Diversity Section Archives

   

Objectives

Mission

The primary forum for the enhancement and support of diversity in accounting education, research and practice.

Value Propositions

Community
To create a diverse community of accounting students, faculty and practitioners

Diversity Research
To encourage and support research that will create awareness of diversity issues in accounting education and practice

Faculty Development
To enhance and support the professional development of all faculty members and doctoral students

Partnerships
To encourage and support collaboration among accounting students, faculty and practitioners to address diversity issues in the workplace

Infrastructure
To provide high quality, cost-effective services and support for the programs and activities of the Section

 

 

 

Past Presidents

Year

Name

Affiliation

2016-17

Maria Caban-Garcia

University of South Florida

2015–16

Evelyn A. McDowell

Rider University

2014–15

Andrea Alston Roberts

University of Virginia

2013–14

Dahlia Robinson

University of South Florida

2012–13

Raymond Elson

Valdosta State University

2011–12

Amelia Baldwin

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith

2010–11

Katherine Epps

Kennesaw State University

2009–10

Pamela Smith

University of Texas-San Antonio

2008–09

Mark Dawkins

University of Georgia

2007–08

Cynthia Jackson

Northeastern University

2006–07

Cheryl Allen

Morehouse College

2005–06

Harold Little

Western Kentucky University

2004–05

Ida Robinson-Backmon

North Carolina A&T State University

 2003–04

 Fred Jacobs

 Georgia State University

Committees Archive

2013-2014 AAA Section, Group,
and Region Officers


Officers

President
Dahlia Robinson
University of South Florida
4202 E Fowler Ave.
BSN 3403
Tampa, FL 33620-001
Phone: 8139746888
Email: dmrobinson@usf.edu

Vice President
Andrea Alston Roberts
McIntire School of Commerce
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400173
Charlottesville, VA 22904
Phone: 434-243-1561
aar5u@comm.virginia.edu

Secretary
Ola Smith
Western Michigan University 3144 Schneider Hall
Phone: 269-387-5265
Email: ola.smith@wmich.edu

Treasurer
Michael Robinson
University of Tampa
College of Business
401 West Kennedy Boulevard
Tampa, FL 33606
Phone: 813-253-3333
Email: mnrobinson@ut.edu

Past President
Raymond Elson
Valdosta State University
Langdale College of Business
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta, GA 31698-0070
Phone: 316-98-0070
Email: relson@valdosta.edu

Council Representative
Kathryn Epps
Kennesaw State University
School of Accountancy
1000 Chastain Road, MD #0402
Kennesaw, GA 30144
Phone: 770-423-6085
Email: kepps@kennesaw.edu

Editors

Newsletter Editor
Nelson Alino
Quinnipiac University
Phone: 203-582-3827
Email: nelson.alino@quinnipiac.edu

AAACommons Editorial Board Member
Amelia Baldwin
University of Arkansas-Fort Smith
Phone: 479-788-7745
Email: amelia.baldwin@uafs.edu

Committees

2014 Annual Meeting Liaison
Evelyn McDowell
Rider University
Sweigart Hall 331
Phone: 609-895-5712
Email: emcdowell@rider.edu

 

2013 & 2014 Midyear Meeting Co-Chairs

Maria T. Caban-Garcia
University of South Florida
St. Petersburg
Phone: 727-873-4561
Email: caban@usfsp.edu

Nicole McCoy
North Carolina Central University
Phone: 919-530-6457
Email: nmccoy4@nccu.edu

Awards Committee
Raymond J. Elson, Chair
Valdosta State University
Email: relson@valdosta.edu

Membership and Retention Committee
Peter Johnson, Chair
University of Alabama
Phone:205-348-2902
Email: pjohnson@cba.ua.edu

Journal Exploratory Committee
Raymond J. Elson, Chair
Valdosta State University
Email: relson@valdosta.edu

 

