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11-12-07
LEOPOLD CENTER ACCOUNTANT RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD
AMES, Iowa -- Karen Jacobson, accountant for the Leopold Center for Sustainable
Agriculture, recently received top honors at the Joint National Conference of
the American Society of Women Accountants (ASWA) and the American Women’s
Society of Certified Public Accountants (AWSCPA).
Jacobson received one of ASWA's prestigious Balance Awards, which highlight the
accomplishments of companies and individuals who successfully balance work and
life. She was selected the Region 3 winner of the Balance Award for Individual
Achievement recognizing leadership and accomplishments within the financial and
accounting profession and commitment to work/life balance.
Jacobson also was selected from the six regional winners as ASWA's Woman of the
Year.
The awards were presented by the ASWA Educational Foundation during the ASWA/AWSCPA
annual conference October 27-29 in Orlando, Florida. The award is sponsored by
Accountemps and Robert Half Finance & Accounting.
Jacobson joined the Leopold Center in July 2005. She had worked as controller at
Bethany Life Communities in Story City, and as an independent consultant,
auditor and corporate treasurer for an Ames savings bank.
She has a degree in accounting from Augustana College in Illinois and an MBA in
accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is chartering president
of the Ames ASWA chapter and is a member of the Iowa Society of CPAs, where she
has been a mentor for 17 years.
In addition to her volunteer work and employment at Iowa State University,
Jacobson and her husband own and operate a successful business in Story City.
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