NAME: Susan L. Zimmerman
TITLE: Professor
DIVISION: Business Technology and Service
APPOINTMENT DATE: 8/1/01
DATE: April 15, 2020
2004---M.Ed. in Professional-Technical Ed/University of Idaho
2000---B.S.O.Ad./University of Idaho
1997 —A.A.S. Bookkeeping/Lewis-Clark State College
A.A.S. Administrative Secretary/Lewis-Clark State College
2011 —IRS VITA Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced certification in income tax preparation.
2005 —Microsoft Office Specialist in Word 2003
A. Education Experience
2001-Present Bookkeeping Program Advisor, Professor/Lewis-Clark State College
Responsible for student advising, curriculum planning, and teaching the accounting classes for the Bookkeeping Program at Lewis-Clark State College. Also functions as the local chapter advisor for Business Professionals of America.
Some experience as a corporate trainer for system conversions while employed at Key
Bank of Idaho and Idaho Bank and Trust.
B. Work Experience:
1997-2001 Technical Records Specialist, University of Idaho
Psychology Department
Responsible for all financial transactions, budgets, payroll, Web pages, desktop publishing, and all related recordkeeping
1977-1997 Bank Secrecy Act Officer/ First Bank of Troy/Key Bank of Idaho
Responsible for the bank’s statewide compliance with federal Bank Secrecy Act regulations
Supervisor, North Idaho Branch Operations
Responsible for the bank’s Bank Secrecy Act compliance, U.S. Savings Bonds, and Tax
Compliance operations, as well as statewide branch support for these functions
Operations Specialist
Branch support for policy and procedures
Operations Supervisor
General Ledger Clerk
General Bookkeeper/Teller
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Fall Basic Accounting I
Basic Accounting II
Computerized Accounting
Computerized 10-key
Integrated Accounting
Spring Basic Accounting I
Income Tax Preparation
Payroll Accounting
Computerized Accounting
Computerized 10-key
American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers
Idaho Business Education Association
2001-Present Serving as the BTS Hall of Fame committee chair (this is a dormant committee)
2012-Present Serving on the BTS Leadership committee+
2013-Present Serving on the Scholarship Review Committee
2001-2012 Advisor for the LCSC Chapter of Business Professionals of America
2002-2003 Served on the Faculty Affairs Committee
2003-2005 Served on the Curriculum Committee
2005-2007 No committee work because I was spending one day a week doing the books for Habitat for
Humanity here in the valley on a volunteer basis
2007-2009 Served on the Student Affairs Committee
2009-2012 Served on the Faculty Senate
I have written two practice sets for my Basic Accounting 1 and 2 classes, which I hope to have published.
Doggie Day Care and Spa © 2009 Sue Zimmerman
This practice set is designed to give beginning bookkeeping students an opportunity to apply all that they have learned in the Basic Accounting 1 class. The premise is to cover the entire accounting cycle for a service business.
Stitches © 2003 Sue Zimmerman
This practice set is designed to give bookkeeping majors a true-to-life experience known as a
“shoebox project.” Students are presented with a jumble of assorted documents which they must organize into a comprehensive set of books for a service and merchandising business that covers two fiscal years.
July 31, 2001 —attended the Summer Conference and Pre-service workshop for New Professional-
Technical teachers in Boise, Idaho.
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November 2001 —attended the follow-up Pre-service workshop in Boise, Idaho.
May 2002 —attended the National Leadership Conference for Business Professionals of America with the student members
April 2003 —attended the State Leadership Conference for Business Professionals of America with the student members
May 2003 —attended the National Leadership Conference for Business Professionals of America with the student members
October 2003 —attended School of Technology Advising Workshop
October 2003 —took the LERN class, which taught about teaching on-line
April 2004 —attended the State Leadership Conference for Business Professionals of America with the student members
May 2004 —attended the National Leadership Conference for Business Professionals of America with the student members
December 2004 —attended the payroll Wage and Hour Law Compliance seminar in Spokane
March 2005 —attended the State Leadership Conference for Business Professionals of America with the student members
May 2005 —attended the National Leadership Conference for Business Professionals of America with the student members
May 2005 —attended a two-day wage and hour payroll seminar in Boise
June 2005 —attended Summer Conference in Idaho Falls
March 2006 —attended the State Leadership Conference for Business Professionals of America with the student members
May 2006 —attended the National Leadership Conference for Business Professionals of America in
Orlando with the student members
October 2006 —attended the Fall Leadership Conference for Business Professionals of America in Boise with the chapter officers
March 2007 —attended the State Leadership Conference for Business Professionals of America with the student members
May 2007 —attended the National Leadership Conference for Business Professionals of America in New
York City with the student members
August 2007 —completed the BbCE Design Module training for Blackboard/WebCT
February 2008 —attended the State Leadership Conference for Business Professionals of America in
Boise.
