The Accounting Educator

The Newsletter of the Teaching and Curriculum Section
American Accounting Association
Vol. VIII No. 3 - Summer 1999

A Message from the Chair

Kevin D. Stocks,
Brigham Young University

Anytime I find myself in a leadership role, I try to follow the advice I received years ago, "Get good people involved and help identify an interesting project, then get out of the way." It has been a pleasure this year to work with so many good people whose efforts make T&C Section successful. As we look towards the meetings in August to be held in San Diego, I note the number of sessions sponsored by the T&C Section and encourage member attendance at these sessions. Bill Schwartz and members of the Program Committee are to be commended for their work.

Our annual business meeting will be at 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. on Monday, August 16. In addition to receiving reports from each of the Section committees, we will vote on new officers for next year and discuss the proposed changes in Section by-laws. I appreciate the feedback I have received on the proposed changes in the by-laws. Your comments are still welcomed. Put this meeting on you schedule. Your input and participation is important.

This year we have organized a Section breakfast to be held in conjunction with the annual meeting on Tuesday morning, August 17. Acting on suggestions from Section members, this breakfast provides members an opportunity to meet and discuss areas of mutual interest. I encourage each of you sign up to come and join me at this breakfast.

I want to take the opportunity to recognize those individuals who chaired Section committees this year. They have done a great job and I look forward to hearing there reports.

150-Hour Program Issues Committee:
Barbara Scofield, University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Active Learning Committee:
D.V. Rama, U of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

By-Laws Review Committee:
Richard Baker, Northern Illinois

Evaluating Teaching Effectiveness Committee:
Carl Warren, University of Georgia

Electronic Journal Committee:
Sandra Byrd, Southwest Missouri State

Electronic Technology and Media Committee:
Cherie J. O'Neal, Colorado State University

The First Course in Accounting Committee:
Lynn Mazzola, Nassau Community College

Membership Committee:
Lanny Solomon, University of Missouri - Kansas City

New Faculty Handbook Committee:
Lynn Griffin, North Carolina A&T State University

Nominating Committee:
Billie Cunningham, University of Missouri - Columbia

Program Committee:
Bill N. Schwartz, Virginia Commonwealth University

Research In Accounting Education:
Philip Siegel, Long Island U - C. W. Post

Syllabus Exchange Committee:
Chuck Malone, North Carolina A&T State University

Two-Year College Issues Committee:
Susan Crosson, Santa Fe Community College

Member involvement is what makes the T&C Section function. If you are not yet on a committee for next year, contact Jim Rebele at jer8@lehigh.edu and let him know of your interest.

See you in San Diego.

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