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Delta State University alumnus and veteran CPA David L. Gladden has been named chief financial officer\/chief of staff of the Delta State University Alumni Association-Foundation.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving the opportunity to serve as CFO for my alma mater\u2019s Alumni Association-Foundation provides me with so much satisfaction,\u201d said Gladden, who assumed the title in March 2020 after having been interim since August 2019. \u201cI feel I am contributing to the long-term success of the Alumni Association, Foundation, and DSU overall.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gladden earned a BBA from Delta State in 1972, majoring in accounting and minoring in computer information systems. He completed related coursework through Becker CPA Review and passed the CPA exam in 1975. Career credits include, most recently, 17 years as a vice president at Jimmy Sanders, Inc. agricultural products in Cleveland, Miss., and 15 years as a partner at his regional firm of Barfield, Lindsey, Gainspoletti and Gladden CPA\u2019s. Early on, he worked for almost a decade at Ellis & Hirsberg CPA\u2019s in Clarksdale. Gladden has served as an expert witness in numerous financial litigation cases.<\/p>\n
\u201cDavid brings a wealth of experience and aptitude to the CFO role at the Alumni Association-Foundation,\u201d said Rick Munroe, vice president for university advancement and external affairs at Delta State. \u201cWith vast expertise in accounting, taxes, and business, and with intimate understanding of Delta State as an alumnus, he has been paying dividends in all sorts of ways from day one, pun intended.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gladden observed, \u201cI am privileged to get to work with such a good team of employees at Delta State. I look forward to the challenges ahead and being able to use my knowledge acquired here at DSU as a 1972 graduate and developed during my 48-year career in public and corporate accounting positions.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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