Outstanding CPA in government named, as are business & industry Hall of Fame inductees.

Gerald A. Silva, City Auditor of the City of San Jose, Calif., is the 2003 recipient of the AICPA's Outstanding CPA in Government Award. The award recognizes CPAs in government who have made significant contributions to the increased efficiency and effectiveness of government organizations and to the growth and enhancement of the profession.

Silva has served as San Jose's City Auditor since 1985. Since assuming the position, Silva's office has identified nearly $200 million in cost savings or revenue improvements, at an audit cost of $25 million. In addition to identifying cost savings and methods to increase revenues, the Auditor's Office has made audit recommendations that benefited the City of San Jose in the areas of improved operations, economy, efficiency and program effectiveness. The City Auditor's Office conducts financial audits, performance audits, special studies, and sales and business tax audits.

Silva also served as State Budget Director for the State of Arizona, with the California Auditor General's Office, and in the Arizona's Auditor General's Office, where he established and administered a program and performance audit function of agencies scheduled for termination under Arizona's Sunset Law.

In the business and industry member segment, the AICPA and Ajilon Finance, a specialty accounting and finance staffing firm, announced inductees to the 2003 AICPA Business & Industry Hall of Fame. The AICPA Business & Industry Hall of Fame honors CPAs who provide insight and vision to their respective organizations, understand...