October 16, 2003

Boise State Official Named Top Executive For 2003

Stacy Pearson, Boise State University associate vice president for finance and administration, has been named 2003 Financial Executive of the Year by the Pacific Northwest Council of the Institute of Management Accountants. The honor was listed in the Wall Street Journal and in the October 2003 edition of Strategic Finance Magazine at www.strategicfinancemag.com. “I want to thank the Boise chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants for nominating me for this award,” Pearson said. “I am thrilled to be selected as the winner for the Pacific Northwest region and to represent Boise State University.” The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) is the leading international trade association for corporate accounting and finance professionals. Twenty-one financial executives from around the nation were honored this year as financial leaders. Pearson has been at Boise State for eight years and currently oversees the university’s financial operations, including budget and controller's office and risk management. She also serves on multiple executive committees on campus, is active in the Western Association of College and University Business Officers (WACUBO) and serves as faculty for the WACUBO Business Management Institute. Pearson is a graduate of the master of public administration program at Boise State and a Certified Public Accountant. -30- Contact Stacy Pearson Associate vice president for finance and administration 426-3494 spearson@boisestate.edu Media Contact Sherry Squires communications and marketing 426-1563 ssquires@boisestate.edu