Co-Founder
Smith, Lewis, Chess & Co, LLP
A CPA Firm with Offices in Indiana and Uniontown
Mr. Lewis graduated from Ä¢¹½tv with a degree in Business Management. It was at Ä¢¹½tv that he met his wife, Sue, who has an Elementary Education degree. They have lived in Indiana since graduating in 1970, and have raised three children.
After working in public accounting for two years, Walt assumed the position of director of the Accounting Office at Ä¢¹½tv in 1972. In 1978, he ventured back into the field of public accounting when he opened the Indiana office of McClure & Wolf, a CPA firm based in Uniontown, Pa. Ten years later, he cofounded Smith, Lewis, Chess & Company, LLP, a CPA firm with offices in Indiana and Uniontown. He has managed the Indiana office since then.
Mr. Lewis continues to have strong ties with the university. Three of the firm's partners have degrees from Ä¢¹½tv as well as six of his employees. Mr. Lewis is the recipient of Ä¢¹½tv's Distinguished Alumni Award. In addition, he received the Accounting Alumni Award from Ä¢¹½tv's Department of Accounting and is a recipient of the Bell Ringer Award. He is a member of the Ä¢¹½tv Eberly College of Business Advisory Council, has served on the Ä¢¹½tv Alumni Association Board, and was one of the founders of the Maroon and Slate Athletic Boosters.
Service to the community is also important to Walt. For nine years, he served on the board of directors of the Indiana Regional Medical Center as secretary. He has been a member of the S&T Bank advisory board, and has served on the board of directors of the Indiana County Chamber of Commerce.
Inducted Spring 2010