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Nicktown Resident Wins Volunteer Award from Pa. Nonprofit

ALTOONA, Pa. – Brenda A. Pawlowski, a certified public accountant, received a Volunteer Service Award from the Central Chapter of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA).

Pawlowski, who was honored at the chapter’s annual meeting on April 24, received the award for outstanding service and demonstrated contributions to the chapter and PICPA through active participation in volunteer opportunities. She is a past president of the Central Chapter and has served on several PICPA committees, including Council, CPA Image Enhancement, and Relations with Schools and Colleges.

“It is an honor to be recognized by my fellow CPAs for the volunteering I have done,” said Pawlowski. “Speaking to high school students at the chapter’s Passport to Opportunity program at the Penn State-Altoona campus was probably one of the most rewarding events in which I participated. We were able to show students that an accounting career can be dynamic and rewarding.” 

Pawlowski is a manager at Dennis P. Kotzan CPA in Johnstown.

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Contact Jim DeLuccia, communications administrator, at (267) 675-6255, or Kathleen Miller, communications manager, at (215) 972-6188, to set up an interview with Pawlowski or e-mail mediaresources@picpa.org.

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.