Activity Review
North Carolina State
Board of Certified Public
Accountant Examiners
1101 Oberlin Road, Suite 104, Post Office Box 12827, Raleigh, NC 27605-2827 (919) 733-4222 No. 4 2001
Baldwin Nominated as NASBA Vice Chair
On March 6, 2001, David A. Costello,
CPA, President and CEO of the Na¬
tional Association of State Boards of
Accountancy (NASBA), announced
that Barton W. Baldwin, CPA, a mem¬
ber of the North Carolina State Board of
CPA Examiners, has been selected by
NASBA's Nominating Committee as
its nominee for NASBA Vice Cha ir 2001 -
2002.
If elected, Baldwin will serve as
Vice Chair in 2001 -2002 and will accede
to Chair in 2002-2003. He is currently
serving on the NASBA Board of Direc¬
tors as a Director-at-Large.
Baldwin's service to NASBA in¬
cludes serving on the Board of Direc¬
tors, Middle-Atlantic Regional Direc¬
tor, 1995-1997; Relations with Member
Boards Committee, 1995-1997 (Chair
1996-1997); Administration andFinance
Committee, 1995-1997 (Chair 1997-
1999); Task Force on Expense Reim¬
bursement, 1995-1997 (Chair 1997); In¬
vestment Committee, 1995-1997 (Chair
1997-1999); Joint Committee Proposal-
Strategic Planning Group for Imple¬
mentation, 1997; Treasurer, 1997-1999;
Uniform Accountancy Act Committee,
1999-2001 (Chair 1999-2001);TaskForce
on Attest Experience, 1999-2001; and
Task Force on Peer Review Adminis¬
tration, 2000.
In addition to his sendee to NASBA,
Baldwinhassen'ed the American Insti¬
tute of CPAs (AICPA) as a member of
the Governing Council (appointed),
1988-1989; State Legislation Commit¬
tee (Area II Sub-Committee), 1988-1993;
State Legislation Committee, 1991-1993;
Governing Council (elected), 1991-1994;
and Quality Review Executive Com¬
mittee, 1993-1996.
Baldwin, who is Managing Partner
of Baldwin and Hodge, LLP, a CPA
firm with offices in Clinton, Mount Ol¬
ive, and Raleigh, was appointed to the
NC State Board of CPA Examiners in
1994 by Governor James B. Hunt, Jr.
Governor Hunt reappointed Baldwin
to the Board in 1997 and again in 2000.
Baldwin has served the Board as
Chair of the Professional Standards
Committee, 1994 - present; Vice Presi¬
dent of the Board, 1994-1996; and as a
Member of the Personnel Committee,
1994-1997.
An active member of the North
Carolina Association of CPAs
(NCACPA) for many years, Baldwin
served as President, 1989-1990; and was
a member of the Board of Directors,
1985-1991; and a member of the Execu¬
tive Committee, 1987-1991.
In the period between 1977 and
1995, Baldwin served on numerous
NCACPA committees, including the
Ethics Committee; Budget Committee;
Building Committee; Continuing Pro¬
fessional Education Committee; Gov¬
ernmental Affairs and Legislation Com-
Baldwin
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Board Meetings . 7
Certificates Issued . 5
Cheating on the Exam . 6
Commissions & Referral Fees . 5
CPEMARKET.COM . 7
Disciplinary Actions . 2
May 2001 Exam Schedule . 6
Notice of Address Change . 8
Policy on Cheating . 6
Reclassifications . 4
Top November Exam Grades . 7