Call for Nominations

Auditing Section Announces New Award
Innovation in Auditing and Assurance Education Award

The Executive Committee is seeking nominations from the Section's membership for the first Innovation in Auditing and Assurance Education Award to be given at the Auditing Section Midyear Conference in January 2003. The purpose of the award is to encourage innovation and improvement in auditing and assurance education. The award will recognize a significant activity, concept or materials. The criteria used to judge the submissions include, but are not necessarily limited to:

1. Innovation.
2. Educational benefits.
3. Adaptability by other educational institutions or to other situations.

Nominations may include, for instance, a set of teaching materials, a creative instructional strategy, or an insightful teaching approach. The innovation should have been implemented so that evidence of its success can be evaluated. Award winners must be willing to share instructional materials with other members of the Section. A completed application should include the following:

1. A description of the innovation, including sample materials.
2. Evidence that the innovation has been tested and shown to have educational benefits.
3. The name of a contact person, including the person's phone, email address, and office mailing address.
4. A copy of any published articles or working papers regarding the innovation
   by the nominee(s).

Individual faculty members or groups of faculty teaching or preparing materials to be used for auditing and/or assurance education are eligible to apply. Persons may also nominate another faculty member or group of faculty. At least one nominee must be a member of the Auditing Section. Nominations should be sent by July 1, 2002 to:

Professor E. Michael Bamber
J. M. Tull School of Accounting
Terry College of Business
The University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-6252
Phone: (706) 542-3601
Fax: (706) 542-3630
Email: mbamber@terry.uga.edu

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