Region and Chapter News

New England Chapter
Presents Scholarships at All-Day Meeting

The New England Chapter’s annual All-Day Meeting on May 13 included the presentation of two Chapter scholarship awards. TEI New England has established scholarships with two regional universities and awards the scholarships annually to exceptional students who have committed to further education in tax.

Wisconsin Chapter
Celebrates Sixty Years

Approximately fifty members and guests of the TEI Wisconsin Chapter gathered on February 25 to celebrate the chapter’s sixtieth anniversary. Celebrants included chapter past presidents, current chapter officers, and a number of individuals from professional service firms, in addition to members. Dawn Peterson, current chapter president, shared stories from the… Read more »

Cleveland Chapter
Mourns Passing of Past President Naughton

The TEI Cleveland Chapter is saddened by the passing of Past President John Naughton in early February. Naughton was a graduate of West Tech High School in Cleveland and then went on to serve in the U.S. Army. After serving in the military, he graduated from the Ohio State University… Read more »

San Francisco Chapter
Performs Community Service

TEI San Francisco Chapter members participated in its third Annual Tax Volunteer Day. Members were busy all day assisting low-income community members with their 2015 federal and state income tax returns. This event was held in partnership with the Bayview Hunters Point YMCA and their Volunteer Income Tax Assistance clinic.… Read more »

Wisconsin Chapter
Honors Carita Twinem With Meritorious Service Award

Meritorious is defined as “deserving praise, reward, and esteem” or “deserving of divine grace.” These words are an appropriate description for the Wisconsin Chapter’s Meritorious Service Award winner: Carita Twinem. Twinem joined TEI in 1988 and immediately became active in making a difference. She has held all chapter officer… Read more »

Iowa Chapter
Awards Scholarship to Iowa State Student

Shelby Beilke from Humboldt, Iowa, is a senior at Iowa State University majoring in accounting. After taking an accounting class in high school, Beilke became inspired to pursue a degree in the field. “I felt accounting aligned well with my personal values,” she said. Growing up, Beilke devoted her free… Read more »

Austin Chapter
Celebrates Fifteenth Anniversary

Last December, the Austin Chapter held a luncheon to celebrate the fifteenth anniversary of the founding of the chapter. The chapter invited as many original members as possible to celebrate and reflect on the success of the chapter. Nine of the original members were able to attend and shared… Read more »

Atlanta Chapter
Hosts Luncheons and Half-Day Event

The Atlanta Chapter hosted its first monthly luncheon of the 2015–16 year in late September at Maggiano’s in Cumberland. Representing Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP (DHG) and serving as guest speakers were Don Dismuke, tax partner in Atlanta, and Phil Laminack, tax manager in Atlanta. Their presentation addressed recent developments… Read more »

Baltimore–Washington Chapter
Awards Scholarships at Washington Nationals Game

At its annual Tax Education/Washington Nationals Baseball Game event in early May, the Baltimore–Washington TEI Chapter awarded $10,000 in scholarships to students pursuing a Master of Science in Taxation (MST) degree at American University in Washington, D.C., and the University of Baltimore, School of Law in Baltimore, Maryland. TEI scholarships… Read more »

Cincinnati–Columbus Chapter
Awards Six Scholarships to Ohio and Kentucky Students

Late last fall, the Cincinnati–Columbus Chapter awarded six scholarships to students at five universities. The scholarships are awarded to accounting students and are based on academic merit. The chapter raised money for the scholarships at its annual golf outing in August.

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