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 Accounting Firm Leader Recognized for Service FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 1, 2006 – George S. Willie, managing partner of the Washington, D.C.-based accounting firm Bert Smith & Company, will be recognized for his record of service to local businesses and the community at large at a gala event to be held at Howard University on Saturday, March 4. The event, part of the institution's traditional Charter Day Convocation, recognizes a small group of distinguished alumni each year for their outstanding service to the university and its students, as well as leadership in the broader community. A former assistant professor of accounting at Howard University and the University of the District of Columbia, Willie has served more than 30 years in public accounting and is a past chairman of the Division of Firms, the association of African-American-owned accounting firms in the United States. Willie also has testified before various regulatory and legislative bodies on significant accounting and auditing issues. Willie graduated from Howard with a Bachelor of Business degree magna cum laude and earned an MBA in finance from American University. As managing partner for Bert Smith & Company, Willie oversees more than 60 CPAs and management consultants who serve clients in government agencies, healthcare, nonprofits, associations and education. Willie was named one of the "Top 100 Most Influential Practitioners" by CPA Magazine, and Accounting Today previously gave him a similar recognition. Bert Smith & Company includes more than 60 CPAs and management consultants who serve clients in government agencies, healthcare, nonprofits, associations and education. The firm provides a full range of accounting services to commercial clients, and has provided accounting services to virtually every cabinet-level department of the U.S. Government, as well as federal government agencies and numerous cities, counties, authorities and commissions. |
   
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