2014 Regional Coordinators

Mid-Atlantic
Evelyn McDowell
Rider University
Phone: 609-895-5712
Email: emcdowell@rider.edu

Midwest
Jason Brown
Indiana University
Phone: 812-855-2381
Email: browjaso@indiana.edu

Northeast
Brigitte Muehlmann
Suffolk University
Phone: 617-573-8754
Email: bmuehlmann@suffolk.edu

Ohio
Kenyal McGee
Central State University
Phone: 206-683-2531
Email: mcyalken@yahoo.com

Southeast
Mark Dawkins
University of Georgia
Phone: 706-542-8068
Email: mdawkins@uga.edu

Southwest
Margaret Tanner
University of Arkansas
Phone: 479 788-7804
Email: margaret.tanner@uafs.edu

Western
Craig Sisneros
University of Colorado Denver
Phone:303-315-8404
Email: craig.sisneros@ucdenver.edu

International
Margaret Lightbody
University of South Australia
Phone:1-407-189-390
Email: margaret.lightbody@unisa.edu.au


2012-2013 AAA Section, Group,
and Region Officers

Officers

President
Raymond Elson
Valdosta State University
Langdale College of Business
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta, GA 31698-0070
Phone: 316-98-0070
Email: relson@valdosta.edu

Vice President
Dahlia Robinson
University of South Florida
4202 E Fowler Ave.
BSN 3403
Tampa, FL 33620-001
Phone: 8139746888
Email: dmrobinson@usf.edu

Secretary
Jan Williams
University of Baltimore
1420 N. Charles St., BC 455
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-837-6593
Email: jwilliams@ubalt.edu

Treasurer
Michael Robinson
University of Tampa
College of Business
401 West Kennedy Boulevard
Tampa, FL 33606
Phone: 813-253-3333
Email: mnrobinson@ut.edu

Past President
Amelia Baldwin
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
Dept of Accounting, Finance and Economics
5210 Grand Avenue; BII 215
Ft. Smith, AR 72913
Phone: 479-788-7745
Email: abaldwin@uafortsmith.edu

Council Representative
Kathryn Epps
Kennesaw State University
School of Accountancy
1000 Chastain Road, MD #0402
Kennesaw, GA 30144
Phone: 770-423-6085
Email: kepps@kennesaw.edu

Editors

Newsletter Editor
Ena Rose-Green
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Phone: 256-824-6888
Email: Ena.Rose-Green@uah.edu

AAACommons Editorial Board Member
TBD

Committees

2013 Annual Meeting Liaison
Andrea Roberts
Virginia Commonwealth University
Phone: 4342431561
aar5u@virginia.edu

 

2012 Midyear Meeting Co-Chairs

Ola Smith
Western Michigan University
Phone: 269-387-5265
Email: ola.smith@wmich.edu

Evelyn McDowell
Rider University
Phone: 609-895-5712
Email: emcdowell@rider.edu

2013 Midyear Meeting Co-Chairs

Maria T. Caban-Garcia
University of South Florida
St. Petersburg
Phone: 727-873-4561
Email: caban@usfsp.edu

Nicole McCoy
Louisiana Tech University
Phone: 318-257-3984
Email: nmccoy@latech.edu

2014 Midyear Meeting Co-Chairs

TBD

TBD

 

Awards Committee
Raymond J. Elson, Chair
Valdosta State University
Email: relson@valdosta.edu

Membership and Retention Committee
Shaokun (Carol) Yu, Chair
Northern Illinois University
Email: shaokunyu@niu.edu

Journal Exploratory Committee
Dahlia Robinson, Chair
University of South Florida
Email: dmrobinson@usf.edu

 

2013 Regional Coordinators

Mid-Atlantic
Evelyn McDowell
Rider University
Phone: 609-895-5712
Email: emcdowell@rider.edu

Midwest
Jason Brown
Indiana University
Phone: 812-855-2381
Email: browjaso@indiana.edu

