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


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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 2020 Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award or for the 2020 Distinguished Contributions to Accounting Literature 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. 
  • 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  Section Term Length Term Expires
Chair

Beth Blankespoor    
University of Washington

blankbe@uw.edu

 n/a
 

1
 

08/2021

Members

Gary Spraakman
York University (Canada)

garys@yorku.ca

AAH

1

08/2021

Axel Schulz
La Trobe Business School (Australia)

a.schulz@latrobe.edu.au

ABO

1

08/2021

Tina Loraas
Auburn University

loraatm@auburn.edu

AIS

1

08/2021

Sharon Lassar
University of Denver

slassar@du.edu

APLG

1

08/2021

TBD

ATA

1

08/2021

Linda Myers    
University of Tennessee-Knoxville

lmyers16@utk.edu

AUDITING

 1

08/2021

Henock Louis
Penn State University

hul4@psu.edu

DIV

 1

08/2021

Brian Rountree
Rice University

rountree@rice.edu

FARS

 1

08/2021

Sri Ramamoorti
University of Dayton

sridhar.ramamoorti@gmail.com

FAS

 1

08/2021

Don Ariail
Kennesaw State University

dariail1@kennesaw.edu

GIWB

 1

08/2021

Jacqueline Reck
University of South Florida

jreck@usf.edu

GNP

 1

08/2021

Elaine Henry    
Stevens Institute of Technology

ehenry777@gmail.com

IAS

 1

08/2021

Jan Bouwens
University of Amsterdam

j.f.m.g.bouwens@uva.nl

MAS

 1

08/2021

Tammy Waymire    
Middle Tennessee State University

Tammy.Waymire@mtsu.edu 

PI

 1

08/2021

Bill Heninger
Brigham Young University

heninger@byu.edu

SET

1

08/2021

Mahendra Gujarathi    
Bentley University

mgujarathi@bentley.edu

TLC

 1

08/2021

Tracie Miller-Nobles    
Austin Community College

tnobles@austincc.edu

TYC

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
  • 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

Committee Composition/Required Knowledge and Expertise

  • Committee members plus a voting Chair are appointed annually prior to the Annual Meeting by the Council Committee on Awards Committee.
  • The Committee must include a representative from each of the AAA Sections.
  • 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.