Distinguished Service Award Past Winners

2018-2019 (MYM 2019)
Roger Simnett, University of New South Wales

2017-2018 (MYM 2018)
Joe Carcello, University of Tennessee
2016-2017 (MYM 2017)
Jean Bedard, Bentley University

2015-2016 (MYM 2016)
Arnold Wright, Northeastern University

2014-15 (MYM 2015)
Julia Higgs, Florida Atlantic University

2013-14 (MYM 2014)
Scott Showalter, North Carolina State University

2012-2013 (MYM 2013)
Robert H. Colson, CUNY-Baruch College

2011-2012 (MYM 2012)
Douglas R. Carmichael, CUNY-Baruch College

2010-2011 (MYM 2011)
John Fogarty, D&T Partner in Charge of Auditing Standards and Policies, Deputy Chair of IAASB

2009-2010 (MYM 2010)
Morley Lemon, University of Waterloo

2008-2009 (MYM 2009)
Gary Holstrum

2007-2008 (MYM 2008) 
William F. Messier, Jr., University of Nevada, Las Vegas

2006-2007 (MYM 2007)
Ira Solomon, University of Illinois at Urbana

2005-2006 (MYM 2006)
William "Bill" L. Felix, University of Arizona

2004-2005 (MYM 2005)
Timothy B. Bell, KPMG, LLP

2003-2004 (MYM 2004) 
Andrew "Andy" D. Bailey, Jr., University of Illinois at Urbana

2002-2003 (MYM 2003) 
Zoe-Vonna Palmrose, University of Southern California

2001-2002 (MYM 2002)
Lynford Graham, BDO Seidman

2000-2001 (MYM 2001)
Dan M. Guy, American Institute of CPAs

1999–2000 (MYM 2000)
Practice Advisory Council, PAC formed, Thomas Powell, Chair

1997–1998 
Robert S. Roussey, University of Southern California

1996–1997 
David L. Landsittel, Arthur Andersen

1995–1996 
Jerry D. Sullivan, Public Oversight Board

1994–1995 
Robert J. Sack, University of Virginia

1993–1994 
Frederick L. Neumann, University of Illinois at Urbana

1992–1993 
William R. Kinney, Jr., University of Texas at Austin

1991–1992 
Jay M. Smith, Jr., Brigham Young University

1990–1991 
John J. Willingham, Peat Marwick Main

1989–1990 
Donald A. Leslie, Clarkson Gordon

1988–1989 
James K. Loebbecke, University of Utah

1987–1988 
William W. Cooper, University of Texas-Austin

1984–1985 
Robert K. Elliott, Peat Marwick Main

1982–1983 
Robert K. Mautz, University of Michigan

1980–1981 
Kenneth Stringer, Deloitte Haskins & Sells
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Outstanding Auditing Dissertation Winners