Northeast
Brigitte Muehlmann
Suffolk University
Phone: 617-573-8754
Email: bmuehlmann@suffolk.edu

Ohio
Kenyal McGee
Central State University
Phone: 206-683-2531
Email: mcyalken@yahoo.com

Southeast
Mark Dawkins
University of Georgia
Phone: 706-542-8068
Email: mdawkins@uga.edu

Southwest
Margaret Tanner
University of Arkansas
Phone: 479 788-7804
Email: margaret.tanner@uafs.edu

Western
TBD

International
TBD

2011-2012 AAA Section, Group,
and Region Officers


Officers

President
Amelia Baldwin
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
Dept of Accounting, Finance and Economics
5210 Grand Avenue; BII 215
Ft. Smith, AR 72913
Phone: 479-788-7745
Email: abaldwin@uafortsmith.edu

Vice President
Raymond Elson
Valdosta State University
Langdale College of Business
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta, GA 31698-0070
Phone: 316-98-0070
Email: relson@valdosta.edu

Secretary
Arianna S. Pinello
Georgia State University
School of Accountancy
J. Mack Robinson College of Business
35 Broad Street, Room 512
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-413-7228
Email: apinello@gsu.edu

Treasurer
Louis Stewart
Howard University
2600 6th St. NW
Suite 340
Washington, DC 20059
Phone: 202-806-1587
Email: louisjstewart@gmail.com

Past President
Kathryn Epps
Kennesaw State University
School of Accountancy
1000 Chastain Road, MD #0402
Kennesaw GA, 30144
Phone: 770-423-6085
Email: kepps@kennesaw.edu

 

Council Representative

Kathryn Epps
Kennesaw State University
Phone: 770-423-6085
Email: kepps@kennesaw.edu

 

Editors

Newsletter Editor
Ena Rose-Green
University of Alabama in Huntsville
Business Administration Bldg. 362
301 Sparkman Drive
Huntsville, AL 35899
Phone: 256-824-6888
Email: Ena.Rose-Green@uah.edu

AAACommons Editorial Board Member
Amelia Baldwin
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
Dept of Accounting, Finance and Economics
5210 Grand Avenue; BII 215
Ft. Smith, AR 72913
Phone: 479-788-7745
Email: abaldwin@uafortsmith.edu

Committees

2012 Annual Meeting Liaison
Jan Williams
University of Baltimore
Phone: 410-837-6593
Email: jwilliams@ubalt.edu

 

2011 Midyear Meeting Co-Chairs

Louis Stewart
Howard University
Phone: 202-806-1587
Email: l_stewart@howard.edu

Catherine Cleaveland
Mercer University - Atlanta
Phone: 404-518-2140
Email: cleaveland_c@mercer.edu

2012 Midyear Meeting Co-Chairs

Ola Smith
Western Michigan University
Phone: 269-387-5265
Email: ola.smith@wmich.edu

Evelyn McDowell
Rider University
Phone: 609-895-5712
Email: emcdowell@rider.edu

2013 Midyear Meeting Co-Chairs

Maria T. Caban-Garcia
University of South Florida
St. Petersburg
Phone: 727-873-4561
Email: caban@usfsp.edu

Nicole McCoy
Louisiana Tech University
Phone: 318-257-3984
Email: nmccoy@latech.edu

2012 Regional Coordinators

Mid-Atlantic
Evelyn McDowell
Rider University
Phone: 609-895-5712
Email: emcdowell@rider.edu

Midwest
Jason Brown
Indiana University
Phone: 812-855-2381
Email: browjaso@indiana.edu

Northeast
Brigitte Muehlmann
Suffolk University
Phone: 617-573-8754
Email: bmuehlmann@suffolk.edu

Ohio
Kenyal McGee
Central State University
Phone: 206-683-2531
Email: mcyalken@yahoo.com

