Section Information

Membership

Officers

Annual fees for membership in the Public Interest Section are $20 ($6 for students). Prospective members must first be members of the American Accounting Association

Section Objectives

The Public Interest Section has adopted the following objectives:

  1. Promote interaction among members of the academic and professional communities interested in the interface of accounting with social, economic, ethical and political consequences of corporate activity, and in exploring the social and ethical roles and responsibilities of the accounting profession.
  2. Encourage research in public interest accounting by identifying areas in need of research, providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and findings, and providing opportunities for exposure of research results.
  3. Present programs that create and expand an awareness of the profession's responsibility to society.
  4. Develop and promote educational materials that foster an awareness of social and ethical issues in accounting students.
  5. Encourage interdisciplinary exchanges between accountants and members of other learned groups.

Section Governance

Section By-Laws

Minutes Annual Meeting 2008

Minutes Annual Meeting 2007

Minutes Annual Meeting 2006

 

Chair
Pamela Roush
School of Accounting
College of Business Administration
University of Central Florida
P-O. Box 161400
Orlando, FL 32816-1400
Phone: 407-823-5664
Fax: 407-823-3881
Email: proush3@cfl.rr.com

Chair-Elect
Chair-elect
Sue Ravenscroft
Iowa State University
Department of Accounting
2330 Gerdin Business Bldg
Ames, IA 50011 1350
Phone: 515-294-3574
Fax: 515-294-3525
Email: sueraven@iastate.edu

Secretary/Treasurer
Andy Felo (Coordinator)
Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley
Phone: 610-648-3380
Email: ajf14@psu.edu

Vice Chair for Research
John M. Thornton
Department of Accounting
College of Business and Economics
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-4729
Phone: 509-372-7246
Fax: 509-335-4275
Email: jthornt@tricity.wsu.edu

Council Representative
Pamela Roush
University of Central Florida
Phone: 407-823-5664
Email: proush3@cfl.rr.com

Editors
 Journal
(Accounting and the Public Interest)
Paul Williams
Department of Accounting
North Carolina State University
Campus Box 8113
Raliegh, NC 27695-8113
Phone: 919-515-4436
Fax: 919-515-4446
Email: Paul_williams@ncsu.edu

Newsletter &
Webmaster
Carol Hartley
Dept. of Accountancy
School of Business
Providence College
1 Cunningham Drive
Providence, RI 02918
Phone: 401-865-2154
Email: chartley@providence.edu