CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Outstanding Auditing
Dissertation Award

The Auditing Section seeks nominations for its annual Outstanding Auditing Dissertation Award. The author of the dissertation judged to make the most outstanding contribution to auditing knowledge, among those dissertations nominated for consideration, will receive the award. Selection of the award winner will be made by the Section’s Outstanding Dissertation in Auditing Committee. A dissertation can be nominated by either the author or one or more members of the dissertation committee. Nominations will be considered complete when the following materials have been submitted:

• a letter from the dissertation chairperson stating that the dissertation has been completed and accepted by the degree-granting institution between January 1, 1999 and December 31, 2000 (dissertations can be nominated more than once)
• five copies of a nomination letter stating why the dissertation is deserving of special recognition; and
• five copies of a paper from the dissertation that meets the criteria for papers submitted to Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory (refer to the latest issue for requirements related to length and other matters, e.g., submission of experimental instruments).

Please submit all materials to:

Professor E. Michael Bamber
Tull School of Accounting
Terry College of Business
The University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602

Submissions must be received by July 1, 2001. The award is presented at the 2002 Midyear Meeting of the Auditing Section.

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