An accountant received the Leader in Entrepreneurship Award from the University of Mary on Monday.

Don Clement is the recently retired managing shareholder of the Bismarck office of Brady Martz & Associates P.C. and a former member of the firm's board of directors.

A practicing certified public accountant for more than 20 years, he also was controller of Signal Realty Inc. and Prairie Partners, Minot, for six years. In 1985, he founded his own accounting firm, which merged with Brady, Martz and Associates P.C., in 1989. The same year, he moved to Bismarck and opened the firm's Bismarck office.

"We are pleased and privileged to recognize Don Clement with this award," said University of Mary president Sister Thomas Welder. "A true servant-leader, throughout his career, he has worked to bridge the gap between academics and business by sharing his time and talents in the creation of innovative programs to ensure the practical education of business students and the future of the area economy."

The award recognizes North Dakota entrepreneurs for their spirit of innovation and servant-leadership, their contributions to the benefit of the state, region and nation, and their faithfulness to those values cherished at the university.

On Thursday, U-Mary will recognize Dr. Don Kosiak with the Schafer Excellence in Healthcare Award at the sixth annual Schafer Institute for Excellence in Healthcare.

The award is given to individuals who have contributed to even greater possibilities in the field of health care for the citizens of North Dakota.

Kosiak practices at the Medcenter One Walk-In Clinic in Bismarck and is a clinical instructor for the University of North Dakota Family Medicine Program. He will be honored for his more than 25 years of dedication to meeting medical needs in North Dakota and beyond.

An annual event sponsored by the University of Mary Emerging Leaders Academy, this year's Schafer Institute for Healthcare will focus on concomitant, holistic aspects of healing.