Sharon Sharon Lightner, Director of School of Accountancy at SDSU, has been named the 2007 Educator of the Year by the American Women’s Society of Certified Public Accountants (AWSCPA).

The award was presented to Lightner at the AWSCPA’s national meeting and awards ceremony held in Orlando, Fla., on Oct. 26, 2007.

The Educator of the Year award recognizes excellence in teaching in the accounting field by a faculty member of a two- or four-year college. Lightner, who joined SDSU in 1977, was nominated by a current graduate in SDSU’s Master of Science in Accountancy program.

This award will join Lightner’s other national education awards including one from the Beta Alpha Psi organization and a collaborative award co-sponsored by the American Accounting Association and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.