Plenary
Sessions, Luncheons, Receptions, and Awards
Plenary sessions of
the American Accounting Association’s Annual
Meeting will be held from 8:30 to 9:45 am on Monday,
Tuesday, and Wednesday, August 4–6, 2003.
On Monday the plenary will feature the Outstanding
Accounting Educator Award, Tuesday’s
plenary features the Notable
Contributions to Accounting Literature Award,
and on Wednesday the Wildman
Medal Award will be presented. The
Competitive Manuscript Award will be
presented at the Tuesday luncheon and the Innovation
in Accounting Education Award will
be presented at the luncheon on Wednesday.
In addition to the
presentation of those prestigious awards, this year
the plenary sessions and luncheons showcase a very
impressive group of speakers from both the accounting
and education worlds.
On Sunday night,
August 3, the Exhibit Hall is the place to gather
for the informal Early Bird Reception and a chance
to check out the exhibits and look for old friends.
Monday night, August 4, is the Welcome Reception
that includes beverages, food and opportunities
for networking. The final reception this year will
be the themed reception on Tuesday night, August
5, traditionally featuring beverages in addition
to food and ambiance fitting the meeting location.
Monday,
August 4
Arthur
R. Wyatt, will be speaking at the Monday
plenary session on "Accounting
Professionalism—They Just Don't Get it!".
He was born in Aurora, Illinois, and graduated
with high honors from the University of Illinois,
where he later received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees
and taught accountancy for fifteen years. In 1966,
Arthur Wyatt joined the international public accounting
firm of Arthur Andersen & Co. and subsequently
became Managing Director–Accounting Principles
and Chairman of the firm’s United States Committee
on Professional Standards. Mr. Wyatt served as Chairman
of the Accounting Standards Executive Committee
of the AICPA from 1977–1979, and was a member
of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Advisory
Council from 1978–1982 and of the AICPA Board
of Directors from 1980–1984. He has been a
member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board,
vice president of the AICPA, and vice president
and president of the American Accounting Association
(1991–1992). In 1993 Arthur Wyatt rejoined
the accountancy faculty at the University of Illinois
and teaches at that institution in the fall semesters.
Tuesday,
August 5
Tuesday’s
plenary will feature Joel S. Demski,
the immediate past President of the American Accounting
Association speaking about "Endogenous
Expectations.” Joel Demski is the Frederick
E. Fisher Eminent Scholar in Accounting at the University
of Florida’s Fisher School of Accounting and
his articles have appeared in such journals as The
Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting
and Economics, Journal of Accounting Research,
Accounting, Organizations and Society,
and Contemporary Accounting Research. He
is also the author or co-author of several books.
Professor Demski received B.S.E. and M.B.A. degrees
from the University of Michigan and his Ph.D. from
the University of Chicago. He was awarded the AAA
Outstanding Educator Award in 1986 and is also the
recipient of Outstanding Contributions to Accounting
Literature Awards, the AAA Competitive Manuscript
Award, and the Notable Contribution to Management
Accounting Literature Award.
Marva
Nettles Collins, the Tuesday luncheon
speaker, grew up in Atmore, Alabama at a time when
segregation was the rule. Her father, a successful
businessman, instilled in her an awareness of the
family’s historical excellence and helped
develop in her a strong desire for learning, achievement,
and independence. After graduating from Clark College
in Atlanta, Georgia, Ms. Collins taught school in
Alabama for two years and subsequently moved to
Chicago in 1959, where after 14 years of teaching
in that city’s troubled public school system
she decided to open her own school on the second
floor of her home. The outstanding results generated
from that decision have been chronicled in countless
newspapers, on CBS’s 60 Minutes,
and in a made-for-television movie, The Marva
Collins Story. Marva Collins believes every
child is a winner until somewhere, someone teaches
him or her too thoroughly that they are useless.
Her vision, dedication to the education of all children,
and achievements have earned her recognition from
all over the world. She has received numerous awards,
special citations, and over 42 honorary doctoral
degrees from many universities.
Wednesday,
August 6
Wednesday’s
plenary speaker is Tang Yunwei,
the Managing Partner of Ernst & Young Dahua
Certified Public Accountants Co., Ltd. Currently
Tang Yunwei also holds the positions of Chairman
of the Shanghai Accounting Society and Director
of the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
He has served as Accounting Fellow for the International
Accounting Standards Committee, Professor and president
of the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics,
and president of the Chinese Accounting Professor’s
Accounting Association, in addition to authoring
several accounting books and journal articles. Previous
academic appointments include Distinguished Chinese
scholar at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University
(1998), Honorary Professor at Hong Kong University
and Hong Kong City University (1997), Distinguished
International Visiting Lecturer in Accounting of
the AAA (1996), and the Price Waterhouse Professor
of Accounting (1995). Tang Yunwei holds a Ph.D.
in Accounting from the Shanghai University of Finance
and Economics, and Master’s and Bachelor’s
of Economics degrees, both from the Shanghai Institute
of Finance and Economics.
Speaking
at the Wednesday luncheon will
be incoming AAA President, William L. Felix,
Jr., the Eller Professor of Accounting
at the University of Arizona. He has served on faculties
at the University of Montana and the University
of Washington. His teaching has been primarily in
the area of auditing at both the undergraduate and
Ph.D. levels. His research is also in the area of
auditing focusing on auditor decision making and
the role of the internal auditor in the external
audit. He has published articles in The Accounting
Review, The Journal of Accounting Research,
Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory
and other academic journals. Professor Felix has
received the American Accounting Association’s
Notable Contribution to Accounting Literature Award,
the Outstanding Accounting Educator Award, and the
Innovation in Accounting Education Award. He is
a member of the American Accounting Association,
the American Institute of CPAs, and the Institute
of Internal Auditors. He is a past Vice President–Publications
of the AAA and has served as the editor of Auditing:
A Journal of Practice & Theory.
Name badge required for admittance
to all events, including receptions, exhibit hall,
and placement center for guests 16 and older.
