Sidney Kess receives AICPA special recognition award.

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Sidney Kess, an accounting lecturer and former partner at KPMG, has received the AICPA's 2003 Special Recognition Award for his work in continuing professional education. The award is given to a member of the Institute who has performed or contributed to the success of a particular project or initiative that benefits the profession.

"CPAs are better practitioners and serve the public more competently because of Sid's contributions to the profession," said S. Scott Voynich, AICPAVice Chairman, who presented the award. "At one time, one out of every four CPAs who attended an AICPA continuing education course attended a program that Sid personally taught. One out of three CPAs used a course that Sid authored."

Throughout his 40 years in the profession, Kess has lectured on tax...