In memoriam: Kenneth Lever.

• Position: News & trends - Obituary - Brief article

Kenneth Lever, former CalCPA chair (1981-82) and president of the California CPA Education Foundation (1977-78), died Jan. 1. He was 77.

Lever might most be remembered for his work on KFWB's Money Manager program in Los Angeles, which ran for more than 12 years, but he wore many hats, starting as senior class president of North Hollywood High in 1949 and running track at UCLA, where he graduated in 1953.

Later, while in the Navy, he took the CPA Exam, which he passed on the first try, and subsequently joined a newly formed accounting firm and soon became a partner. From there he made his way in the accounting world...