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)Steve Loeb
Mary Beth Armstrong
David Walker
D.R. Scott
Charles A. Bowsher
Lynn E. Turner
Stuart Chase
Prem Sikka
Albert Meyer
Cynthia Cooper
Bob Sack
Arthur Levitt
Eli Mason
Carl Devine
Art Wyatt
Abe Briloff
Tony Puxty
Harold Laugenderfer
Ralph Estes