Southeast
Mark Dawkins
University of Georgia
Phone: 706-542-8068
Email: mdawkins@uga.edu

Southwest
Nicole McCoy
Louisiana Tech University
Phone: 318-257-3984
Email: nmccoy@latech.edu

Westerm
Theresa Hammond
San Francisco State University
Phone: 415-338-6283
Email: thammond@sfsu.edu

International
Margaret Lightbody
University of South Australia
Phone: 618-830-20517
Email: margaret.lightbody@unisa.edu.au

2010-2011 AAA Section, Group, and Region Officers

Officers

President
Kathryn Epps
Kennesaw State University
School of Accountancy
1000 Chastain Road, MD #0402
Kennesaw GA, 30144
Phone: 770-423-6085
Email

Vice President
Amelia A. Baldwin
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
Dept of Accounting, Finance and Economics
College of Business Administration
BII 215
5210 Grand Avenue
Fort Smith, AR 72913
Phone: 479-788-7745
Email

Secretary
Arianna S. Pinello
Georgia State University
School of Accountancy
J. Mack Robinson College of Business
35 Broad Street, Room 512
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-413-7228
Email

Treasurer
Henock Louis
Penn State University
319 Business Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-865-4160
Email

Past President
Pamela C. Smith
Admin Ass. II-COB
Department of Accounting
University of Texas at San Antonio
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX 78249 0632
Phone: 210-458-5235
Email

 

Council Representative

Kathryn Epps
Kennesaw State University
Phone: 770-423-6085
Email

 

Editors

Newsletter Editor
Sandra Gates
University of Texas at Tyler
3900 University Blvd. BUS 132
Whitehouse, TX 75791
Phone: 903-566-7213
Email

 

Committees

2011 Annual Meeting Liaison
Raymond Elson
Valdosta State University
Phone: 229-219-1214
Email

 

2011 Midyear Meeting Co-Chairs

Louis Stewart
Howard University
Phone: 202-806-1587
Email

Catherine Cleaveland
Mercer University - Atlanta
Phone: 404-518-2140
Email

2009-2010 AAA Section, Group, and Region Officers


Officers

President
Pamela C. Smith
Admin Ass. II-COB
Department of Accounting
University of Texas at San Antonio
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX 78249 0632
Phone: 210-458-5235
Fax: 210 458-4322
Email: pamela.smith@utsa.edu

Vice President
Kathryn Epps
Kennesaw State University
School of Accountancy
1000 Chastain Road, MD #0402
Kennesaw GA, 30144
Phone: 770-423-6085
Fax: 770-499-3420
Email: kepps@kennesaw.edu

Secretary
Amelia Baldwin
Dept of Accounting & Finance
University of Alabama in Huntsville
BAB 350
Huntsville, AL 35899
Phone: 256-824-6811
Fax: 256-824-2929
Email: amelia.baldwin@uah.edu

Treasurer
Henock Louis
Penn State University
319 Business Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-865-4160
Fax: 814-863-8393
Email: hul4@psu.edu

Council Representative

Kofi Appiah Okyere
Syracuse University
Martin J. Whitman School of Management
721 University Avenue Room 619
Syracuse, NY 13244-2450
Phone: 315-443-3587
Emaill: kaokyere@syr.edu

 

Editors

Newsletter Editor
Sandra Gates
University of Texas at Tyler
3900 University Blvd. BUS 132
Whitehouse, TX 75791
Phone: 903-566-7213
Fax: 903-566-7372
Email: sgates@uttyler.edu

Associate Editor
TBA

Committees

2010 Annual Meeting Chair
Raymond Elson
Valdosta State University
Phone: 229-219-1214
Email: relson@valdosta.edu

2010 Diversity Meeting Chair
Kathryn K. Epps
Kennesaw State University
Phone: 770-423-6085
Email: kepps@kennesaw.edu

Mentoring
Matthew Anderson
Michigan State University
Phone: 517-432-2910
Email: ander130@bus.msu.edu