2018-2019 (MYM 2019)
Cassandra Estep, Emory University, “Auditor Integration of IT Specialist Input on Internal Control Issues: How a Weaker Team Identity can be Beneficial”
2016-17 (MYM 2017)
Emily Griffith (University of Wisconsin - Madison), “The Role of Valuation Specialists in Auditing Complex Estimates”.
Jacqueline Hammersley, Chair (University of Georgia)
2016-17 (MYM 2017)
Emily Griffith (University of Wisconsin - Madison), “The Role of Valuation Specialists in Auditing Complex Estimates”.
Jacqueline Hammersley, Chair (University of Georgia)
2015-16 (MYM 2016)
Joseph Schroeder (Indiana University), “What is the Role of Auditing in Earnings Announcement Disclosures? The Impact of Audit Completeness and Quality on GAAP Disclosure Details”
Chris Hogan, Chair (Michigan State University)
2014-15 (MYM 2015)
Matthew Ege, University of Florida
Urton Anderson, John Robinson, Co-Chairs
2013-14 (MYM 2014)
Paul Michas,
Jere Francis, Chair
2012-2013 (MYM 2013)
Regan N. Schmidt, Queen's University
Steven E. Salterio, Chair
2011-2012 (MYM 2012)
Jeremy B. Griffin, University of Georgia
E. Michael Bamber, Chair
2010-2011 (MYM 2011)
Bradley Pomeroy, University of Alberta
Michael Gibbins, Chair
2009-2010 (MYM 2010)
Michael Yu, University of Missouri
Jere Francis, Chair
2008-2009 (MYM 2009)
 Jonathon Stanley, University of Alabama
Todd DeZoort, Chair
2007–2008 (MYM 2008)
Elizabeth Carson, University of New South Wales
Roger Simnett, Chair
2006–2007 (MYM 2007)
Gary Hecht, University of Illinois at Urbana
Mark Peecher, Chair
2005–2006 (MYM 2006)
Tina D. Carpenter, Florida State University
Jane L. Reimers, Chair
2004–2005 (MYM 2005)
Shawn M. Davis, Washington University
Ronald R. King, Chair
2003–2004 (MYM 2004)
 Kathryn K. Epps, Georgia State University
William F. Messier, Jr., Chair
2002-2003 (MYM 2003)
KinYew Low
Ira Solomon, Chair University of Illinois at Urbana
2001-2002 (MYM 2002)
Jeffrey Wilks, Cornell University
Dr. Robert Libby, Chair
2000-2001 (MYM 2001)
Kevan Jansen, University of Florida
Bill Messier,Co-Chair
W.Robert Knechel,Co-Chair
1999–2000 (MYM 2000)
Jay Rich, University of Illinois at Urbana
Ira Solomon, Chair
1997–1998
Karla Johnstone, University of Connecticut
Stanley E. Biggs, Chair
1996–1997
Kathryn Kadous, University of Illinois at Urbana
Ira Solomon, Chair
1995–1996
Cynthia Williams Turner, Ohio State University
Eric Spires, Chair
1994–1995
Robert L. Braun, Louisiana State University
Ed Arrington, Chair
1993–1994
Timothy J. Louwers, Florida State University
Stephen W. Wheeler, Chair
1992–1993
Kathleen D. Mills, University of Arizona
William S. Waller, Chair
1991–1992
Charles E. Davis, University of North Carolina
Edward Blocher, Chair
1990–1991
Martha K. Nelson, University of Pittsburgh
Jacob G. Birnberg, Chair
1989–1990
Frank Buckless, Michigan State University
D. Dewey Ward, Chair
1988–1989
Vicky Heiman, University of Michigan
Robert Libby, Chair
1987–1988
Mary T. Washington, University of Southern California
Theodore J. Mock, Chair

 

* The Outstanding Dissertation Chair Award was first presented in 1995-96 in conjunction with the Outstanding Auditing Dissertation Award.

 

Outstanding Auditing Educator Award Winners

2018-2019 (MYM 2019)
Steven Glover, Brigham Young University
2017-18 (MYM2018)
Joe Carcello, University of Tennessee
2016-17 (MYM 2017)
Jeff Cohen, Boston College
2015-16 (MYM 2016)
Roger Simnett, University of New South Wales
2014-15 (MYM 2015)
Robert Knechel, University of Florida
2013-14 (MYM 2014)
Linda McDaniel, University of Kentucky
2012-2013 (MYM 2013)
E. Michael Bamber, University of Georgia
Philip Reckers, Arizona State University
2011-2012 (MYM 2012)
Jean C. Bedard, Bentley University
2010-2011 (MYM 2011)
Jere Francis, University of Missouri
2009-2010 (MYM 2010)
Arnold Wright, Northeastern University
2008-2009 (MYM 2009)
Stanley F Biggs, University of Connecticut
William F. Messier, Jr., University of Nevada, Las Vegas
2007-2008 (MYM 2008)
Michael Gibbins, University of Alberta
2006-2007 (MYM 2007)
Larry Rittenberg, University of Wisconsin at Madison
2005-2006 (MYM 2006)
Jane Mutchler, Georgia State University
2004-2005 (MYM 2005)
Steve Albrecht, Brigham Young University
2003-2004 (MYM 2004)
Dan Simunic, University of British Columbia
2002-2003 (MYM 2003)
Theodore J. Mock, University of Southern California
2001-2002 (MYM 2002)
Barry Cushing, University of Utah
2000-2001 (MYM 2001)
Ken T. Trotman, University of New South Wales
1999–2000 (MYM 2000)
Nicholas Dopuch, Washington University
1997–1998
Andrew D. Bailey, Jr., University of Illinois at Urbana
1996–1997
Ira Solomon, University of Illinois at Urbana
1995–1996
William R. Kinney, Jr., University of Texas at Austin
1994–1995
James K. Loebbecke, University of Utah
1993–1994
Jack L. Krogstad, Creighton University
1991–1992
R. Glen Berryman, University of Minnesota
1990–1991
Frederick L. Neumann, University of Illinois at Urbana
1989–1990
Howard F. Stettler, University of Kansas
1988–1989
William L. Felix, University of Arizona
1987–1988
Alvin A. Arens, Michigan State University

