2006 Auditing Section Outstanding Educator AwardPresented by Linda McDaniel
I have the pleasure of announcing the 2006 winner of the Auditing Section’s Outstanding Educator Award. As stated in the Section's Operating Manual, this award is given for "exemplary contributions in research or teaching over a sustained period of time (10 to 15 years)." This year, the set of nominees for this award comprised a number of very highly distinguished individuals. It was truly a difficult task to choose one from among them. I want to acknowledge and thank the committee (Tim Bell, Bill Dilla, and Chris Hogan) for their considerable efforts in making this choice. The winner of the 2006 Outstanding Educator Award is Jane Mutchler. Jane is presently serving as the Associate Dean of the School of Business at Georgia State University. In auditing research, Jane is clearly associated as a pioneer in the area of going concern reports. As one committee member noted, there is not a paper in the area that does not cite Jane’s work. As an educator, Jane’s contributions are significant and they include but extent beyond the institutions where she has served. Notably, she received the distinction of being only one of five academics listed in Business Finance’s Most Influential listing in 2004. She was again named in 2005. In both cases, Jane was but a handful of women recognized for influencing accounting. In selecting Jane, the committee was impressed with the way in which her research has influenced her teaching, and her teaching has spread outside the boundaries of the University to the community as a whole. Jane is truly deserving of this award that has another honor attached – Jane is the first female to receive this award from the Auditing Section. |
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