American Taxation Association

Committee Members

Dave

Stewart, Chair

Brigham Young University

dstewart@byu.edu

(801) 422-2365

Anne

Christensen

Montana State University

annec@montana.edu

(406) 994-2043

William

Duncan

Arizona State University

william.duncan@asu.edu  

(602) 543-6112

Tom

Omer

Texas A&M University

tomer@mays.tamu.edu  

(979) 458-1508

John

Robinson

University of Texas at Austin

John.robinson@mccombs.utexas.edu  

(512) 471-5315

Doug

Shackelford

University of North Carolina

doug_shack@unc.edu  

(919) 962-3197

Charges

1

Review the ATA Awards Committee Manual as it relates to criteria for the Ray M. Sommerfeld Outstanding Educator Award and the ATA Service Award.

2

Solicit nominations from the membership for the Ray M. Sommerfeld Outstanding Educator Award and the ATA Service Award. Place notices requesting nominations in the Fall 2008 ATA Newsletter, on the ATA website, and in an email message to ATA members. Prior year nominations should be reviewed to determine if they merit continued consideration.

3

Select the award recipients and notify the ATA President. After the presentation, email details to the ATA webmaster for timely posting on the ATA website.

4

Arrange for the awards and presentation of awards by the committee chair at the 2009 Annual Program Luncheon.

5

Develop appropriate methods for making arrangements to obtain the awards each year. Provide a list of alternatives to the Trustees by the 2009 midyear meeting, so that when the artist is no longer able to create the sculpture for the Sommerfeld Award a suitable replacement can be secured.

6

Update the ATA Awards Committee Manual and pass it on to the next committee. NOTE: There is no requirement that either of the above awards be made every year. However, the decision not to make an award in a given year basically constitutes a decision by the current committee that none of the nominated/considered parties is currently qualified for the subject award. Such a decision should not be made lightly and is not binding on future committees. The Committee may impose additional criteria beyond those specified in selecting a single winner from a group of qualified candidates. However, such additional criteria cannot be used to determine who is qualified for the awards.