Spring 2015 - Year 1, Issue 1 - Southeast Missouri State University

January 26, 2015
THOMAS K. MCCAIN MU XI CHAPTER OF BETA ALPHA PSI
REDHAWK ACCOUNTANT INSIDER
Spring 2015
Year 1, Issue 1
In This Issue

Student Spotlight

Alumni Spotlight

Chapter Dedication

Professional Events

Service/Social Events

Pictures & Tidbits
Meet the Firms Night Fall 2014
Student Spotlight
Name:
Tim Althage
Year: Senior
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Family: 3 older brothers, 3 nieces, 2 nephews
Pets: 2 dogs
Hobbies: Playing intramural sports and officiating high school
sports
Future Plans: Pursue my CPA and work at a Big 4 firm
Favorite thing about BAP: The chance to network with professionals and get to make connections with
other students in accounting.
Something people don’t know about you: I am the coach of the club baseball team at SEMO.
Alumni Spotlight
Name: Lucas
A. Luckett, CPA/PFS
Place of work: Anders CPAs + Advisors
Year graduated: 2010
Hometown: Hillsboro, Illinois
Family: Wife – Nikki Luckett, a 2013 Southeast Missouri State graduate. Nikki is a high school math teacher
for Kirkwood Senior High School. She coaches Pole Vault for the high school track & field team. She is currently taking masters classes for a School Counseling degree at Missouri Baptist University.
Daughter – Lexie Luckett, Born 7/24/2014. She enjoys mid-morning naps while watching Sesame Street. Favorite hobby is rolling over and giggling.
Pets: We have one dog, Molly. She just turned 10 last October. She is a Tea-Cup Yorkie weighing in at
2.6 pounds. She enjoys long morning walks down the street followed by an afternoon of sleeping while watching sporting events.
Hobbies: I am an avid golfer. I also like to run, hunt, and fish.
Favorite thing about your job: My co-workers are the favorite thing about my job. They are my friends and
colleagues both inside and outside work. There is a very strong Young Professional group at Anders and I am
proud to be a part of it. We do a really good job functioning as a team and have a lot of fun while working.
Favorite thing about your time in BAP: The friendships with my fellow students, as well as with professionals were my favorite experiences during my time in Beta Alpha Psi. The opportunities to speak on a large
scale in California and New York allowed me to make friendships not only at SEMO’s Beta Alpha Psi, but with
others across the United States.
Something people don’t know about you: I really enjoy playing different types of card games. Growing
up, my grandpa taught me to play Black Jack by the age of 5. I could add to 21 faster than any kid my age.
Every family function we played some sort of card game.
Fall 2014
Professional
Events
9/8:
Chapter dedication with Thomas K. McCain
Mu Xi Chapter Named after Alumnus
Kenneth W. Dobbins, president of Southeast Missouri State University, announced that alumnus Thomas K. McCain has established a $250,000 endowment for the Mu Xi Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, thus providing long-term
funding for the Southeast College of Business student organization. The
chapter was renamed the Thomas K. McCain Mu Xi Chapter of Beta Alpha
Psi, the first time in the history of the international organization that a chapter
has been named for an individual.
We are profoundly grateful for this substantial gift that will provide funding for
additional professional education and experiential learning opportunities that
are critical to the development, training and success of Southeast business
students who belong to BAP.
“Mr. McCain’s gift will have a lasting impact and his legacy will be one of
providing extraordinary educational access and opportunity for many, many
College of Business students now and in the future,” Dobbins said. “On behalf
of all of Southeast’s current and future students, I would like to express our
deepest appreciation for this generous endowment that will change countless
lives in this region for many years to come.”
McCain is a 1970 graduate of Southeast Missouri State University with a
Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and a major in accounting. While a student at Southeast, he was a member of Alpha Kappa
Psi, a business service fraternity. He earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the John M. Olin School of Business at Washington University.
He has spent his career working with various companies in the areas of finance, accounting, treasury and tax, including Dry Ice, Inc., Specialty Catalogue, Paul Harris Stores, Inc., and Edison Brothers Stores, Inc. He is currently the chief financial officer, vice president, secretary, and treasurer of
SmartPak Equine, the premier online provider of horse supplies and equine
supplements.
Firm—UHY Adivsors
Speaker: Rod Cooper
9/15: Meet the Firms Night
In Attendance:
Anders
Baer & Edington
Becker
BKD
Brown Smith Wallace
Bucher Essner & Miles LLC
CliftonLarsonAllen
Deloitte
Ernst & Young
IRS
MSCPA
Rubin Brown
Stalwart Associates
10/3: Annual Golf Tournament
10/6: Firm—RGL Forensics
Speaker: Keith Seiffert
10/20: Firm—PwC
Speakers:
Rik Boren and Glenn Brady
10/24: Chapter Dedication with
Initiation
11/3: Speaker: Jim Cali
11/17: Firm—Anders
Speakers:
Lucas Luckett &
Nic Wigglesworth
Meet the Firms Night
Fall 2014
Service and
Social Events
Photos
9/10: Sand volleyball outing
9/24: Arena Golf outing
10/1: Arena Golf outing
10/4: Volunteer at Baer &
Edington Williams
Syndrome 5k/10k
Jackson, MO
10/22—11/14:
Intramural indoor
volleyball team
10/25: Adopt-a-Highway
Cape Girardeau, MO
11/15: Adopt-a-Highway
Cape Girardeau, MO
11/17—12-13:
Salvation Army Bell Ringing
Schnucks in Cape
Christmas Party
11/22: Chili Cook-Off and
Bags Tournament
12/8: Christmas Party
Christmas Trivia
Gingerbread House Making
Ugly Sweater Contest
"Only accountants can save the
world - through peace, goodwill
and reconciliations."
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