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Bob Kilpatrick and Nancy Wilburn are Certified Public Accountants turned educators who have touched the lives of thousands of accounting students. Today, their students are leaders, firm partners, recruiters, advisory council members and more. In the ASCPA’s 90-year history, Kilpatrick and Wilburn are recognized in 2024 as the 10th and 11th Honorary Members, selected for their impact on Arizona’s accounting profession.

Wilburn is well-regarded for her early use of collaboration as a teaching method in the classroom to help students connect with the material and their peers. She is the 1994 recipient of the Arizona CPA Foundation for Education & Innovation’s Excellence in Teaching Award and two-time winner of the Foundation’s Education Innovation Award.

Kilpatrick also helped shape the accounting education that helped students continue to be successful with the CPA examination by modernizing curriculum and incorporating feedback from professionals active in the business. He is the 2009 recipient of the Arizona CPA Foundation for Education & Innovation’s Excellence in Teaching Award and served on the Foundation’s board and scholarship selection committee for nine years.

To attend our Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon, reserve your ticket: ascpa.com/annual
To support students through scholarships or accounting professors through our Excellence in Teaching Award, visit ascpa.com/foundation.

If you often feel pulled in many different directions as a working professional, you are not alone. Many of us strive for what’s been referred to as “work/life balance” or what is becoming “work/life integration” in a post-COVID world. In this session, we will discuss tips and strategies to successfully balance your work and home life. Thank you to Kate Franklin, an Arizona CPA, for leading this session.

This webcast is the first in our Leadership & Growth Alliance series. Register for the full series, which is free for ASCPA members: www.ascpa.com/lga

John Baumer, the ASCPA's director of government relations, sits down with Ryan DeMenna and Maegan Johnson from DeMenna Public Affairs to break down the complicated changes and big advocacy wins that occurred during the legislative session.

Representative Seth Blattman joins the ASCPA to discuss the recent bipartisan budget that was passed in record time, its impact, and the process behind allocation and negotiations. Representative Blattman expresses his support for the budget and highlights the efficiency of the process, while acknowledging the need for better inclusion of Democratic leadership in future budgets. The representative shared his insights on the challenges and learning curve for a first-year legislator, the importance of building relationships across party lines, and the potential for compromise in future sessions with a divided government.

The ASPCA Podcast is produced by the Arizona Society of CPAs. Today's episode originally aired as part of the Legislative Scoop webinar series with Arizona State Representative Marcelino Quiñonez.
Listen to more of the ASCPA Podcast: www.ascpa.com/podcast
Learn more about the ASCPA's advocacy efforts: www.ascpa.com/advocacy

Senator Shope and Representative Hernandez join the ASCPA to discuss the 2021 session, the state budget and how to navigate the legislative process.