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IMA Major J. Lee Nicholson Lifetime Achievement Award (IMALAA)

The IMA Major J. Lee Nicholson Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an IMA member (or non-member) who, consistent with IMA’s Mission and Global Core Values, has demonstrated sustainable, extraordinary leadership and dedication over a lifetime of service. Nominees for this award have made a lasting impression on IMA, other organizations, and the global profession overall.

Characteristics for the IMA Major J. Lee Nicholson Lifetime Achievement Award:

The person you nominate:

• Embraces IMA’s Mission and Global Core Values.
• Exhibits service leadership by developing and inspiring others.
• Promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion by encouraging and respecting alternative points of view.
• Has established a lifetime legacy with IMA by advancing the management accounting profession, inspiring others, and building the IMA leadership pipeline.
• Is a highly regarded and respected leader who has contributed at least 20 years of service to the accounting and finance profession.
• Preferred: Holds the CMA^® (Certified Management Accountant) certification.
• To receive this award, an individual must receive at least two nominations.
• Award may be given posthumously or to a past IMA member.

To nominate someone for the IMA Major J. Lee Nicholson Lifetime Achievement Award, please click here.

The deadline for nominations is April 18, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.