Call for Nominations

The Public Interest Section Accounting Exemplar Award is given to either an accounting educator or an accounting practitioner (broadly defined) who has made notable contributions to professionalism and ethics in accounting education and/or practice.

Written nominations which provide information detailing how the nominee(s) has made notable contributions to professionalism and ethics in accounting education and/or practice either by serving as a role model and/or by making significant contributions to the accounting profession in a manner which serves the public interest should be e-mailed to Patrick Kelly. The deadline for nominations is April 1.

The Accounting Exemplar Award is traditionally presented at the Professionalism and Ethics Symposium's concluding luncheon, held just before the American Accounting Association's Annual Meeting. Previous winners of this prestigious award include: Abe Briloff, Stuart Chase, Cynthia Cooper, Ralph Estes, Harold Langenderfer, Arthur Levitt, Eli Mason, Albert Meyer, Carl Devine, Tony Puxty, Bob Sack, Prem Sikka, and Art Wyatt.

Accounting exemplar award criteria and nomination process (Word document)

Award Winners

2010

Steve Loeb

2009

Mary Beth Armstrong

David Walker

2008

D.R. Scott

Charles A. Bowsher

2007

Lynn E. Turner

2006

Stuart Chase

Prem Sikka

2005

Albert Meyer

2003

Cynthia Cooper

2002

Bob Sack

2001

Arthur Levitt

Eli Mason

1999

Carl Devine

Earlier winners

Art Wyatt

Abe Briloff

Tony Puxty

Harold Laugenderfer

Ralph Estes