Draft:Larzette Hale-Wilson
Larzette Golden Hale-Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 8, 1920 Idabel, Oklahoma, US |
| Died | February 5, 2015 (aged 94) |
| Occupation(s) | Accountant, educator |
| Spouse | Henry William Hale |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Langston University (BS) University of Wisconsin-Madison (MA, PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Accounting |
| Institutions | Brigham Young University Clark College Langston University Utah State University |
Larzette Golden Hale-Wilson (June 8, 1920–February 5, 2015) was an American accountant, educator, and former international president of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. She is recognized as the first black woman certified public accountant (CPA) to earn a Ph.D. in accounting and the first black female CPA in the state of Georgia.[2][3][4]
Biography
[edit]Larzette Golden was born on June 8, 1920, in Idabel, Oklahoma, to Thomas and Mary Golden. After her father passed away at the age of 10, her mother, unable to care for her and her sister, placed them in an orphanage. She excelled at typing and started performing clerical and bookkeeping tasks at the orphanage, eventually finding a mentor in the orphanage's accountant.[2][5][6]
In 1937, Hale-Wilson was initiated into the Alpha Zeta Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority at Langston University, where she graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and secondary education that same year. In 1940, she married her college classmate, Henry William Hale. She then enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she earned a Master of Arts degree in accounting and finance in 1943. After being awarded her master's degree, she began teaching at Clark College (now Clark Atlanta University). In 1951, she became the first black woman in Georgia to become a certified public accountant after passing the CPA exam, despite having been forced to sit at the back of the room while taking her test. In 1955, she was awarded her Ph.D. in accounting from University of Wisconsin–Madison and established an accounting office in Atlanta.[2][5][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Please Remember Larzette Hale in Your Prayers". University of St. Thomas. February 24, 2015. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Larzette Hale-Wilson's Biography". The HistoryMakers. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ a b Etienne, Jina. "Black CPA #28: Dr. Larzette G. Hale, CPA". National Society of Black Certified Public Accountants. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ Flint LT, Holley BL (December 1, 2023). "The Power of One: A Memorial to Dr. Larzette Golden Hale (1920–2015)". Accounting Historians Journal. 50 (2). American Accounting Association: 1–16. doi:10.2308/aahj-2023-018. ISSN 0148-4184.
- ^ a b "On, Alumnae: Larzette Hale-Wilson". On Wisconsin Magazine. 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ Manesse, Alana (August 12, 2020). "Women of USU: Then and Now, Business, Larzette Hale and Isela Phelps". Utah State Today. Retrieved October 17, 2024.