Jim Bulloch Award for Innovations in Management Accounting Education
Sponsored by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)

Dear MAS members,

The Jim Bulloch Award Selection Committee is soliciting submissions for the 2008 award. The Bulloch Award is given annually to a faculty member in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the field of management accounting education. The award, to be presented at the 2009 MAS meeting, includes a plaque and a $3,000 check. The award is sponsored by IMA. Individual faculty members, groups of faculty members, or departments teaching or preparing materials to be used for cost/managerial accounting education are eligible.

Award Selection Criteria:

Applications will be judged using the following criteria:

• Extent to which there is an educational "innovation"
• Extent to which the innovation is adaptable across a variety of settings (institutional types and classes)
• Existence of a clearly specified educational objective (or set of objectives)
• Whether, and extent to which, the innovation has been class-tested
• Existence of outcomes (assessment) information (i.e., support for the educational value of the innovation)

Eligibility and Application Procedures:

Individual faculty members, groups of faculty, or departments teaching or preparing materials to be used for managerial or cost accounting education-at any level-are eligible to apply. An individual may also nominate another faculty member or group of faculty. A completed application consists of:

• A written description of the innovation, including sample materials and a discussion of planned-for educational objectives
• Evidence that the innovation has been class-tested and shown to have educational benefits
• The name, phone numbers, e-mail address, and office mailing address of a contact person
• Copy of any published articles (or papers accepted for publication) regarding the innovation

External letters of support are encouraged but not required.

Where to Submit Application:

The 2008 Award Selection committee is chaired by Professor James Sorensen (University of Denver). All completed applications should be sent by April 30, 2008 (via a file attachment to an e-mail) to:

Presentation of Award

Prior Award Winners:

• Professor Mark Young "Strategy, Marketing, and Cost Structure: An Exercise in Competitive Intelligence"
• Professors James Sorensen and Gary Siegel for impacting coursework and curriculum at various universities by documenting the changed role of management accountants in organizations
• Vicky Arnold, "Computer Integration in Cost Accounting: Converting to a Paperless Classroom"
• V. G. Narayanan, "Measuring and Driving Corporate Performance
• James Mackey and Michael Thomas, "Management Accounting: A Road to Discovery"
• Steve Adams, Mary Harston, Richard Lea, and Lee Pryor, "California Car Company: A Comprehensive, Serial Case"
• Shahid Ansari, Jan Bell, Tom Klammer, and Carol Lawrence, "Management Accounting: A Strategic Focus"