NCSA CONVENTION PHOTO ALBUMJune 2014 – Embassy Suites – Concord, NC

PRE CONVENTION BOARD MEETING…there is always some last minute business needing attention from our dedicated volunteers – our hats off to each of you. Here are just a few of those fine volunteers

Madam President - M. Louise Pistole and David Hooker pose for a shot at the President’s Reception. Louise, thanks for such a productive year.

The NCSA Scholarship Foundation Bingo Fundraiser

Your Donations are greatly appreciated – thanks to all who participated

Let the Business Session Begin

J. Scott Padgett, Mayor – City of ConcordWelcomes our members to his fine city and all it has to offer

NCSA Past President – Wayne Parker with the invocation.

Convention Chairwoman – Denise McBride-Rollins, NCSA Past President with announcements and convention protocol.

M. Louise Pistole – NCSA President 2013-2014

A record breaking year of FIRST TIMERS at convention – thank you very much!!!

Thanks for all the hard work our officers & committee chairs do. Here are just a few giving their reports during the business session.

Lottie Neal, David Rollins, and Sarah McKoy receive their Pioneer Certificates commemorating their 25th anniversary as Full Members of NCSA

President Pistole controls the discussion at hand as James Holmes lead the debate over Constitution & By Law changes; and the members listen, learn, and participate.

Each year a representative from the National Society of Accountants, our national affiliate, speaks at our past president’s luncheon and our installation ceremony, thank you Steve Hansen, NSA President

Pre installation cocktails and preparation for dinner

Newly elected Board of Directors & Officers are introduced prior to dinnerL to R, Top to Bottom

Linda Barbee, Florence Black, Jense Creighton, John Blanton, Gaye Saunders, Denise Hammond, James Upton III, Marsha Wheeler, Mary Fuller,

John McKinney, Ron Powell, Margie Strider, Louise Pistole

James Upton, III presents Erma Reynolds-Woodfin, Paula Wilson Brown, Jense Haynes Creighton, and David Hooker with this year’s membership recruitment honor of “GO GETTERS” for sponsorship of new members.

Marsha Wheeler, NCSA Scholarship Foundation Executive Director presents Larry Matthews, Piedmont Chapter President, with this year’s “CHAPTER SCHOLARSHIP AWARD” for raising the most money by a single chapter.

M. Louise Pistole, NCSA President presentJan Allison a plaque commemorating her 10th

anniversary as NCSA President 2003-2004.

Marsha Wheeler, NCSA Chapter Promotions Chairwoman presents James Upton, III, CENTRAL CHAPTER Vice President this year’s “CHAPTERS CUP” Lottie Neal & Sarah McKoy win

the NCSA Scholarship Raffle

M. Louise Pistole presents the “PRESIDENT’S AWARD” to David Hooker, NCSA Past President 1995-1996

Steve Hansen, NSA President installs Margie Strider, NCSA President 2014-2015 The passing of the President’s Pin, Louise Pistole, NCSA President 2013-2014 to Margie Strider, NCSA President 2014-2015

Cheryl Hudson, NCSA Immediate Past President has only two jobs at convention – collecting funds for the outgoing president’s gift from her current line, board and committees.

The other is the pinning of the outgoing president with their own “PAST PRESIDENT PIN”.

Cheryl said there would be gifts and Louise said thank you, thank you, thank you

Margie Strider, NCSA President 2014-2015 presents herself and the upcoming year for NCSA

Louise’s last act as NCSA President… the passing of the gavel to incoming President, Margie Strider.

2014-2015 NCSA Board of Directors(L – R) Linda Barbee, Denise Hammond, John Blanton, Jense Creighton, Marsha Wheeler, James Upton, Florence Black, Gaye Saunders, James Holmes

NCSA Executive Committee 2014-2015(L-R) John McKinney – Treasurer, Margie Strider – President, Mary Fuller – Secretary, Ron Powell – President Elect, M. Louise Pistole – Immediate Past President

And so another convention closes… until next year, let’s try and meet at another NCSA EVENT SOON.