Award for Research Impacting Societal Challenges 2023-2024

2023-2024 AAA-AACSB-RRBM Award for Research Impacting Societal Challenges Committee

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

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Charge

Carry out all activities to select the recipient of the AAA-AACSB-RRBM Award for Research Impacting Societal Challenges Committee which is presented at the AAA Annual Meeting. Specifically:

Actively seek and submit nominations
Review and evaluate nominations
Select recipient of the award based on the award criteria
Chair and AACSB representative present the award 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.
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.
Authors of submitted papers that are not selected for the award may re-submit their paper in subsequent years if all other criteria are met.

Members

Name / Affiliation	Contact	Term Length	Term Expires
Chair
Cyndie Jeffrey Iowa State University	cjeffrey@iastate.edu	1	08/2024
Members
Peter Easton University of Notre Dame	peaston@nd.edu	1	08/2024
TBA		1	08/2024
Ned Leiba Leiba & Bowers, CPAs	ned@leibacpa.com	2	08/2024
Tesfaye T. Lemma Towson University	tlemma@towson.edu	1	08/2024
Cheryl Susan McWatters University of Ottawa	Cheryl.McWatters@uOttawa.ca	1	08/2024
Ken Witt AICPA & CIMA	ken.witt@aicpa-cima.com	1	08/2024
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; participate on virtual calls and email discussions at the discretion of the Chair
February – April 15 – Review nominations, participate on virtual calls and email discussions at the discretion of the Chair, and select award recipient
By April 15 – Chair notifies the Professional Staff Liaison of the recipient
August – Chair and AACSB representative present the award at the AAA Annual Meeting
August – Chair moderates session at AAA Annual Meeting during which recipient presents their research

Roles & Responsibilities Timeline

Chair and Committee Members Responsibilities

September - January 31	February - April 15	June	August
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 recipient based on award criteria Chair notifies the Professional Staff Liaison of the recipient by April 15th at barbara.gutierrez@aaahq.org	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)	Chair and AACSB representative present the award at AAA Annual Meeting Chair moderates session at AAA Annual Meeting during which recipient presents their research

AAA Professional Staff Responsibilities

Questions? Please contact Barbara Gutierrez, Professional Staff Liaison, at barbara.gutierrez@aaahq.org

Committee Composition/Required Knowledge and Expertise

The Committee consists of seven members, including the Chair.
Committee members should include four accomplished scholars and three practitioners.
The Committee members plus a voting Chair are appointed annually prior to the Annual Meeting by the Council Committee on Awards Committee.