OKLAHOMA CITY — A Muskogee, Okla. certified public accountant received the Distinguished CPA Award from the Eastern Chapter of the Oklahoma Society of CPAs at the organization’s Annual Members Meeting on June 12 in Tulsa.

Judy Hoffman, CPA, an active member of the OSCPA since 1989, is the former president and current secretary of the OSCPA Eastern Chapter.

Hoffman is a graduate of Leadership Muskogee and serves on the board of the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Muskogee Civic Center Board and the Muskogee Development Board, as well as other community organizations. She also volunteers with the United Way, serving on the Allocations Committee and the Personnel Committee and often provides free consultations and highly discounted CPA services for those in need.

The OSCPA Eastern Chapter, which includes Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Latimer, Le Flore, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pittsburg and Sequoyah counties, selected its Distinguished CPA based on criteria measuring community involvement, professionalism and activism in the CPA profession.

With more than 6,600 members in public practice, industry, government and education, the OSCPA is Oklahoma’s only statewide professional association of CPAs. Since 1918, the organization has continued to provide professional education, conduct quality reviews and promote and maintain high standards of integrity and competence within the accounting profession. Visit http://www.oscpa.com/for information about joining the OSCPA, http://www.knowwhatcounts.org/for a free CPA referral and 30-minute consultation.