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Call For Nominations
AAA Award for Innovation in Accounting
Education
Funded by the Ernst & Young Foundation
The
American Accounting Association requests nominations for the Award
for Innovation in Accounting Education.
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Intent
The intent of the award is to encourage innovation and improvement
in accounting education. The award will recognize a significant
activity, concept, or set of materials. The awardee can be an
individual, group of individuals, or institution.
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Criteria
The criteria used by the Selection Committee to judge submissions
includes, but is not limited to:
a.
innovation;
b. educational benefits; and
c. adaptability by other educational institutions or to other
situations.
Nominations
may include, for instance, a set of teaching materials, an overall
curriculum or program, a creative instructional strategy, or an
insightful teaching approach. The innovation should have been
implemented so that evidence of its success can be evaluated.
Nomination
letters are encouraged from individuals who are aware of
innovative work done by others, as well as from those involved
with the innovation. The nomination letters should include the
name(s) of the individuals or institution involved and a brief
description of the innovative work, and be submitted no later than
January 12, 2000. The Committee will request application
materials from nominees.
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Process
To be considered for the Award for Innovation in Accounting
Education, completed application materials must be received from
nominees by February 18, 2000. Submissions should include nine
copies and should contain:
a. a
brief description of the design, development, implementation,
use, and evaluation of the innovation; and
b.
evidence of the successful results of the innovation, its
benefits and adaptability.
Mailing
Address
Nomination letters and application materials should be sent to:
Professor Sherry Mills, Department of Accounting, College of
Business Administration and Economics, Box 30001, MSC 3DH, New
Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003-0001.
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Presentation
The awardee will be announced in the Accounting Education News and
presented with the award, which consists of a plaque and $5,000,
at the 2000 AAA Annual Meeting. The Ernst & Young Foundation
will fund this award.
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