Teaching and Curriculum

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The Teaching and Curriculum Section is dedicated to the continual improvement of accounting education, especially through the development of relevant and innovative curricula, a renewed emphasis of effective and efficient instruction, and the exploration of knowledge-organization issues related to accounting programs. Specific objectives include, but are not limited to:

1. Teaching:
   1. To foster research in methods of learning and their application to the field of accounting instruction;
   2. To stimulate discussion and experimentation in instructional means, methods, and materials in general;
   3. To raise questions and to disseminate knowledge about teaching and teaching-related materials;
   4. To initiate, encourage, and sponsor research in methods of learning and in the improvement of skills and aids
      used to impart knowledge of accounting and of related fields; and
   5. To provide guidance and opportunities for members to both test and improve their teaching skills and instructional materials.
   2. Curriculum matters:
   1. To encourage continued consideration of and experimentation in all facets of curriculum development for accounting programs; and
   2. To communicate interests, intentions, and information about curriculum developments in accounting programs.
   3. Education:
   1. a. To encourage a broad definition of scholarship that includes a high priority on teaching and curriculum
      development;
   2. To provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and findings about developments related to instruction and curriculum issues in accounting education;
   3. To work with other organizations pursuing similar goals; and
   4. To encourage qualified individuals to consider opportunities in accounting education by providing appropriate guidance and knowledge about such careers.

Chairperson
Dasaratha V. Rama
Department of Accounting and Information Systems
College of Business Administration
Texas A&M International University
Laredo, TX 78041
Phone: (956) 326-2521
Fax: (956) 326-2494
Email: dvrama@stx.rr.com

Vice Chairperson-Academic
Frank Buckless
Department of Accounting
College of Management
North Carolina State University
Box 8113
Raleigh, NC 27695-8113
Phone: (919) 513-2256
Fax: (919) 515-4446
Email: frank_buckless@ncsu.edu

Vice Chairperson-Practice
Robert H. Dean
Partner and Chief Learning Officer
Grant Thornton LLP
One Prudential Plaza, Suite 800
130 E. Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60601-6050
Phone: (312) 602-8008
Fax: (312) 602-8117
E-mail: bdean@gt.com

Treasurer
C. William Cummings
Department of Accountancy
College of Business
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115-2854
Phone: (815) 753-6098
Fax: (815) 753-8515
Email: wcumming@niu.edu

Secretary
Roselyn E. Morris
Department of Accounting
School of Business
Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos, TX 78666-4616
Phone: (512) 245-3298
Fax: (512) 245-8375
Email: rm13@business.swt.edu

Dasaratha V. Rama
Department of Accounting and Information Systems
College of Business Administration
Texas A&M International University
Laredo, TX 78041
Phone: (956) 326-2521
Fax: (956) 326-2494
Email: dvrama@stx.rr.com

Bill N. Schwartz
School of Business and Economics
Indiana University South Bend
1700 Mishawaka Avenue
PO Box 7111
South Bend, IN 46634-7111
Phone: (219) 237-4292
Fax: (219) 237-4866
Email: bschwart@iusb.edu

Newsletter (The Accounting Educator)
Roselyn E. Morris
Department of Accounting
School of Business
Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos, TX 78666-4616
Phone: (512) 245-3298
Fax: (512) 245-8375
Email: rm13@business.swt.edu

Webmaster
Gail L. Cook
Department of Accounting and Finance
Taro Hall 244
Brock University
500 Glenridge Avenue
St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1 Canada
Phone: (905) 688-5550 x 3919
Fax: (905) 688-9779
Email: gcook@taro.bus.BrockU.CA

Assessment
Thomas G. Calderon
G. W. Daverio School of Accountancy
College of Business Administration
The University of Akron
Akron, OH 44325-4802
Phone: (330) 972-6099
Fax: (330) 972-8597
Email: tcalderon@uakron.edu

Brian P. Green
Department of Accounting and Finance
School of Management
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Dearborn, MI 48128-1491
Phone: (313) 593-5301
Fax: (313) 593-5636
Email: bpgreen@umd.umich.edu

Improving Teaching and Learning with Technology
A. Faye Borthick
P.O.Box 4050
Georgia State University
35 Broad St. 5th Floor
Atlanta GA 30302-4050
Phone: (404) 651-4472
Fax: (404) 651-1033
Email: borthick@gsu.edu

Integrating IT in Accounting Education
Clinton E. White, Jr. (Skip)
Department of Accounting and MIS
College of Business and Economics
University of Delaware
Phone: (302) 831-6902
Fax: (302) 831-4676
Email: skipw@udel.edu

Innovations in Accounting Education
Catherine M. Usoff
Department of Accountancy
College of Business
Bentley College
175 Forest Street
Waltham, MA 02154-4705
Phone: (781) 891-2726
Fax: (781) 891-2896
Email: cusoff@bentley.edu

Introductory Accounting Sequence
Barbara J. Eide
Department of Accountancy
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
1725 State Street
La Crosse, WI 54601
Phone: (608) 785-6827
Fax: (608) 785-8549
Email: eide.barb@uwlax.edu

Lynn Mazzola
Nassau Community College
One Education Drive
Garden City, NY 11530
Phone: (516) 572-7544
Fax: (516) 262-9197
Email: mazzoll@ncc.edu

