2005–2006 AAA Section, Group, and Region Officers

Gender Issues and Worklife Balance Section

Membership: 193

Dues: $15

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Objectives

The Gender Issues and Worklife Balance Section of the American Accounting Association has the overall objective of facilitating interaction among Association members regarding gender issues as they relate to accounting practice, research, and education.
Specific objectives include, but are not limited to:

1. Promoting knowledge and encouraging research in gender issues by identifying areas in need of research, facilitating the exchange of ideas and findings, and providing opportunities for exposure of research results;
2. Fostering opportunities to enrich women's professional lives so they may reach their full potential as scholars and practitioners; facilitating increased participation of women in professional conferences, committees, and editorial boards of publications;
3. Providing a forum in which Association men and women can discuss the impact of women's increased participation in the workforce, and encouraging interdisciplinary exchanges between accountants and members of other learned groups;
4. Promoting equitable treatment of women in business and academia, and promoting classroom knowledge and sensitivity to gender issues;
5. Increasing the awareness of the policies that assist professional women and men in successfully combining career and family; and
6. Determining to explore those areas in which accountants' unique financial expertise can improve the economic and social well-being of women and men in contemporary society.

In order to meet its objectives, the Gender Issues and Worklife Balance Section will sponsor the following activities, consistent with American Accounting Association policy:

1. Sessions(s) and appropriate programs at the Annual and Regional meetings of the Association;
2. Publication of a newsletter to disseminate information regarding members' research, forthcoming Association programs, accounting conferences of interest, topics for potential research, and other relevant issues; and
3. Provide assistance to members for preparation of research, educational materials and programs, employment information, and other activities as needed.

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2005–2006 Officers

President
Elizabeth V. Mulig
D. Abbott Turner College of Business
Department of Financial and Information Systems
Columbus State University
4225 University Avenue
Columbus, GA 31907
Phone: (706) 562-1670
Email: mulig_elizabeth@colstate.edu

President–Elect
Michelle McEacharn
Department of Accounting
The University of Louisiana at Monroe
700 University Avenue
Monroe, LA 71209
Phone: (318) 342-1109
Email: mceacharn@ulm.edu

Past President
L. Murphy Smith
Mays Business School
Department of Accounting
Texas A&M University
4353 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4353
Phone: (979) 845-3108
Fax: (979) 845-0028
Email: Lmsmith@tamu.edu
Website: http://acct.tamu.edu/smith

Secretary/Treasurer
Ellen D. Cook
University of Louisiana – Lafayette
B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration
PO Box 43450
Lafayette, LA 70504-3450
Tele: (337) 482-6212
Fax: (337) 482-5906
Email: edcook@louisiana.edu

Vice President–Research
Wayne G. Bremser
Department of Accountancy
College of Commerce and Finance
Villanova University
Villanova, PA 19085
Phone: (610) 519-4314
Fax: (610) 519-5204
Email: wayne.bremser@villanova.edu

Vice President–Practice
Hema Rao
Department of Accounting, Law and Finance
School of Business
313 Rich Hall
SUNY–Oswego
Oswego, NY 13126
Phone: (315) 312-2522
Fax: (315) 312-5440
Email: hrao@oswego.edu

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Council Representative

Elizabeth V. Mulig
D. Abbott Turner College of Business
Department of Financial and Information Systems
Columbus State University
4225 University Avenue
Columbus, GA 31907
Phone: (706) 562-1670
Email: mulig_elizabeth@colstate.edu

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Editors

Webmaster
Arundhati Rao
Earl Graves School of Business & Management
Morgan State University
1700 East Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore, MD 21251
Phone: (443) 885-1693
Fax: (443) 885-8251
Email: arao@moac.morgan.edu

Newsletter Editor
L. Murphy Smith
Mays Business School
Department of Accounting
Texas A&M University
4353 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4353
Phone: (979) 845-3108
Fax: (979) 845-0028
Email: Lmsmith@tamu.edu
Website: http://acct.tamu.edu/smith

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Committee Chairpersons

Membership Coordinator
Vida L Botes
Department of Finance
School of Business Leadership
University of South Africa
Box 392
Unisa, 0003
South Africa
Phone: 27 11 652 0254
Fax: 27 11 652 0299
E-mail: botesvl@unisa.ac.za

2006 National Meeting Program Coordinator
Kimberly Charron
Accounting Program
University of Nevada–Las Vegas
4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 456003
Las Vegas, NV 89154-6003
Phone: (702) 895-3975
Fax: (702) 895-4306
Email: kim.charron@ccmail.nevada.edu

Coordinator of Regional Activities
L. Murphy Smith
Mays Business School
Department of Accounting
Texas A&M University
4353 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4353
Phone: (979) 845-3108
Fax: (979) 845-0028
Email: Lmsmith@tamu.edu
Website: http://acct.tamu.edu/smith

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Regional Coordinators

Mid-Atlantic
To be determined

Midwest
Linda Lee Larson
Department of Accounting
College of Business
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
Phone: (765) 285-5118
Fax: (765) 285-4312
Email: LLLarson@bsu.edu

Northeast
To be determined

Ohio
Linda Lee Larson
Department of Accounting
College of Business
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
Phone: (765) 285-5118
Fax: (765) 285-4312
Email: LLLarson@bsu.edu

Southeast
Rita C. Jones
D Abbott Turner College of Business
Columbus State University
4225 University Ave
Columbus, GA 31907-5645
Phone: (706) 562-1661
Fax: (706) 568-2184
Email: jones_rita2@colstate.edu

Southwest
To be determined

Western
To be determined

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