Posted by geemiz | Posted in Trivias & Biographies | Posted on 12-01-2011
Tags: Accounting Trivia, Philippine Accounting Trivias
Accounting is one noble profession. The path of being a CPA is not easy; it takes a lot of courage patience and perseverance to become one. Many said that to become an accountant one must be intelligent and good in math. But I say to become an accountant you must be resourceful and has a sense of logic because it is easy to add and deduct but it is hard to analyze what the problem is really asking for.
Who says that accountant just stays in the office and does boring journal entries and reconciliation? Here are few of the popular people who are not being a prisoner in the profession that they have graduated.
Walter L. Morgan – founder of Wellington Fund and one of the oldest living CPA who died just early 2000.
Gibby Haynes – band member of Butthole Surfers was an accounting student at Trinity University in San Antonio.
Alonso de Avila – the firs mayor of Veracuz now Mexico.
Thomas Pickard – one of the 1400 FBI agents who is an accountant. He is #2 man at the FBI.
Ray Wersching – the ex-San Franscico 49er field goal kicker is an accountant.
Kenny G. – a jazz artist is an accountant.
J.P. Morgan – before creating his own company he was first a junior accountant at Wall Street.
Phil Knight – owner of nike is an accountant. He is among those people behind the fortune 500 company who are also accountants.
Tim Dubois – “The Singing Accountant” is the President of Artista records in Nashville.
Bob Newhart – a known comedian is an accountant.
Marcus O’Sullivan – the track sensation is an accountant.
Kevin Kennedy – Former Texas Rangers Manager is an accountant. He even does the tax returns of his players to gain extra money during minor leagues.
John Grisham – the author of A Time to Kill, The Firm received his accounting degree at Missisippi State University.
Walter Diemer – The creator of bubble gum was once an accountant of the Fleer Corporationin the 1920s.
Arthur Blank – owner of Atlanta Falcon and co-founder of Home Depot is a CPA.
