2022-2023 Education Committee

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Charge

The Education Committee serves as a monitoring function of educational activities and issues within and without the Association. Specifically, the committee shall:

  • Study and report upon, and make policy recommendations, on all matters of concern to the Association in the field of accounting education as directed by the President and Board of Directors.
  • The Committee shall be advisory to the Center for Advancing Accounting Education.

Membership

  • New Committee members are appointed prior to the Annual Meeting by the AAA Management Team.
  • The Education Committee shall consist of nine members, including the Chair, each of whom shall normally serve a three-year term, with one-third of the Committee members appointed each year.
  • The Committee is chaired by the Vice-President Education.
  • In years when there is an incoming Vice-President Education, the AAA Management Team shall appoint that person and two other members to three-year terms. In other years, the AAA Management Team shall appoint three members to three year terms.

Estimated Time Commitment

  • Committee members could expect to spend approximately 1-5 hours per year with additional hours required as needed based on education-related activities.
  • The Committee meets as needed at the discretion of the Chair. 
     

Responsibilities

  • To fulfill the committee charge above.
  • If the Chair has any questions about the charge or responsibilities of this committee, s/he should contact the Chief Executive Officer or the President.
  • The Chair must submit at least one report per year to the Board of Directors.
    • This report should summarize the portfolio of AAA educational activities for breadth and adequacy and make recommendations as appropriate, and should include accomplishments and suggested modifications.
    • The report should be sent to the AAA President and Governance Manager, Barbara Gutierrez (barbara.gutierrez@aaahq.org).

Members

Name / Affiliation

Contact

Term Length

Term Expires

Chair
Beth B. Kern
Indiana University South Bend
Vice President-Education


bkern@iusb.edu

 
3

 
08/2023

Nerissa Brown
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

nerissab@illinois.edu

3

08/2023

Jon Pyzoha
Miami University of Ohio

pyzohajs@miamioh.edu

3

08/2023

Gail Hoover King
Washburn University

gail.hooverking@washburn.edu 3 08/2024

Romeva B. Prcela
Hiram College

prcelarb@hiram.edu 3 08/2024

Joseph Reid
East Carolina University

Reidjos19@ecu.edu 3 08/2024

Danny Lanier
Georgia State University

dlanier@gsu.edu

3

08/2025

Larry Simpson
Lansing Community College

simpsol3@lcc.edu

3

08/2025

Aida Sy
Farmingdale State College, SUNY

sya@farmingdale.edu

3

08/2025

Board of Directors Liaison
Beth B. Kern
Indiana University South Bend
Vice President-Education


bkern@iusb.edu