Wendy Overton William S. Smith Certificate of Honor Award

LSU EMPLOYEE RECEIVES HONORS ON CIA EXAM

January 27, 2005

LSU News

BATON ROUGE – Wendy Overton, business manager for LSU Continuing Education, received the William S. Smith Certificate of Honor Award from the Institute of Internal Auditors for exceptional performance on the 2004 Certified Internal Auditor exam.

In 2003, Overton enrolled in classes in LSU's E. J. Ourso College of Business Administration's Center for Internal Auditing to prepare for the Certified Internal Auditor exam. She also plans to sit for the CPA exam. Overton earned her bachelor's degree from Ambassador University in Big Sandy, Texas, and went on to receive an M.B.A. from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio.

The William S. Smith Certificate of Honor Award is one of a series of Smith Awards awarded by IIA in honor of William S. Smith, the first chairman of the board of regents of IIA and a driving force behind the development of the Certified Internal Auditor program. Through the Smith Awards, IIA recognizes candidates who turn in the best performances on the core Certified Internal Auditor exam and successfully complete the entire exam in one sitting. Other Smith Awards include the Gold Medal, Certificate of Excellence and Student Highest Achievement Award.

The E. J. Ourso College's Center for Internal Auditing is an internationally recognized leader in internal auditing education. It was the pilot internal auditing program endorsed by the IIA. For more information on the Center for Internal Auditing, please visit http://www.bus.lsu.edu or contact Glenn Sumners, director, at 225-578-6210 or gsumner@lsu.edu.

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