Faculty Internships, Sabbaticals, and External Relations Committee
2002-2003

Chair:

Dick Weber
Michigan State University
Department of Accounting and Information Systems
Eli Broad Graduate School of Management
N270 North Business Complex
East Lansing, MI 48824-1122
Phone: (517) 432-2925
Fax: (517) 432-1101
Email: weberr@msu.edu

Members:

Christine Bauman (University of Wisconsin Milwaukee)
Larry Garrison (University of Missouri-Kansas City)
Phil Harmelink (University of New Orleans)
John Karayan (Cal Poly Pomona)
Scott McQuillan (Deloitte and Touche)
Linda Nelsestuen (University of New Orleans)
Roby Sawyers (North Carolina State University)
Lorraine Wright (North Carolina State University)

Charge:

1. Identify, develop and publicize in the ATA Newsletter and on the ATA website opportunities for faculty internships with the AICPA, IRS, accounting firms, and other organizations.

2. Identify ATA members who have recently had meaningful sabbatical experiences. Write up summaries of these experiences for publication in the ATA Newsletter.

3. Explore the feasibility of tax faculty members obtaining Fulbright and other awards to fund research or teaching during sabbaticals.

4. Explore with the Midyear Planning Committee the possibility of having discussion tables at the ATA luncheon or during breakfast to discuss faculty internships and sabbatical experiences.

5. Explore opportunities for ATA members to work with IRS, Treasury, AICPA, ABA and other groups in (1) developing joint research topics, (2) serving on committees, task forces and other working groups.

6. Work with the Tax Policy Research Oversight Committee in identifying and recommending ATA members to serve on AICPA Technical Resource Panels, committees, and task forces.