
ACUA History Challenge
Publication Date: December 4, 2023
Did you know that ACUA used to give out numbered certificates to member institutions? This fun fact was shared with the ACUA Board, prompting several ACUA members to share photos of their certificates. Many proud institutions still hang these certificates in their offices!

The search was on for the oldest certificate. The University of Washington thought their September 6, 1961, certificate was the oldest until Tanya Satterfield at the University of Mississippi shared their certificate dating back to September 10, 1959, just one year after ACUA was founded. Tanya and her colleagues proudly displayed the certificate at the 2023 AuditCon in Miami.


The ACUA booth at Audit Con also displayed other ACUA artifacts from the past 65 years, including directories, information packets, conference agendas, coasters, and even old diskettes.

For those of you who like a challenge, if you have a Membership Certificate older than 1959 or have any “vintage” ACUA artifacts, please send a photo of your items to Toni Stephens at tstephens@utdallas.edu. ACUA plans to collect and share these artifacts to preserve our great history!
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