LEONARD SOMMER BS 76

Leonard, SOA Advisory Board Chair Emeritus, has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Public Service Award by the Nebraska Society of CPAs. He is a current member of the society, as well as a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Previously, he has served on various nonprofit boards and committees, and in 2015 he received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the College of Business Administration. Sommer has directed the award money as a scholarship in his name to a deserving accounting student in the UNO School of Accounting.

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