Call for Nominations
AAA Award for Innovation
in Accounting Education
Funded by the Ernst & Young Foundation
The American Accounting
Association requests nominations for the Award for Innovation in
Accounting Education
Award Intent
The intent of the award is to encourage innovation and improvement in
accounting education. The award will recognize a significant activity,
concept, or set of materials. The awardee can be an individual, group
of individuals, or institution.
Award Criteria
The criteria used by the Selection Committee to judge submissions
include, but are not limited to:
a. innovation;
b. educational benefits; and
c. adaptability by other educational institutions or to other
situations.
Nominations may include, for
instance, a set of teaching materials, an overall curriculum or
program, a creative instructional strategy, or an insightful teaching
approach. The innovation should have been implemented so that evidence
of its success can be evaluated.
Nomination letters are
encouraged from individuals who are aware of innovative work done by
others, as well as from those involved with the innovation. The
nomination letters should include the name(s) of the individuals or
institution involved and a brief description of the innovative work,
and be submitted no later than January 12, 2000. The Committee will
request application materials from nominees.
Award Process
To be considered for the Award for Innovation in Accounting Education,
completed application materials must be received from nominees by
February 18, 2000. Submissions should include nine copies and should
contain:
a. a brief description of
the design, development, implementation, use, and evaluation of the
innovation; and
b. evidence of the successful results of the innovation, its
benefits and adaptability.
Mailing Address
Nomination letters and application materials should be sent to:
Professor Sherry Mills, Department of Accounting, College of Business
Administration and Economics, Box 30001, MSC 3DH, New Mexico State
University, Las Cruces, NM 88003-0001.
Award Presentation
The awardee will be announced in the Accounting Education News and
presented with the award, which consists of a plaque and $5,000, at
the 2000 AAA Annual Meeting. The Ernst & Young Foundation will
fund this award.
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