Membership Acquisition and Retention
Jeffrey J. McMillan
College of Business and Public Affairs
Sirrine Hall
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634-1303
Phone: (864) 656-4880
Fax: (864) 656-4892
Email: mjeffre@clemson.edu

Nominating
Donald Wygal
Department of Accounting
Rider University
2083 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-3099
Phone: (609) 895-5543
Fax: (609) 896-5304
Email: wygal@rider.edu

Pedagogy
Araya Debessay
Dept of Accounting and MIS
College of Business and Economics
University of Delaware
Phone: (302) 831-6890
Fax: (302) 831-4676
Email: debessay@udel.edu

Shared Experiences
Paul Solomon
165 Paramount Drive
Sedona, AZ 86336
Phone: (520) 204-9800
Fax: (520) 204-5887
Email: psolomon@sedona.net

Program (Chair)
Timothy J. Fogarty
Case Western Reserve University
Weatherhead School of Management
Department of Accountancy
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44106-7235
Phone: (216) 368-3938
Fax: (216) 368-4776
Email: tjf@po.cwru.edu

Program (Associate Chair)
Alan Reinstein
School of Business Administration
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan 48202
Phone: (313) 577-4530; (248) 357-2400
Fax: (248) 357-5926
E-Mail: a.reinstein@wayne.edu

Research Award
Mahendra Gujarathi
Department of Accountancy
Bentley College
175 Forest Street
Waltham, MA 02452-4705
Phone: (781) 891-3408
Fax: (781) 891-2896
Email: mgujarathi@bentley.edu

Research in Accounting Education
Julia N. Karcher
School of Accountancy
College of Business and Public Administration
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY 40292
Phone: (502) 852-4821
Fax: (502) 852-6072
Email: julia.karcher@louisville.edu

Service Learning
Dorothy Feldmann
Department of Accountancy
Bentley College
175 Forest Street
Waltham, MA 02452-4705
Phone: (781) 891-2782
Fax: (781) 891-2896
Email: dfeldmann@bentley.edu

Susan K. Wolcott
Wolcott Lynch Associates
605 175th Place NE
Bellevue, WA 98008
Phone: (425) 830-3962
Email: swolcott@WolcottLynch.com

T&C Connections
Donald Wygal
Department of Accounting
Rider University
2083 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-3099
Phone: (609) 895-5543
Fax: (609) 896-5304
Email: wygal@rider.edu

Mid-Atlantic-Director
Susan A. Lynn
Department of Accounting
Merrick School of Business
University of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD 21201-5779
Phone: (410) 837-5099
Fax: (410) 837-5722
Email: slynn@Ubmail.ubalt.edu

Mid-Atlantic-Associate Director
Steven Fritsche
Department of Accounting
Merrick School of Business
University of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD 21201-5779
Phone: (410) 837-5097
Fax: (410) 837-5722
Email: sfritsche@ubmail.ubalt.edu

Midwest-Director
Bonnie K. Klamm
Department of Accounting
College of Business Administration
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND 58105-5137
Phone: (701) 231-8813
Fax: (701) 231-6545
Email: bonnie_klamm@nodak.ndsu.edu

Midwest-Associate Director
Donna Dietz
Department of Accounting
College of Business Administration
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND 58105-5137
Phone: (701) 231-8653
Fax: (701) 231-6545
Email: Donna.Dietz@ndsu.nodak.edu

Northeast-Director
David F. Bean
Accounting Department
Hagan School of Business
Iona College
New Rochelle, NY 10801-1890
Phone: (914) 633-2267
Fax: (914) 633-2012
Email: dbean@iona.edu

Northeast-Associate Director
Dawn Massey
Department of Accounting
Charles F. Dolan School of Business
Fairfield University
Fairfield, CT 06430-7524
Phone: (203) 254 4000 x2844
Fax: (203) 254 4105
Email: DMassey@mail.fairfield.edu

Ohio-Director
David Dennis
Department of Accounting
Hickingbotham School of Business
Otterbein College
Westerville, OH 43081
Phone: (614) 823 1461
Fax: (614) 823 1014
Email: ddennis@otterbein.edu

Ohio-Associate Director
David Bukovinsky
Department of Accountancy
College of Business Administration
Wright State University
Phone: (937) 775 3643
Fax: (937) 775 2310
Email: david.bukovinsky@wright.edu

Southeast-Director
Marilyn T. Zarzeski
School of Accountancy
University of Mississippi
University, MS 38677
Phone: (662) 915-5688
Fax: (662) 915-7483
Email: zarzeski@olemiss.edu

Southeast-Associate Director
Cheryl Metrejean
School of Accountancy
University of Mississippi
University, MS 38677
Phone: (662) 915-5755
Fax: (662) 915-7483
Email: cmetreje@olemiss.edu

Southwest-Director
Cindy L. Seipel
Accounting and BIS
College of Business Administration and Economics
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
Phone: (505) 646-5206
Fax: (505) 646-1552
Email: cseipel@nmsu.edu

Southwest-Associate Director
Karen Foust
Accounting and Business
College of Business
Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, LA 70310
Phone: (504) 448- 4180
Fax: (504) 448 4922
Email: acbl-kmf@nicholls.edu

Western-Director
Priscilla Reis
Department of Accounting
College of Business
Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID 83209-8020
Phone: (208) 282-3638
Fax: (208) 282-4367
Email: reispris@isu.edu

Western-Associate Director
Not available at this time

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