Nominations Deadline: January 31 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time
Charge
Coordinate all activities necessary to screen candidates for the Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award and the Distinguished Contributions to Accounting Literature Award. Specifically:
- Identify works of exceptional merit from published accounting books and articles that meet the criteria for the "Notable Contributions" award.
- Identify works of exceptional merit from published accounting books and articles that meet the criteria for the "Distinguished Contributions" award.
- The Screening Committee for the Notable and Distinguished Contributions to Accounting Literature Award shall be encouraged to submit candidates for the Deloitte Foundation Wildman Award to the Deloitte Foundation Wildman Award Committee.
- Actively seek and submit nominations
- Review and evaluate nominations
- Current Committee members who are nominated for the "Notable Contributions" award or the "Distinguished Contributions" award will be asked to either recuse themselves from the Committee or remove their nomination from consideration.
- 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.
Members
Expected Time Commitment
- September 1 – January 31 – actively seek and submit nominations
- February – March 2 – review nominations, participate on conference calls and email discussions at the discretion of the Chair
- Select a set of nominees for the Distinguished Contribution to Accounting Literature Award based on the award criteria
- Select a set of nominees for the Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award based on the award criteria
- By March 2nd, notify the Professional Staff Liaison at awards@aaahq.org of the set of nominees to be forwarded to the Selection Committee for the Distinguished Contribution Award
- By March 2nd, notify the Professional Staff Liaison at awards@aaahq.org of the set of nominees to be forwarded to the Selection Committee for the Notable Contributions Award
Roles & Responsibilities Timeline
Chair and Committee Members Responsibilities
September - January | February – March 2 | June |
- Actively seek and submit nominations
| - Review nominations, participate on conference calls and email discussions, at the discretion of the Chair
- Select a set of nominees for the Distinguished Contribution to Accounting Literature Award based on the award criteria
- Select a set of nominees for the Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award based on the award criteria
- By March 2nd, notify the Professional Staff Liaison at awards@aaahq.org of the set of nominees to be forwarded to the Selection Committee for the Distinguished Contribution Award
- By March 2nd, notify the Professional Staff Liaison at awards@aaahq.org of the set of nominees to be forwarded to the Selection Committee for the Notable Contributions Award
| - 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)
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Committee Composition/Required Knowledge and Expertise
- Care should be taken that the Committee include members with a range of expertise who are knowledgeable about unique and substantive scholarship in accounting.
- Care should be taken that the Committee include members with a range of expertise who are knowledgeable about exceptional, current, accounting research.
- The Committee must include a representative from each of the AAA Sections.