May 2008 —attended the National Leadership Conference for Business Professionals of America in Reno,
Nevada.
December 2008 —attended a workshop on an alternative grade book program presented by Jason
Blazzard
December 2008 —attended a safety meeting about “Shots Fired in the Workplace,” presented by Harrison
McKenzie.
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March 2009 —attended the State Leadership Conference for Business Professionals of America with the student members
July 20, 2009 —received a Certificate of Continuing Education in Payroll Law from Rockhurst University
Continuing Education Center.
September 1, 2009 —attended advising training on campus in SUB 143
September 14, 2009 —attended the Graduation Application training in ACW 128
September 17, 2009 —attended the Advising for Transfer Students training in ACW 136
October 15, 2009 —attended the Jing training and created videos for the 10-key class Website.
November 10, 2009 —attended the Stress Management course.
March 5, 2010 —attended the State Leadership Conference for Business Professionals of America with the student members
May 4-9, 2010 attended the Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference with the student members.
January 25/2011 —Earned a Certificate for Professional Development Training in the “Intro to Blackboard
Learn” class.
February 22, 2011 —Professional Development Certificate for QPR, Suicide Prevention and Awareness
Training.
March 2011 —attended the State Leadership Conference for Business Professionals of America with the student members.
March 9, 2011 —Professional Development Certificate for Blackboard Learn Tools.
March 23, 2011 —Professional Development Certificate for BbLearn Grade Center.
May 2011 —attended the Business Professionals of America National Leadership Conference with the student members.
August 31, 2011 —Certificate of Participation in the Business Professionals of America Webinar: Welcome
Back/What’s New from the Executive Director.
Spring 2012 —took the Spreadsheets and Databases class to enhance my knowledge of Excel and
Access.
Fall 2013 —taking the Desktop Publishing class to learn Microsoft Publisher.
2004 —served on Rhonda Combs’ promotion committee
2004 —served on the Professional Technical scholarship committee
November 2004 —served on the North Idaho College’s Accounting Assistant program review committee
July 2005-2007 —served on the Board of Directors and as Treasurer for the L-C Valley’s Habitat for
Humanity
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October 2005 —presented the eInstruction “Clickers” at the Partners in Education Conference in Lewiston
2005 —served as chairman for Brian Stephens’ promotion committee.
June 2007 —presented the SynchronEyes software application at the Summer Conference in Lewiston
January 2008 —hosted the high school regional competition for Business Professionals of America
February, 2008 —served as a judge for the local DEX chapter mini competition
February, 2008 —served as an Event Manager for the state DEX competition
April, 2008 —served on the Professional/Technical Scholarship Review Committee
April 25, 2008 —served on the Idaho Business Education Standards Crosswalk Project
November, 2008 —served as a member of Robert McDonald’s promotion committee
January, 2009 —served as the accounting events administrator for the regional secondary Business
Professionals of America competition.
March, 2009 —judged the Orofino Junior Miss Scholarship Program
March, 2009 —served on the BTS/T&I Scholarship Review Committee
April 22, 2010-served on the North Idaho College’s Accounting Assistant program review committee
May 5, 2013 —served as the presenter of degrees for the professional/technical graduates in Coeur d’Alene.
2003 —Faculty Development Grant $700.00
2005 —Faculty Development Grant $294.85
2006 —Faculty Development Grant $1445.00
2007 —Professional Development Training Grant $1,614.00
National Honor Advisor for Business Professionals of America —ten years of service
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