(Wisconsin),a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a Bachelors in Accounting and Masters of Science in Public Accounting,is currently employed at Ernst & Young LLP in Milwaukee.

Isaiah L.Massey(Texas),a graduate of Wichita State University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accountancy,and a Master in Professional Accounting from the University of Texas,is currently employed by Deloitte&Touche LLP in Houston.

Luke T.Olson(Georgia),a graduate of Brigham Young University with a BS in Accounting and Master of Accountancy, is currently employed with Ernst & Young in Atlanta.

Ryan Christopher Ossowski(Florida),a graduate of the University of Central Florida with a BS in Business Administration-Accounting,and BS in Computer Science,is currently employed with James Moore&Co.,P.L. in Daytona Beach.

Andrew N.Rebstock(Wisconsin),a graduate of Marquette University with a BS in Business Administration and Master of Science in Accounting,is currently employed with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Milwaukee.

Abigail Lindsay Richards(North Carolina),a graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance,and Masters of Accountancy from the University of North Carolina,is currently employed with Duke Energy in Charlotte,N.C.

Peter William Rogers(New York),a graduate of Babson College with a BS and Master of Science in Accounting,is currently employed with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in New York City.

Ryan Malcolm Scadding(Massachusetts),a graduate of Bryant University with a BS in Business Administration and Masters of Professional Accountancy,is currently employed with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Boston.

Jessie D.Wagner(Oklahoma),a graduate of Oklahoma State University-Stillwater with a BS in Business Administration and Master of Science in Accounting,is currently employed with Ernst&Young LLP in Tulsa, Okla.

Ryan F.Williamson(Illinois),a graduate of Governors State University with a BS in Accounting,a BA in Mathematics and Music from Illinois Wesleyan University,and an MS in Mathematics from Illinois State University,is currently employed with Groskreutz,Schmidt,Abraham,Eshleman&Gerretse in Kankakee,Ill.

The AICPA created the award to honor Elijah Watt Sells in 1923.Sells was one of the country's first CPAs under the provision of a New York State law enacted in 1896 and a leader in advancing professional education.He was active in the establishment of the AICPA and was a founder of New York University's School of Commerce,Accounts and Finance.He died in 1924.

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