A Journal of Practice & Theory Best Paper Award Winners

2018-2019 (MYM 2019)
Lisa M. Gaynor, University of South Florida, Andrea S. Kelton, Middle Tennessee State University, Molly Mercer DePaul University, Teri L. Yohn, Indiana University Bloomington, "Understanding the Relation Between Financial Reporting Quality and Audit Quality”
2018
Ryan Casey (University of Denver) and Jonathan Grenier (Miami University). 2015. Understanding and contributing to the enigma of corporate social responsibility (CSR) assurance in the United States. Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory 34(1): 97-130.
2017
Henri Guénin-Paracini, Bertrand Malsch, and Marie-Soleil Tremblay. 2015. On the Operational Reality of Auditors’ Independence: Lessons from the Field. AJPT (Vol.34 (2): 201-236.
2016
Knechel, W.R., G.V. Krishnan, M. Pevzner, L. Shefchik Bhaskar, and U. Velury. 2013. Audit Quality: Insights from the Academic Literature. Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory  32  (Supplement 1): 385-421.
2015
Brian Batten, Lisa Milici Gaynor, Linda McDaniel, Norma R. Montague, and Gregory E. Sierra, "The Audit of Fair Values and Other Estimates: The Effects of Underlying Environmental, Task, and Auditor-Specific Factors," Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory 2013, Vol. 32, No. Supplement 1, pp. 7-44.
2014
David Piercey (University of Massachusetts Amherst) for his paper, “Documentation Requirements and Qualified versus Qualitative Audit Risk Assessments,” Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory (November, 2011), pp. 223-248.

2013
Mark Nelson (Cornell University) for his paper, “A Model and Literature Review of Professional Skepticism in Auditing,” Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory (November, 2009), pp. 1-34.

Best Audit Section Midyear Award Winners

2018
Lori Shefchik Bhaskar, Patrick Hopkins, and Joseph Schroeder, “An Investigation of Auditors’ Judgments When Companies Release Earnings Before Audit Completion”
2017
Monika Causholli (University of Kentucky), Nicole Thorne Jenkins (University of Kentucky), Theresa Floyd (University of Montana) and Scott Soltis (University of Kentucky). "The Ties that Bind: Knowledge-Sharing Networks and Auditor Performance"
2016
Daniel Aobdia (Northwestern University), Anup Srivastava (Dartmouth College), and Erqiu Wang (Northwestern University). 2015. The Economic Impact of the Employment of Foreign-Born Graduates in the Auditing Industry. Working Paper, Northwestern University

Best Midyear Meeting Doctoral Student Paper Award

2018-2019 (MYM 2019)
Kyrre Kjellevold, Norwegian School of Economics, "Company Valuation Specialists’ Interactions with Management and Auditors: A Field Study”
2018
Wei Zhang*, Phillip Lamoreaux, and Michael Mowchan, “Spillover of Regulatory Enforcement Against Small Audit Firms”
2017
Jacqueline Hammersley and Michael Ricci (University of Georgia). "Using Audit Programs to Improve Audits of Complex Estimates"
2016
Yangyang Fan (University of Pittsburgh)
Cao, S., Y. Fan, G. Narayanamoorthy, and S. Rowe. Auditor Litigation: Consequences for Other Auditors. Working Paper, University of Pittsburgh.

AJPT Award for Outstanding Reviewer Performance

2018 (this year the award was given to the audit section editors)

Yves Gendron (Université Laval)
Karla Johnstone (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Vic Naiker (Monash University - Caulfield)
Jeffrey R. Cohen (Boston College)

2017
Lisa Gaynor (University of South Florida)
Robyn Moroney (Monash University)
Kim Westermann (California Polytechnic University)
2016
Liesbeth Bruynseels (KU Leuven)
Kathleen Bentley Goode (University of New South Wales)
Scott Bronson (University of Kansas)

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»AJPT Call for Papers: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is having an unprecedented social and economic impact on society. In the midst of this event, there is a growing sense that research is needed to assess the ramifications of the pandemic in different areas. As such, AJPT is calling for papers for a research Forum on COVID-19. The purpose of this Forum is to assemble articles that can directly inform our understanding of how the pandemic might affect audits and the profession. Recognizing that these issues are characterized by significant uncertainty and that any data and research pertaining to them can provide only early evidence, we invite short yet meaningful articles relating to the pandemic. All research methodologies are welcome. Regardless of methodology, we expect authors to consider the implications of their analyses beyond COVID-19. Some possible topics include (but are not restricted to) implications of the pandemic for audit risk assessment, auditing significant judgments and estimates, auditor reporting, internal auditing, remote auditing, work environment and work-life balance of audit professionals. This Call will remain open through Friday, December 31, 2021. We believe this deadline will provide sufficient time for the development of high-quality manuscripts of interest to AJPT while maintaining the timeliness essential for this early research to guide future studies. Read about the full call and how to submit by clicking here.
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