Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants

06/18/2026

Congratulations to one of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award winners John Griesbeck, CPA. John is an Audit Partner Emeritus at Reynolds, Bone and Griesbeck PLC in Memphis.
This award is given to a member who exhibited leadership, made significant contributions to the profession and has an outstanding record of service to the society and local community.

06/17/2026

Congratulations to one of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award winners Art Sparks, CPA. Art is a principal at ATA in Union City.
This award is given to a member who exhibited leadership, made significant contributions to the profession and has an outstanding record of service to the society and local community.

06/16/2026

Congratulations to the 2026 CPA of the Year Barrett Simonis, CPA. Barrett is President of Pugh CPAs in Knoxville. View the video to learn more about Barrett and his wonderful career!
This award is given to a CPA who has made outstanding contributions toward advancing the accounting profession.

06/15/2026

Congratulations to this year's TSCPApex Award winners! These awards recognize the many ways that individuals contribute significant time, energy and intellect to developing our profession and fostering its success.

This year's winners:
Impact Award - Brian Tate
Impact Award - Jason Lay
Emerging Leader - Dhonielle Toussiant
Special Recognition - Dr. Trea McMillian
Women to Watch Experienced Leader - Amelia Hart
Women to Watch Emerging Leader- Daria Cooper
CPA of the Year - Barrett Simonis
Lifetime Achievement - Art Sparks
Lifetime Achievement - John Griesbeck

06/15/2026

06/12/2026

Past Chair Heather Batson officially passed the baton to Gina Pruitt! Thank you to Heather for her service to TSCPA. We are excited for Gina to take the reigns and lead the society this year.

06/11/2026

Bourbon and Bubbly is always a highlight at Convention! Members raise thousands of dollars each year for the TSCPA Educational & Memorial Foundation Scholarship Program to provide scholarships for accounting students. Thank you to John Griesbeck for serving as auctioneer and members for donating!

06/11/2026

Day two of convention was filled with CPE sessions and concluded with the opening reception. Stay tuned to our socials for more Convention coverage!

06/11/2026

Members kicked off TSCPA's Annual Meeting & Convention with a friendly golf tournament! Thanks to everyone for participating in this fun event!

06/10/2026

TSCPA kicked off the 95th Annual Meeting & Convention with the traditional dinner honoring past chairs and their contributions to the society.