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Local CPA Receives Award from Peers

ERIE, Pa. – Michael J. Bergquist, CPA, received a Joseph E. Sterrett Fellow Award from the Erie Chapter of Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA).

Bergquist, who was honored at a reception at the Erie Club on Dec. 21, is a past president of PICPA’s Erie Chapter and widely considered a leader in corporate and community-service circles in the Erie area. He is a partner with Malin, Bergquist & Company LLP in Erie. In addition to the award recognition, a donation of $1,000 will be made in his name to the PICPA Scholarship Fund.

Sterrett was a PICPA founder and the organization’s first president. Honorees of the award which bears his name are individuals who have made significant contributions to PICPA and the CPA profession.

Founded in 1897, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants is a professional association of more than 19,000 CPAs who work in public accounting, industry, government, and education. PICPA is the second-oldest state CPA organization in the United States. To find a member CPA in your area, visit our Web site at www.picpa.org and click on CPA Locator. Students and educators can visit PICPA's specially designed site www.CPAzone.org to get the latest information about careers in accounting and the CPA profession.