Lifetime Service Award Committee | American Accounting Association

Carry out all activities to select recipients of the Lifetime Service Award.

Select at most two recipients of the Lifetime Service Award which is presented at the AAA Annual Meeting. Specifically:

Actively seek and submit nominations
Review and evaluate nominations
Current Committee members who are nominated for the award will be asked to either recuse themselves from the Committee or remove their nomination from consideration.
Select recipient(s) of the award based on the award criteria
Chair presents the Award(s) at the AAA Annual Meeting
If the Chair has any questions about the charge or responsibilities of this committee, s/he should contact the Executive Director, the President, or the Committee's Board of Directors Liaison.

Name / Affiliation	Contact	Term Length	Term Expires
Chair
Christine Botosan FASB	cbotosan@fasb.org	1	08/2018
Members
David Burgstahler University of Washington-Seattle	dburg@u.washington.edu	1	08/2018
Steven Kachelmeier University of Texas at Austin	kach@mail.utexas.edu	1	08/2018
Mark H. Taylor Case Western Reserve University	mht17@case.edu	1	08/2018
Tracey Sutherland American Accounting Association	tracey@aaahq.org
Board of Directors Liaison
David Burgstahler Past President University of Washington-Seattle	dburg@u.washington.edu

September 1 – January 31 – Actively seek and submit nominations
February 15 – April 15 – Review nominations, participate on conference calls and email discussions at the discretion of the Chair, and select award recipient(s)
August – Chair presents the award(s) at the AAA Annual Meeting

September - January 31	February 15 - April 15	June	August
Actively seek and submit nominations	Review nominations, participate on conference calls and email discussions, at the discretion of the Chair Select recipient(s) based on award criteria Chair notifies the Professional Staff Liaison of the winner(s) by April 15th at awards@aaahq.org	The Chair will have the opportunity to prepare and send a progress report in June which will be available for the Board of Directors to review at their August meeting. This report should include accomplishments and suggested modifications and should be sent to the AAA President, the Committee's Board of Directors Liaison, and Professional Staff Liaison, Barbara Gutierrez. (barbara.gutierrez@aaahq.org)	Chair presents the award(s) at the AAA Annual Meeting

Questions? Please contact Barbara Gutierrez, Professional Staff Liaison, at barbara.gutierrez@aaahq.org or 941-556-4117

The Committee consists of five members, including the Chair and Executive Director.
Four Committee members are appointed annually by the Council Committee on Awards Committee.
Committee members should be past members of the Board of Directors or others with a knowledge of service contributions to the organization.