Abdo, Eick & Meyers Senior Partner Receives Top Honor from MSU Mankato
May 20, 2015
Jay Abdo, senior partner for Abdo, Eick & Meyers LLP, was presented with a Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award from Minnesota State Mankato at the university’s alumni awards event, which took place on April 24.
The honor recognizes Abdo for his professional achievements and community benevolence, which have included playing a key role in the growth of Abdo, Eick & Meyers—a certified public accounting and business advisory firm founded in the early 1960s by his father, Joe Abdo—and serving on the boards of several local organizations and nonprofits, including 10 years of service on the advisory board of Minnesota State Mankato’s College of Business. Abdo previously garnered recognition for his successes and contributions as the 2003 recipient of the Edina Chamber of Commerce’s prestigious Business Person of the Year award.
In addition to his 40-plus-year career in accounting, taxation and litigation, Abdo has devoted a great deal of time and resources to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. In 2014, he was named the hospital’s National Volunteer of the Year.
Abdo has maintained his ties to Minnesota State Mankato not only through personal service but also through his firm’s recruiting efforts. Many of the firm’s 140 staff members share Abdo’s alma mater.
“We’re very proud of what Jay has achieved throughout his career,” commented Abdo, Eick & Meyers Managing Partner Steve McDonald. “And we’re especially grateful for his commitment to Minnesota State Mankato—a rich talent pool from which we’ve hired some of our best and brightest partners and staff members.”
For a complete list of honorees, please visit www.mnsu.edu/alumni/awards/2015honorees.html
To view Jay’s story, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKMBXEQZpPU
About Abdo, Eick & Meyers LLP
Abdo, Eick and Meyers LLP is a progressive CPA firm that utilizes its “People + Process” by partnering with businesses to grow the value of their firms, assisting government audit clients to operate more efficiently, and providing the very best in tax planning and preparation services. Established in 1963 in Mankato, Minnesota, the firm has established itself as a mid-sized leader in the Mankato and Twin Cities accounting industry. The firm has continued a consistent growth pattern through listening to its clients and developing new areas of expertise and service lines to meet their needs, steady organic growth, and through several mergers and acquisitions.
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