Auditing Section Midyear Meeting Awards

Congratulations to our 2019 Auditing Section Midyear Meeting Award Winners!

Distinguished Service in Auditing Award

• Roger Simnett, University of New South Wales

Innovation in Auditing and Assurance Education Award

• “Simply Soups Inc.: A Teaching Case Designed to Integrate the Electronic Cash Confirmation Process into the Auditing Curriculum”
• Denise Hanes Downey, Villinova University, Barbara Porco, Fordham University, Jay Thibodeau, Bentley University

Outstanding Auditing Dissertation Award

• “Auditor Integration of IT Specialist Input on Internal Control Issues: How a Weaker Team Identity can be Beneficial”
• Cassandra Estep, Emory University

Outstanding Auditing Educator Award

• Steven Glover, Brigham Young University

Notable Contributions to the Auditing Literature Award

• "Principles-Based versus Rules-Based Accounting Standards"
• Chris Agoglia, University of Massachusetts-Amhurst, Timothy Doupnik, University of South Carolina, George Tsakumis, University of Delaware

A Journal of Practice and Theory Best Paper Award

• "Understanding the Relation Between Financial Reporting Quality and Audit Quality”
• Lisa M. Gaynor, University of South Florida, Andrea S. Kelton, Middle Tennessee State University, Molly Mercer DePaul University, Teri L. Yohn, Indiana University Bloomington

Best PhD Student Paper

• "Company Valuation Specialists’ Interactions with Management and Auditors: A Field Study”
• Kyrre Kjellevold, Norwegian School of Economics

Best Conference Paper

• "Revealing Oz: Audit Firm Partner’s Experiences with National Office Consultations"
• Sanaz Aghazadeh, Louisiana State University, Brian Bratten, University of Kentucky, Monika Causholli, University of Kentucky, Mary Kate Dodgson, Northeastern University, Yoon Ju Kang, University of Massachusetts-Amhurst, Marietta Peytcheva, Lehigh University, Valbona Sulcaj, University of Kentucky

Co-Chair Conference Program

• Ken Bills, University of Arkansas, Andrew Reffett, Miami University, Chan Li, University of Pittsburgh

Dissertation Committee Chair

• Mark Peecher, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Doctoral Consortium Coordinator

• Susan Scholz, University of Kansas

Outstanding Service to A Journal of Practice and Theory Best Paper

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