Notable and Distinguished Contributions to Accounting Literature Award Screening Committee

2022-2023 Notable and Distinguished Contributions to Accounting Literature Award Screening Committee

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:

Actively identify and nominate works of exceptional merit from published accounting books and articles that meet the criteria for the "Notable Contributions" award
Actively identify and nominate works of exceptional merit from published accounting books and articles that meet the criteria for the "Distinguished Contributions" award
Submit nominations for the Deloitte Foundation Wildman Award
Review and evaluate nominations
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
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 2023 Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award or for the 2023 Distinguished Contributions to Accounting Literature Award will be considered during the selection process for the 2024 Award and, if not chosen for the 2024 Award, will also be considered for the 2025 Award. At the end of the selection process for the 2025 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
Linda Ragland University of New Hampshire	linda.ragland@unh.edu	n/a	1	08/2023
Members
Yvette J. Lazdowski University of New Hampshire at Manchester	Yvette.Lazdowski@unh.edu	AAH	1	08/2023
Dan Stone University of Kentucky	dstone@uky.edu	ABO	1	08/2023
Marc Eulerich University Duisburg-Essen Germany	marc.eulerich@uni-due.de	AIS	1	08/2023
Kirsten Cook Texas Tech University	kirsten.cook@ttu.edu	LEADERSHIP	1	08/2023
Jeri Seidman University of Virginia	jseidman@virginia.edu	ATA	1	08/2023
Lisa Koonce The University of Texas at Austin	lisa.koonce@mccombs.utexas.edu	AUDITING	1	08/2023
TBD		DIV	1	08/2023
Jeff Wilks Brigham Young University	wilks@byu.edu	FARS	1	08/2023
Dick Riley West Virginia University	richard.riley@mail.wvu.edu	FAS	1	08/2023
Yu (Valeri) Li San Diego State University	vli@sdsu.edu	GIWB	1	08/2023
Mary Fischer The University of Texas at Tyler	mfischer@uttyler.edu	GNP	1	08/2023
Linda Myers University of Tennessee-Knoxville	lmyers16@utk.edu	IAS	1	08/2023
Isabella Grabner WU Vienna University	isabella.grabner@wu.ac.at	MAS	1	08/2023
Vaughan Radcliffe Western University	vradcliffe@ivey.uwo.ca	PI	1	08/2023
A. Faye Borthick Georgia State University	borthick@gsu.edu	SET	1	08/2023
Tracie Miller Franklin University	tracie.miller@franklin.edu	TLC	1	08/2023
Carolyn Christesen SUNY Westchester Community College	carolyn.christesen@sunywcc.edu	TYC	1	08/2023
Board of Directors Liaison
Sarah E. McVay University of Washington Vice President–Research & Publications	smcvay@uw.edu

Estimated Time Commitment

September 1 – January 31 – actively seek and submit nominations
February – March 2 – review nominations, participate on virtual 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 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 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 virtual 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 must submit at least one report per year to the Board of Directors. 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

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.