Hall of Fame Leaders in Accounting

The School of Accountancy Hall of Fame award recognizes outstanding accounting alumni who are making an impact in the world of business, government or academia.

In 2024, we inducted Jim Gordon, Partner, Sink Gordon Accountants/Advisors, into the Accounting Hall of Fame

Past Inductees

2024	Jim Gordon	Sink Gordon Accountants/Advisors
2023	Mark Lacy	Partner, Deloitte, LLC
2022	Shannon Stites	Senior Vice President of Finance and CFO, North America at Huhtamaki
2020	No inductee due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019	Vern Herbel	Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, Torchmark
2018	Michael Upchurch	Executive Vice President & CFO, Kansas City Southern
2018	Johanna Lyle	Instructor Emeritus of Accounting
2017	Ken Selzer	Kansas Insurance Commissioner
2016	Mark A. Soucie	Vice President & CFO, Koch Chemical Technology Group, LLC
2015	Barry Robinson	EMEIA Tax Markets Leader, Ernst & Young
2014	Steve Lacy	Chairman of the Board & CEO, Meredith Corporation
2013	Doug Gaston	Regional Managing Partner of BKD
2012	Jackson Day	Ernst and Young's Americas Professional Practice
2011	Paul Edgerley	Managing Director, Bain Capital
2010	Robert G. Champman (deceased)	President, Zieman Manufacturing
2009	Julie Bryant	Controller, ConocoPhillips
2008	Stan Weber	Chief Financial Officer, Tower Properties Company
2007	Randy G. Fletchall	Vice Chair - Professional Practice, Ernst and Young
2006	Joleen D. Moden	Retired Senior Vice President, Verizon Communications
2005	Maurice "Buzz" Stark	Retired Professor, Kansas State University
2005	Gene Laughlin	Retired Associate Dean, Kansas State University
2005	Ken Fox	Retired Professor, Kansas State University
2004	Randolph A. Buseman	Partner, Ernst & Young
2003	Rand C. Berney	Vice President and Controller, ConocoPhillips
2002	Candace Duncan	Partner, KPMG
2001	Gary Boomer	Chief Executive Officer, Boomer Consulting Inc.
2001	Roger Sink	Partner, Sink, Gillmore & Gordon LLP
2000	F. Lynn Markel	Retired, EVP & CFO, Koch Industries
2000	Julie Davis	Partner, KPMG
1999	Bill Sinderson	Retired, Baird Kurtz & Dobson
1999	Allen Webber	Retired, Kennedy and Coe