AAA-AICPA-Bea Sanders EDGE in Teaching Award
Thank you to the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants for generously supporting the AAA-AICPA-Bea Sanders EDGE in Teaching Award
Previous Bea Sanders/AICPA EDGE in Teaching Award Recipients and Honorable Mentions
2024 Award
Recipient:
“The ESG Project”
Wendy Tietz, Kent State University, Tracie L. Miller, Franklin University
Honorable Mention:
“NASCAR: Lean Mindset”
Jennifer Cainas, University of South Florida, Margaret Shackell, Ithaca College
2022 Award
Recipient:
“Data Cleaning Projects for Introductory Accounting”
Wendy Tietz, Kent State University, Tracie Miller, Franklin University, Jennifer Cainas, University of South Florida
2021 Award
Recipient:
“The Great Accounting Escape”
Jennifer Cainas, University of South Florida and Juliana M. Kralik, University of South Florida
Honorable Mentions:
“KAT Manufacturing: Interactive Dashboard Projects for Integrating Data Analytics into Introductory Accounting”
Wendy Tietz, Kent State University; Tracie Miller Nobles, Austin Community College; Jennifer Cainas, University of South Florida
“Gamification of Introductory Accounting through Business Simulation”
Saurav Kumar Dutta, Curtin University; Wahseem Soobratty, Curtin University; Mahendra R. Gujarathi, Bentley University
2020 Award
Recipient:
“The Cookie Company Project”
Alesha Graves, Asbury University
2019 Award
Recipient:
“Junkyard Planet: Teaching Managerial Accounting with a Sustainability Theme”
Stephanie Grimm, University of St. Thomas
Honorable Mentions:
“Data Analytics Projects for Introductory Accounting Using Excel, Tableau, and Power B”
Wendy Tietz, Kent State University; Tracie Miller Nobles, Austin Community College; Jennifer Cainas, University of South Florida
2018 Award
Recipient:
“Teaching and Learning Toolbox”
Markus Ahrens, St. Louis Community College and Cathy J. Scott, University of North Texas - Dallas
Honorable Mentions:
“Data Analytics in Introductory Accounting”
Wendy Tietz, Kent State University and Tracie Miller Nobles, Austin Community College
2017 Award
Recipient:
“Create Customized Financial Accounting Case Assignments with the Accounting Case Template (ACT)”
Wendy Tietz, Kent State University
Honorable Mentions:
“Brainteasers, Black Lights, and Balance Sheets: Applying Introductory Financial Accounting Concepts in an Interactive Escape Room Environment”
Chris McCullick and Ashley Minnich, William Jewell College
2016 Award
Recipient:
“Excel-Based Active-Learning for the Managerial Accounting Course”
Karen Braun, Case Western Reserve University
Honorable Mentions:
“Launch Learning: Students Create, Collaborate…and Comprehend Managerial Accounting!”
Kelvie Crabb, The University of Kansas, Gail Hoover King, Purdue University Northwest and Kimberly Swanson Church, University of Missouri-Kansas City
2015 Award
Recipient:
“UBuild: A Simulation Bridging Financial and Managerial Accounting”
Fabienne Miller and Huong Higgins, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Honorable Mentions:
“Introducing Accounting: Classroom Application of the Pathways Commission Vision”
Melissa Larson, Brigham Young University
2014 Award
Recipient:
“Accounting in the Headlines: A News Blog for the Introductory Accounting Classroom”
Wendy Tietz, Kent State University
Honorable Mentions:
“Accounting Challenge (ACE): Mobile-Gaming App for Learning Accounting”
Poh-Sun Seow and Suay-Peng Wong, Singapore Management University
2013 Award
Recipient:
“Reinventing Student Engagement and Collaboration within Introductory Accounting Courses”
Markus Ahrens, St. Louis Community College
Honorable Mentions:
“The Accounting Tournament - March Madness in Financial Accounting”
Edward Bysiek, St. Bonaventure University
2012 Award
Recipient:
“A FASB Accounting Standards Codification Project for Introductory Accounting”
Kay Poston and John Waters — University of Indianapolis
Honorable Mentions:
“Words and Numbers: Introducing Freshmen Students in the Accounting/Finance Course to the Library”
Candy A. Bianco, Elizabeth Galoozis, Elliott Levy, Mary Marcel, and Karen K. Osterheld — Bentley University
“Digital Storytelling for Engaged Student Learning”
Themin Suwardy, Gary Pan, Seow Poh-Sun — Singapore Management University
2011 Award
Recipient:
“$Chocolate$: Accounting as a First Year Seminar”
Priscilla Wightman, Hartwick College
Honorable Mentions:
“Teaching Internal Control through Active Learning”
Tammy Duxbury and MaryElla Gainor — Bryant University
“The Farming Game® and the Introductory Financial Accounting Course: An Accounting Simulation”
Nate L. Staheli, University of Hawaii – Manoa
2010 Award
Recipient:
“Who Moved my Classroom?: A Framework for Community-Linked Learning and Assessment in Accounting”
Christopher D. Brandon, Indiana University Purdue University Columbus; Marsha Huber, Youngstown State University; Larita J. Killian, Indiana University Purdue University Columbus
Honorable Mentions:
“A Better Way to Teach Effective Interest Method Related Problems in Accounting”
Avinash Arya, William Paterson University
"Mini-responsibility centers:” A strategy for learning by leading”
Sandria S. Stephenson, Texas State University