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Wernersville Resident Wins Award from PICPA

READING, Pa. – Virgil A. Kahl, a certified public accountant from Wernersville, Pa., received the Champion Award from the Reading Chapter of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA).

Kahl, who received the award at the chapter’s annual meeting in Reading on May 18, was honored for her participation, contributions, and commitment to PICPA, the CPA profession, and the community. Kahl is chair of PICPA’s CPA Image Enhancement Committee and a past president of the Reading Chapter. She created and helped launch PICPA’s Money & Life program, a free employee financial education seminar for local companies.

Kahl is a certified financial planner at Spring Ridge Financial Group in Wyomissing, Pa.

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.