Thanks to all who took part in the 2019 Ohio Region Meeting that took place May 9-11 in Columbus (Dublin), OH at the Columbus Marriott Northwest. 

2018-2019 Ohio Region President Li Wang


Wei Li, 2019 Program Chair and incoming 2019-2020 Ohio Region President



Friday morning plenary speaker, Scott Wiley, The Ohio Society of CPAs



Friday Luncheon speakers Jennifer McFarland, Ryan Sabol, and Debra Fisher, Ohio Department of Taxation



Yiyang Zheng, winner of the Best Paper Award, and Li Wang
Best Paper Award (Andrews Award): “The Functional and Dysfunctional Effects of ERP System Implementation on Tax Planning”, Stephanie Walton (not present), University of South Florida; Patrick Wheeler (not present), University of South Florida; and Yiyang Zheng, Youngstown State University (sponsored by Youngstown State University)

Li Wang and Dan Way, Best Doctoral Student Manuscript winner
Best Doctoral Student Manuscript Award: “How Do Openness of Internal Reporting and Shared Interest with an Employee Affect Managerial Collusion and Subsequent Cooperation?”, Dan Way, Indiana University, Bloomington (sponsored by Ohio University)

Li Wang and Marsha Huber, TLC Best Paper Award winner
TLC Best Paper Award: “Serendipity in Accounting: Teaching Students How to Navigate in a Changing World”, Marsha M. Huber, Youngstown State University; and Elena Klevsky (not present), The University of New Mexico

Gerald Weinstein and Melanie Jacobs, 1st Place winner - Graduate Student Manuscript Competition
Graduate Student Manuscript Competition 1st Place: “Financial Distress and Bankruptcy Prediction in the Construction Industry: An Analysis of the Altman Z-Score and Piotroski F-Score”, Melanie Jacobs, The University of Akron 



Gerald Weinstein and Sarah Narkin, 2nd Place winner - Graduate Student Manuscript Competition
Graduate Student Manuscript Competition 2nd Place: “Not for Profit Reporting Changes and Trends”, Sarah Narkin, John Carroll University 

Outstanding Ohio Educator Award winner Mark H. Taylor with Karin Petruska, 2019 Assistant Paper Chair
Outstanding Ohio Educator Award: Mark H. Taylor, Case Western Reserve University (presented by The Ohio Society of CPAs)

Li Wang and Gerald Weinstein, recipient of the 2019 AAA-Ohio President's Award



Li Wang and Hassan Hassab-Elnaby, recipient of the 2019 AAA-Ohio President's Award



Li Wang and Wei Li, 2019 Meeting Program Chair and incoming 2019-2020 OH Region President




Li Wang and Aaron Wilson, 2019 Meeting Paper Chair

Li Wang and Karin Petruska, 2019 Meeting Program Assistant Paper Chair

Attendees at the Ohio Region Meeting

Julie Smith David, Sarah Garvin, and David Stott

Undergraduate Student Manuscript Competition 1st Place: “Cloud Technology,” Alexander Squirek (not pictured), Cleveland State University