Competitive Manuscript Award Selection Committee 2023-2024

2023-2024 Competitive Manuscript Award Selection Committee

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

Charge

Carry out all activities to necessary to select recipients of the Competitive Manuscript Award which is presented at the AAA Annual Meeting. Specifically:

Actively seek and submit nominations to the Competitive Manuscript Award Screening Committee
Review and evaluate nominations from those manuscripts identified by the Competitive Manuscript Award Screening Committee.
Select the recipient(s) of the award based on award criteria
For 2023-2024, the Chair of the Competitive Manuscript Award Screening Committee also serves as the Chair of the Competitive Manuscript Award Selection Committee. The Selection Committee is comprised of the current Senior Editor of The Accounting Review and a subset of editors from The Accounting Review chosen by the current Senior Editor of The Accounting Review. Beginning in 2024-2025, the Senior Editor of The Accounting Review will Chair the Competitive Manuscript Award Selection Committee.
All conflict-of-interest rules applicable to The Accounting Review also apply to both the Competitive Manuscript Award Screening and Competitive Manuscript Award Selection Committee members. Conflicts are managed at the discretion of the Chair (either by replacing the committee member or recusing the committee member from voting on the paper for which they have a conflict).
Authors of submitted papers that are not selected for the award may res-submit their paper in subsequent years if all other criteria are met.
If the Chair has any questions about the charge or responsibilities of this committee, they 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
Rob Pinsker Florida Atlantic University	rpinsker@fau.edu	1	08/2024
Members
Kathryn Kadous Emory University Senior Editor, The Accounting Review	kathryn.kadous@emory.edu	3	08/2026
Mary Ellen Carter Boston College Editor, The Accounting Review	carterma@bc.edu	1	08/2024
Willie Choi University of Wisconsin-Madison Editor, The Accounting Review	willie.choi@wisc.edu	1	08/2024
Nemit Shroff Massachusetts Institute of Technology Editor, The Accounting Review	shroff@mit.edu	1	08/2024
Luo Zuo National University of Singapore Editor, The Accounting Review	luozuo@nus.edu.sg	1	08/2024
Board of Directors Liaison
Sarah McVay University of Washington Vice President–Research & Publications	smcvay@uw.edu

Estimated Time Commitment

September 1 – January 31 – Actively seek and submit nominations
- Approx. 3 hours
March – April 15 – review nominations, participate on virtual calls and email discussions at the discretion of the Chair, and select up to three award recipient(s)
- Approx. 5 hours reviewing nominations; varies based on number of nominations
By April 15 – Chair notifies the Professional Staff Liaison of the recipient(s)
- Approx. 1 hour
August – Chair presents the award(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	March - April 15	June	August
Actively seek and submit nominations	Review nominations identified by the Competitive Manuscript Award Screening Committee, 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 up to three award recipients based on award criteria Chair notifies the Professional Staff Liaison of the recipient(s) 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 presents the award(s) at the AAA Annual Meeting

AAA Professional Staff Responsibilities

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

Committee Composition/Required Knowledge and Expertise

For 2023-2024, the Chair of the Competitive Manuscript Award Screening Committee also serves as the Chair of the Competitive Manuscript Award Selection Committee. The Selection Committee is comprised of the current Senior Editor of The Accounting Review and a subset of editors from The Accounting Review chosen by the current Senior Editor of The Accounting Review. Beginning in 2024-2025, the Senior Editor of The Accounting Review will Chair the Competitive Manuscript Award Selection Committee.
For 2023-2024, four other committee members will be selected from a subset of editors from The Accounting Review by the current Senior Editor of The Accounting Review, based in part on the topic areas of the finalist papers and with an eye toward the general guidelines for the Competitive Manuscript Award Screening Committee.