Distinguished Service To The Profession Award MICHELLE R. THORNBURG With decades of dedicated service and outstanding leadership within the profession and the business community, Michelle R. Thornburg is being honored as the recipient of the Society’s 2023 Distinguished Service to the Profession Award. Thornburg received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Midland Lutheran College (now Midland University), graduating summa cum laude in 1993 with majors in accounting and economics. That same year, she joined Koski Professional Group in Omaha as a staff accountant. Thornburg became a shareholder of the firm in January 1998. Outside of work, she has shown a tremendous dedication and unwavering commitment to the CPA profession. She served a four-year term on the Nebraska Board of Public Accountancy from 2000-2004, participating on the Exam and Education Committee, Quality Enhancement Program Committee, and the Educational Advisory Committee. She still serves the State Board as a member of the Educational Advisory Committee and the Peer Review Oversight Committee. Thornburg has been a member of the Nebraska Society of CPAs for 28 years, serving in various leadership capacities on the Society’s board of directors and on numerous committees over that time. She was chairman of the Society in 2017-2018. Prior to that, she served as Society treasurer for four years. Her committee involvement in the Nebraska Society of CPAs includes service on the Accounting Careers Committee (chairman), Audit Committee, Awards Selection Committee, Fall Conference Committee, Nominating Committee, President Selection Transition Committee, and Women in Accounting Committee. In addition, she has served two terms on the board of trustees for the Foundation of the Nebraska Society of CPAs. Thornburg is also a member of several other organizations, including the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), Omaha Women’s Network, and the Millard Business Association. She is a past treasurer of the Omaha Network, a current member of the Development Committee for ALS in the Heartland, and serves in various ways at her church. The list of her previous civic activities includes Junior Achievement and service as a presenter at Math in Business Day and Expanding Your Horizons; she has served as an ambassador for the profession through her visits to numerous high school and college classrooms. Thornburg also has served as a member of the Advisory Council of the College of Business & Technology at the University of Nebraska at Kearney and on the Business Advisory Board of the College of Saint Mary. In 2004, Thornburg received The Outstanding Young Alumni Award from Midland Lutheran College in recognition of outstanding professional achievements and personal accomplishments during her career. Thornburg and her husband Jeff have been married for 25 years and they have one daughter, Claire. Throughout its 95-year history, the Nebraska Society of CPAs has had thousands of members. This year, Michelle Thornburg becomes only the 38th member to receive the Society’s highest award. CLASSIFIED AD Nebraska Practices for Sale: Gross Shown: $635K Southwest, Nebraska $311K Lincoln, Nebraska For more information Call 1-800-397-0249 Visit www.APS.net THINKING OF SELLING? Accounting Practice Sales is the leading marketer of accounting and tax practices in North America. To learn more about our risk-free & confidential services, call Trent Holmes 1-800-397-0249 or email Trent@apsholmesgroup.com. 14 Nebraska CPA
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