Sally Wahrmann Win PEP 2003 Faculty of the Year Award

C.W. Post Accounting Professor Sally Wahrmann and Larry Kalbers, Director of the C.W. Post School of Professional Accountancy.

Port Washington resident Sally A. Wahrmann, a professor of accountancy at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University in Brookville, was recently honored by the campus' Professional Experience and Career Planning (PEP) office with its 2003 Faculty of the Year Award. This honor is bestowed annually by the PEP office to outstanding advocates of its award-winning Cooperative Education program, which helps students gain work experience prior to graduating from college.

PEP chose to honor Professor Wahrmann in recognition for her continued dedication and service to the needs of both the university and its students. "Professor Wahrmann is a constant advocate of student involvement in the PEP program and wholeheartedly supports experiential learning, hands-on career training and internship opportunities," said Jeanette Grill, director of C.W. Post’s Professional Experience and Career Planning office. She serves on the PEP advisory board and also aids recruitment efforts in the School of Professional Accountancy. "As any business and accounting student will attest, Professor Wahrmann's door is always open to those seeking career advice," Grill added.

Aside from being a continuous source of support and guidance to her students, Wahrmann also helps to train students for, and coordinates the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program in conjunction with the Internal Revenue Service. The program was of particular importance this year because it qualified students to prepare Nonresident Alien returns for foreign students who visited the university.

In addition to her service to the C.W. Post Campus, Wahrmann takes an active role in the professional community. She is a member of the American Institute of CPAs, where she served on task forces and committees in the national organization's Tax Division. Wahrmann's service also extends to the state level where she participates as a member of the New York State Society of CPAs. Wahrmann is a member of several other professional organizations, including the American Society of Women Accountants and the American Taxation Association.

Having lectured for professional organizations on issues concerning current taxation and accounting, Wahrmann has made presentations for the Tax and Accounting Institute at C.W. Post, the New York Society of CPAs, the American Accounting Association and the Charles Zwicker Tax Institute. Wahrmann is also an accomplished writer; her work has been published in The CPA Journal, The Tax Advisor, The New Accountant, and Taxation for Accountants.

After joining Long Island University in 1977 as an adjunct assistant professor at the Brooklyn Campus, Wahrmann relocated to the university's C.W. Post Campus in 1981 as an adjunct associate professor of accounting and joined the full-time faculty in 1984. She is currently a professor in the School of Professional Accountancy, which is part of C.W. Post’s AACSB accredited College of Management.

PEP provides paid internship opportunities called "co-ops"(which stands for cooperative learning) for students in every major. Through PEP and Co-op, students can gain hands-on work experience, build a resume, receive career counseling, and conduct job searches through on-line databases, which contain thousands of potential employers nationwide. For additional information about PEP or Co-op, call (516) 299-2435 or visit www.liu.edu/pep.