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2022 New Leaders Invitational at the AAA Annual Meeting
Pre-Conference Workshop #16
Sunday, July 31st from 1:00 pm-4:00pm
(reception to follow)
Panelists:
Scott Collins, Director of One-Year MAcc Program and Accounting Discipline Coordinator, Penn State University Kecia Williams Smith, Director of MAcc Program, North Carolina A & T State University Ted Christensen, Director of the J.M. Tull School of Accounting, University of Georgia, Danny Lanier, Chair of the Department of Accounting, Elon University
This free invitational is designed to provide tips and strategies for three topic areas relevant to new accounting leaders. The speaker table will include fellow accounting leaders with experiences and knowledge around the following three topic areas: 1.) Advisory Boards & Alumni - connecting, involving, building & effectively using for fundraising and other needs 2.) Research: navigating Department/Program/personal requirements 3.) Program Design: How to manage curriculum development/changes and program assessment effectively.
MORE INFORMATION HERE!
Announcing the Slate of Nominees for the Leadership in Accounting Education Section
Please take the time to review the slate of nominees / recommendations compiled by the Transition Team for the Leadership in Accounting Education Section before voting opens.
Voting will open beginning on Monday, June 27, 2022.
See the Section News directly below to access the nominee information.
Awards & Honors
James J. Benjamin Lifetime Service Award
PwC and
APLG are honored to award and name its inaugural Lifetime Service Award
to James J. Benjamin of Texas A&M University.
Jim
Benjamin is the Deloitte Foundation Leadership Professor and head of the
accounting department at Texas A&M University. Jim earned both
his MBA and Doctorate of Business Administration from Indiana University
after receiving his CPA license in Maryland. In over 37 years as
department head, Jim Benjamin has touched the lives of countless Aggies
and affected the development of accounting education as he guided the
growth of a very successful and influential accounting program.
He has been a committed member of both APLG and the American Accounting Association as well as FSA. His service has been impactful, serving on three committees which discussed the bringing together of APLG and FSA, two organizations he has served so faithfully. In fact, the outcome of one of those committees was the joint seminar which we are all enjoying today. He has also served on the annual program committee as well as taking on the job of vice president twice, once for accreditation and once for academic standards. He also served on the APLG/AAA Advocacy Committee. During our most recent study of combining APLG and FSA, he provided the institutional memory for all that had come before. During his years at FSA, he brought his expertise to the accreditation committee and chaired the nominating and awards committees as well as serving as president for the 2004-05 year.
In accounting practice he served as a member of the KPMG Educator Advisory Committee for six years and chair of the AICPA Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Award Task Force.
There is so much more that we could say about Jim’s impact on his department, his school, the APLG, AAA, and the accounting profession. But we will conclude simply by saying that we are so honored to name this award after Jim. We can’t imagine anyone ever meeting the incredibly high bar for length of service that Jim has set, or come close to the number of lives he has influenced for good as department chair. The APLG and PwC are delighted to honor him this year and others in his name in the future.
Accounting Programs and Leadership Group (APLG) Board of Governors
Executive Committee
President
Greg Sommers, Southern Methodist University
President-Elect (1-year term then becomes
President)
Anne Magro, George Mason University
Past President
J.K. Aier, George Mason University
Aaron Crabtree, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Vice-President-Constituent Engagement (2-year
term)
Michael Kimbrough, University of Maryland-College Park
Vice-President-Leadership Development (2-year
term)
Linda Chase, Baldwin Wallace University
Vice President-Leadership
Development-Elect (1-year term then becomes
VP-Leadership Development)
Jennifer Chapman, University of Georgia
Vice-President-Program and Organizational
Value (2-year term)
Rebecca Shortridge, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Council Representative (3-year term)
H. Fred Mittelstaedt, University of Notre Dame
Section News
CLICK HERE to log in to your member dashboard to vote in the 2022-2023 Leadership Section Election today! Voting closes on Monday, July 11th at 11:59 pm, Eastern.
Annual Seminar
Save the Date!
The 2022 Accounting Programs Leadership Group & the Federation of Schools of Accountancy Annual Joint Seminar will be held in Dallas, Texas at the Crowne Plaza Dallas Downtown on February 18-19, 2022.
Membership
Objectives of the APLG
The mission of APLG is to stimulate excellence in accounting education through outstanding leadership of accounting programs.
The goals of the APLG include:
Excellence in accounting program leadership—to increase the effectiveness of professional educators responsible for leadership of accounting education programs; Continuous improvement in accounting education—to assist accounting program leaders in the continuous improvement of their programs, through research, networking, and communications;
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