2006 Distinguished Service in Auditing Award

Presented by Scott Showalter

The 2006 Distinguished Service in Auditing Award was presented to Eller Professor in Accounting, William "Bill" L. Felix. This award recognizes exemplary service to the auditing profession, the Auditing Section and scholarly contributions to the field of auditing. Criteria for the award are outstanding career achievements over a 20–25-year period that have a lasting and significant impact on the field of auditing, as evidenced by service to the auditing profession, the Section, or by significant contributions in scholarship. This year's recipient continues a long tradition of recognizing an individual who has made significant contributions in all three arenas.

Scott Showalter (left) presents Bill Felix (right) with the 2006 Distinguished Service in Auditing Award.

Professor Felix has served the American Accounting Association (AAA) and the Auditing Section in a number of ways, most notably as the President-elect, President and Past-President of AAA. Bill also served as the President of the Auditing Section. Over the years he has served on numerous AAA and Section committees including chairing the Auditing Standards Committee, Professional Practice Quality Committee, Subcommittee on Emerging Issues, Research Committee, and the Committee to nominate notable contributions to accounting literature.

He has served the profession as well. In fact, he began has career in public accounting joining Price Waterhouse in 1962 after attaining his Bachelor degree. He served on the AICPA Committee on Statistical Sampling and the Practice Analysis Task Force. Professor Felix also served the Washington Society of CPA's on the Committee on Auditing Standards and as a Director and Vice President. Bill was also a member of the American Statistical Association Committee on Statistics in Accounting. In addition, he served the Arizona Society of CPA's Education Foundation as its Secretary-Treasurer and President. Professor Felix is a Certified Public Accountant in Arizona and Montana.

Professor Felix contributions to scholarship in auditing include his research on statistical sampling and audit evidence. He has published in a variety of academic research journals, including Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, The Accounting Review, the Journal of Accounting Research, Accounting Horizons, Accounting, Organization and Society. Professor Felix was editor of Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory and served as ad hoc reviewer for The Accounting Review, Contemporary Accounting Research, and Journal of Accounting Research.

Professor Felix's accomplishments have been acknowledged through numerous AAA awards. Selected awards include: Innovation in Accounting Education Award, Outstanding Accounting Educator Award, Outstanding Auditing Educator Award, and Distinguished Visiting Faculty — 1984 Doctoral Consortium. Bill also received the Notable Contribution to Accounting Literature Award from AAA/AICPA.

The members of this year's selection committee were: Scott Showalter (Chair), Al Arens, Doug Prawitt, and Bob Roussey.

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