HPG Partner Named to Wake Tech Foundation Leadership Team

RALEIGH,NC, August 28, 2010 (Press-News.org) Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP (www.hpg.com), the largest CPA firm headquartered and staffed in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina, announces today that Larry Hamilton, firm partner, has been selected to serve as the 2010-2011 treasurer of the Wake Tech Foundation (http://foundation.waketech.edu). Hamilton, a board member since 2007, will assist in raising and managing funds, fostering relationships with potential donors and establishing policy and procedures.

"The foundation plays a key role in advancing the programs and opportunities at Wake Tech," says Hamilton. "I am excited to expand my role on the board and look forward to the opportunity to serve as treasurer."

Hamilton has more than 20 years of public accounting experience. He has been with HPG since 1999, becoming partner in 2001. He serves clients in numerous industries, including: technology development, financial institutions, manufacturers, real estate, service businesses and non-profit organizations. Hamilton also remains active in the community. In addition to his work with the Wake Tech Foundation, he is a graduate of the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Leadership Raleigh program, is on the board of the Raleigh Kiwanis Club, and serves on the NCACPA Tax Committee and the Wake County Estate Planning Council.

The Wake Tech Foundation builds relationships with private investors and opens avenues that enable Wake Technical Community College to continue to offer educational and training opportunities to individuals in Wake County and surrounding communities. Foundation programs provide scholarships and emergency financial aid to students. One such program is the Fostering Bright Futures Fellowship, which assists young people in making the transition from the Wake County Foster Care System to independent adulthood. Additionally, the foundation supports faculty and staff through tuition assistance for continuing education and professional development. Each spring, it recognizes them for their contributions through the Excellence in Teaching and Service Awards. A total of 13 awards are distributed at the annual Faculty and Staff Recognition Dinner.

About Hughes Pittman & Gupton, LLP (HPG):
HPG is the largest CPA firm headquartered and staffed in the Research Triangle Park region of North Carolina, as ranked by the Triangle Business Journal. More than just an accounting firm, HPG assists clients in looking beyond the bottom linesm by being the right people, right value and right firm to achieve each client's definition of success. HPG is a member of CPAmerica International and affiliated with the Horwath alliances of firms, with offices worldwide. The firm leverages this to provide national and global accounting resources to its clients. HPG offers a wide array of business accounting, auditing, corporate tax and management advisory services. Specialties include serving owner-managed, investor-backed technology and life science organizations, healthcare services, real estate development, manufacturing and distribution businesses, as well as providing ERISA audits, family wealthcare services and Sarbanes-Oxley internal audit services.

HPG has remained committed to advancing a thriving Triangle community since its founding in 1983. In recognition, the firm is the recipient of two Pinnacle Business Awards by the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce; the 2009 Large Entrepreneurial Business Award and the 2010 Integrity in Business Award. Several HPG partners are also the recipients of excellence awards, including the CED Outstanding Service and Entrepreneurial awards, Business Leader Magazine's Impact Financial Leader and Dealmaker recognitions, and the Triangle Business Journal's 40 Under 40 and Women in Business awards. Visit http://www.hpg.com of follow HPG on Twitter at http://twitter.com/HPGcpas.

About the Wake Tech Foundation:
The Wake Tech Foundation's mission is to partner with corporations, foundations, and individuals to support Wake Technical Community College's institutional and instructional needs. In the 2009-2010 academic year, more than 250 students continued their education with the help of a Foundation scholarship or emergency financial assistance loan. To date, more than 280 employees have received financial assistance to pursue their bachelor's or master's degree, doctorate, certificate, licensure or other professional development through the Foundation's tuition assistance program. For more information, visit http://foundation.waketech.edu.

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