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May 17-20, 2013
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Hobart L. and Mary Kay Peer Award
Hobart and Mary Peer established the Hobart L. and Mary Kay Peer Award. Mr.
Peer received a Bachelor of Science degree from the College of Commerce
and Business Administration in 1935. In 1955, he co-founded the Peer,
Hunt, and Curzon accounting firm that merged with Clifton, Gunderson, and
Company in 1980. He organized and was the first chair of the Eastern
Illinois Chapter of the Illinois CPA Society. He was also a member
of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mary Kay
Peer received her bachelor and master’s degree in English at the
University of Illinois is 1934 and 1936, respectively. She was a
member of Kappa Delta Pi. As a graduate student, she was hired as
a clerk in the English Department and later became an administrative assistant. Mr.
and Mrs. Peer were venerated supporters of their alma mater and the community
in which they lived.
