Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the reappointment of Kate Mooney, Ph.D., to the Board of Accountancy.

Mooney, of Cold Spring, is a professor of accounting with Minnesota State University, St. Cloud.  She has been a tenured professor since 1991, an associate professor from 1986 to 1991, and was department chair from 1997 to 2003.  Mooney earned her doctorate degree from Texas A & M University in College Station, Texas in 1989, her bachelor of science degree cum laude from Minnesota State University, St. Cloud (then called St. Cloud State University) in 1983, and has been a certified public accountant in Minnesota since 1998. 

Mooney is a member of the Minnesota Society of Certified Public Accountants, and has served on its Board of Directors.  She is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the American Accounting Association.  Mooney is a member of the Board of Directors of Lutheran Social Service, and the St. Cloud State University Alumni Association, where she was president in 2001.  She was a member of St. Cloud State University's College of Business Search Committee, treasurer of its Faculty Senate, and has received numerous faculty recognition awards.  Mooney replaces Sherri Moyle, who resigned, as a certified public accountant member to complete a four-year term that expires on January 5, 2009.

The Board of Accountancy examines, licenses and regulates certified public accountants.  The board consists of nine members appointed by the Governor.