Rockville Centre Resident Jeffrey Hoops, CPA, Named to Advisory Board
of the C.W. Post School of Professional Accountancy

Jeffrey R. Hoops, CPA, has been named to the Advisory Board of the School of Professional Accountancy in the College of Management at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University in Brookville. Hoops is a partner with Ernst & Young and is currently president of the 30,000 member New York State Society of CPA's, the largest and oldest state accounting organization. He has been a member of the NYSSCPA since 1976 and has held numerous leadership positions including chairman of its Tax Division Oversight Committee and President of its Nassau Chapter. In addition, Hoops is a member of the governing Council of the American Institute of CPAs and a member of its Tax Executive Committee.

A resident of Rockville Centre, Hoops received a bachelor of business administration in public accounting from Hofstra University and a master of science in taxation from the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, where he also taught graduate classes in taxation in the early 1980s. He joined Ernst & Young (then Ernst & Ernst) in 1974, transferred to the firm’s national tax department in 1981 and in 1983 moved to its New York City office, where he was admitted as a partner in 1984.

"Mr. Hoops is a wonderful addition to our Board," said Dr. Lawrence Kalbers, Associate Dean of the College of Management and Director of the School of Professional Accountancy. "His professional experience and stature will make his advice and feedback of great value in maintaining excellence in all of our programs."

The C.W. Post School of Professional Accountancy, which is celebrating its 30^th Anniversary, was the first autonomous school of professional accountancy established in the United States. It offers a bachelor of science in accountancy, a master of science in accountancy, and a master of science in taxation. The School also offers continuing education courses to CPAs through its Tax and Accounting Institute.

C.W. Post is one of six campuses of Long Island University, the seventh largest private university in the United States. Serving a population of 12,000 full- and-part time students, the campus is distinguished by programs of excellence with small classes in accountancy, business, computer science, education, liberal arts and sciences, library and information science, health professions and nursing, public service, and visual and performing arts.

For additional information, call the C.W. Post School of Professional Accountancy at 516-299-2364, email professional.accountancy@cwpost.liu.edu or visit www.liu.edu/msacc.