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PALM HARBOR CHAMBER HONORS SHAN SHIKARPURI WITH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Roshan “Shan” Shikarpuri was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Palm Harbor Chamber of Commerce and the chamber’s foundation on Sept. 28 in Clearwater. Only a few selected recipients have received the prestigious award.
“I have received many awards and honors but this award is special to me because it is coming from local businesses and civic leaders and I am truly honored,” said Shikarpuri, an entrepreneur and the founding member of Shan Shikarpuri & Associates, PA. He has received numerous state, regional, county and local awards as a professional, businessman and community leader, including Honorary Mayor of Palm Harbor and Palm Harbor Citizen of the Year.
Some of his awards and honors include the Florida Outstanding CPA in Public Service Award from the Florida Institute of CPAs (FICPA). Moreover, he was acknowledged for and received the Chapter Champion “Makes a Difference” Award from the FICPA Foundation and was also given the “Most Influential Member” Award by the Suncoast Chapter of FICPA.
He has been recognized for Outstanding Services by the St. Petersburg College Foundation, and for Outstanding Contributions and Support from the INDO-US Chamber of Commerce.
Shikarpuri earned his graduate and undergraduate degrees from Florida State University, is a member of AICPA and FICPA, and a Fellow Member of the FICPA Foundation.
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