The Stuart Cameron McLeod Society (SCMS) was founded in 1934 to recognize those who served IMA and to provide an opportunity for continued friendship, fellowship, and service. Today, SCMS, also known as the Society for Continuing Member Service, continues those traditions and meets the challenges of tomorrow by funding student scholarships, supporting the Annual IMA Student Conference, and offering educational and social events for its members.
Thanks to Kim Wallin and Larry White, Past IMA Chairs, for their donations to the Student Scholarship Fund. We also received a donation from the IMA Staff to be used for Student Scholarships. The SCMS Board has expressed an interest in being able to present a second Student Scholarship. This will only be possible with the donations of our members and board.
The 2011-2012 Membership Directory is available on the website.
The latest edition of the Spotlight is ready. This edition contains the registration and information on Mid-Year.
You will find the registration form for the 2011 Mid-Year Conference at 2011 MId-Year Registration. Make plans now to join us in San Antonio.
To see the schedule of events at Mid-Year. Schedule Mid-Year 2011
SCMS kicked off the annual meeting on Saturday, June 4, 2011 at IMA’s 92nd Annual Conference & Exposition in Orlando, by inducting the following IMA members as new SCMS members:
Plans are underway for the 2011 Mid-Year Conference to be held at the San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk. The dates are October 23-26, 2011. Plans are to offer 11-12 hours of CPE. Included in the cost of the conference is CPE, three breakfasts, Sunday evening receiption and cruise plus Tuesday afternoon outing and awards dinner. If you have never gone to a Mid-Year Conference, San Antonio will prove to be a great locale. Mark your calendar and make plans to learn and spending time relaxing with fellow SCMS members.
Make plans to join us on June 4, 2011 at the Hilton Bonnet Creek Hotel for the 2011 Annual Meeting. We will start with the induction of new members at 5:30 p.m. This will be followed by dinner and entertainment by Bryan Clark. Mr. Clark will take us to a bygone era with the music of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, and many more.
The Nominating Committee met on February 20, 2011 in Tuscon, AZ. The attached document will be presented as the 2011-2012 Board of Governors at the Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL.
The annual SCMS Mid-Year conference was held October 17-20 in Charleston, South Carolina. The conference opened with a Sunday evening reception, followed by a horse-drawn carriage “ghost tour” of historic Charleston. On Monday morning, SCMS members and their guests were welcomed by Hon. Tommy Hartnett, U.S. Rep. (SC-1), 1981–1987. John Brausch, IMA Chair Emeritus, gave us a look at the future of financial reporting with an IFRS Update. IMA President Jeff Thomson presented What CFOs in the Market are Saying and brought us up-to-date on recent membership gains, global expansion, implementation of the new website, and other initiatives at IMA. The SCMS Board of Governors met on Monday afternoon.
Tuesday morning featured a presentation and a lively discussion of Entrepreneurship with Steve Nurnberg of the Edward Jones Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Drury University. In a new twist on the traditional Mid-Year games, teams of SCMSers fanned out through the historic district and tested their memories, knowledge of history, and powers of observation in a historical scavenger hunt on Tuesday afternoon. The winners were announced and prizes were presented at the annual Awards Dinner that evening. The conference concluded on Wednesday morning with a fascinating look at Walmart’s Global Transformation with Michael Lockard, Vice President of Shared Services at Walmart.
SCMS kicked off the annual meeting on Saturday, June 5, 2010 at IMA’s 91st Annual Conference & Exposition in Baltimore, by inducting the following IMA members as new SCMS members: