The 2019 Hourglass Award Winner: Professor Richard Mattessich

Professor Richard Mattessich was named the 2019 recipient of the Hourglass Award. This award of the Academy of Accounting Historians (AAH) is presented annually to an individual who has made a demonstrable and significant contribution to knowledge through research and publication in accounting history. Of its nine annual awards, the Hourglass is the AAH’s most significant research award.

In commenting on the Hourglass being awarded, a former president of the AAH, Professor Massimo Sargiacomo said, ‘Professor Mattessich will remain always impressed in the memories of prior, present and future accounting historians ...he is a true legend, like very few others!’

Academy of Accounting Historians: Upcoming Webinar

The Accounting Historians Journal and the Academy Accounting Historians section of the AAA are pleased to sponsor a research webinar on February 14 and 28, 2020 from 10:00 am-1:00 pm (Eastern) on each day. The submission deadline is Wednesday, January 15, 2020.

Our webinar theme is, Generating Accounting Theory and Knowledge from Accounting History. This theme will likely appeal all accounting history researchers. The purpose of this research webinar is to provide detailed and insightful commentary on accounting history papers to facilitate publication in the Accounting Historians Journal and other quality journals. Each paper will be discussed by subject experts.

After two blind reviews, eight papers will be accepted for presentation, with four presented on each day. Papers will be made available to participants in advance, and there will be two discussants for each presented paper.

For more information and/or to submit a paper, please contact Gary Spraakman, garys@yorku.ca.