Notable and Distinguished Contributions to Accounting Literature Award Screening Committee

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.
All nominees nominated for a given year’s award – who are not selected for that year’s award – will be automatically considered for the award for the following 2 years – as long as the nominated work(s) meets the publishing requirements (see award criteria for details). Nominees who were not selected for the 2019 Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award or for the 2019 Distinguished Contributions to Accounting Literature Award will be considered during the selection process for the 2020 Award and, if not chosen for the 2020 Award, will also be considered for the 2021 Award. At the end of the selection process for the 2021 Award, if a qualified nominee has not been chosen as the award recipient or has not been re-nominated, he/she will no longer be considered for the award.
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

Name / Affiliation	Contact	Section	Term Length	Term Expires
Chair
Brian Bratten University of Kentucky	brian.bratten@uky.edu	n/a	1	08/2020
Members
Alan Sangster University of Aberdeen, UK	alan.sangster@abdn.ac.uk	AAH	1	08/2020
Donna Bobek Schmitt University of South Carolina	Donna.Schmitt@moore.sc.edu	ABO	1	08/2020
Jacob Haislip Texas Tech University	jacob.haislip@ttu.edu	AIS	1	08/2020
Mark Myring Ball State University	mmyring@bsu.edu	APLG	1	08/2020
James Chyz The University of Tennessee	jchyz@utk.edu	ATA	1	08/2020
Julia Higgs Florida Atlantic University	jhiggs@fau.edu	AUDITING	1	08/2020
Dahlia Robinson University of South Florida	dmrobinson@usf.edu	DIV	1	08/2020
Beth Blankespoor University of Washington	blankbe@uw.edu	FARS	1	08/2020
n/a		FAS	1	08/2020
Elizabeth Almer Portland State University	ealmer@pdx.edu	GIWB	1	08/2020
Linda Parsons The University of Alabama	lparsons@cba.ua.edu	GNP	1	08/2020
Grace Pownall Emory University	grace.pownall@emory.edu	IAS	1	08/2020
Khim Kelly University of Central Florida	Khim.Kelly@ucf.edu	MAS	1	08/2020
Charlie Cullinan Bryant University	cullinan@bryant.edu	PI	1	08/2020
Dan O'Leary University of Southern California	oleary@usc.edu	SET	1	08/2020
Tim Fogarty Case Western University	tjf@case.edu	TLC	1	08/2020
Cathy Scott University of North Texas - Dallas	cathy.scott@untdallas.edu	TYC	1	08/2020
Board of Directors Liaison
Mark DeFond University of Southern California Vice President–Research & Publications	defond@marshall.usc.edu

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 Chair is allowed to vote in the award committee's deliberations. 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 barbara.gutierrez@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 barbara.gutierrez@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)

AAA Professional Staff Responsibilities

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

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.