American Taxation Association

Awards Committee - 2009/2010

John Robinson, CHAIR University of Georgia 706-542-3772 John.robinson@mccombs.utexas.edu 
Ed Schnee University of Alabama 205 348 2910 eschnee@cba.ua.edu
Tom Omer Texas A&M 979.458.1508 tomer@mays.tamu.edu
Anne Christensen  Montana State University 406-994-2043 annec@montana.edu 
Teresa Lightner University of North Texas 940-565-3098 teresa.lightner@unt.edu 
Ben Ayers University of Georgia 706-542-3772 bayers@uga.edu 

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 2009 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 2010 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 2010 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.

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