Deloitte Wildman Award Committee | American Accounting Association

Nominations Deadline: January 31 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time

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Charge

To administer the John R. Wildman Medal award program in accordance with the terms of the grant from the Deloitte Foundation.

The financial award and medal is awarded annually to the author(s) of the article, book, monograph, or other work published during the five calendar years preceding the year of the award (2016-2020) which is judged to have made or to be likely to make the most significant contribution to the advancement of the practice of public accountancy including audit, tax, and management services. 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.
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 two (2) years – as long as the nominated work meets the publishing requirements (see award criteria for details). Nominees who were not selected for the 2020 Deloitte Foundation Wildman Medal Award will be considered during the selection process for the 2021 Award and, if not chosen for the 2021 Award, will also be considered for the 2022 Award. At the end of the selection process for the 2022 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.
Select award recipient(s) 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 Chief Executive Officer, the President, or the Committee's Board of Directors Liaison.

Members

Name / Affiliation	Contact	Term Length	Term Expires
Chair
Scott Showalter North Carolina State University	scott_showalter@ncsu.edu	1	08/2021
Members
Thomas G. Calderon The University of Akron	tcalderon@uakron.edu	1	08/2021
Tony Curatola Drexel University	acuratola@comcast.net	1	08/2021
Edward Ketz The Pennsylvania State University	edketz@psu.edu	1	08/2021
Amy Yurko Duquesne University	yurkoa@duq.edu	1	08/2021
Jennifer Burns Deloitte & Touche LLP, Retired	jennifer.burns.cpa@gmail.com	1	08/2021
Board of Directors Liaison
Mark DeFond University of Southern California Vice President–Research & Publications	defond@marshall.usc.edu

Estimated Time Commitment

September 1 – January 31 – Actively seek and submit nominations; participate on virtual calls and email discussions at the discretion of the Chair
- Approx. 8-10 hours
February 15 – April 15 – Review nominations, participate on virtual calls and email discussions at the discretion of the Chair, and select award recipient(s)
- Approx. 20-24 hours; varies based on number of nominations
By April 15 – Chair notifies the Professional Staff Liaison of the winner(s)
- Approx. 2 hours
August – Chair and award sponsor representative present the award(s), check(s), and Medal(s) at the AAA Annual Meeting.
- Preparation for presentation could take approximately 1–4 hours

Roles & Responsibilities Timeline

Chair and Committee Members Responsibilities

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 Chair is allowed to vote in the award committee's deliberations. Select award recipient(s) based on award criteria Chair notifies the Professional Staff Liaison of the winner(s) by April 15th at barbara.gutierrez@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) The Chair will write a thank you email to the award sponsor representative for their support of the award.	The Chair and award sponsor representative present the award(s), check(s), and Medal(s) at the AAA Annual Meeting.

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

Five members plus a voting Chair are appointed annually prior to the Annual Meeting by the Council Committee on Awards Committee.
One member of this committee will be nominated by the Deloitte Foundation, if it so elects.
Care should be taken that the Committee include members with a range of expertise, who are knowledgeable about accounting research with the potential to contribute to advancing public practice in accounting.