Awards
Delano Berry
Fayetteville State University
Phone: 910-672-1985
Email: dberry@uncfsu.edu

Diversity initiatives in public and private sector
Arianna Pinello
Georgia State University
Phone: 404-413-7228
Email: apinello@gsu.edu

Historian
Byron Henry
Howard University
Phone: 202-806-1581
Email: bhenry@howard.edu

2008–2009 AAA Section, Group, and Region Officers

Officers

President
Mark C. Dawkins
Terry College of Business
J.M. Tull School of Accounting
The University of Georgia
229 Brooks Hall
Athens, GA 30602
Phone: 706-542-3632
Fax: 706-542-3630
Email: mdawkins@terry.uga.edu

Vice President
Pamela C. Smith
Admin Ass. II-COB
Department of Accounting
University of Texas at San Antonio
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX 78249 0632
Phone: 210-458-5235
Fax: 210 458-4322
Email: pamela.smith@utsa.edu

Secretary
Amelia Baldwin
Dept of Accounting & Finance
University of Alabama in Huntsville
BAB 350
Huntsville, AL 35899
Phone: 256-824-6811
Fax: 256-824-2929
Email: amelia.baldwin@uah.edu

Treasurer
Henock Louis
Penn State University
319 Business Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-865-4160
Fax: 814-863-8393
Email: hul4@psu.edu

Council Representative

Ola Marie Smith
Department of Accountancy
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5402
Phone: 269-387-5265
Fax: 269-387-5710
Emaill: ola.smith@wmich.edu

 

Editors

Newsletter Editor
Ena Rose-Green
University of Alabama-Huntsville
350 Bab
Huntsville, AL 35899
Phone: 256-824-6888
Fax: 256-824-6811
Email: ena.rose-green@uah.edu

Associate Editor
Sandra Gates
University of Texas at Tyler
3900 University Blvd. BUS 132
Whitehouse, TX 75791
Phone: 903-566-7213
Fax: 903-566-7372
Email: sgates@uttyler.edu

Committees

2009 Annual Meeting Chair
Raymond Elson
Valdosta State University
Phone: 229-219-1214
Email: relson@valdosta.edu

2009 Diversity Meeting Chair
Kathryn K. Epps
Kennesaw State University
Phone: 770-423-6085
Email: kepps@kennesaw.edu

Mentoring
Matthew Anderson
Michigan State University
Phone: 517-432-2910
Email: ander130@bus.msu.edu

Awards
Delano Berry
Fayetteville State University
Phone: 910-672-1985
Email: dberry@uncfsu.edu

Diversity initiatives in public and private sector
Arianna Pinello
Georgia State University
Phone: 404-413-7228
Email: apinello@gsu.edu

Historian
Byron Henry
Howard University
Phone: 202-806-1581
Email: bhenry@howard.edu

2007–2008 AAA Section, Group, and Region Officers

Officers

President
Cynthia Jackson
College of Business Administration
404 Hayden Hall
Northeastern University
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617.373.4643
Fax: 617.373.8814
Email: c.jackson@neu.edu

Vice President
Mark C. Dawkins
Terry College of Business
J.M. Tull School of Accounting
The University of Georgia
229 Brooks Hall
Athens, GA 30602
Phone: 706.542.3632
Fax: 706.542.3630
Email: mdawkins@terry.uga.edu

Secretary
Dahlia Robinson
BSN 3403
University of South Florida
4202 E Fowler Ave
Tampa, FL 33620
Phone: 813.974.6389
Email: drobinso@coba.usf.edu

Treasurer
Kevin James
Department of Accounting
P.O. Box 50
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
Phone: 615.898.2355
Fax: 615.898.5839
Email: kjames@mtsu.edu

Council Representative

Mark C. Dawkins
Terry College of Business
J.M. Tull School of Accounting
University of Georgia
229 Brooks Hall
Athens, GA 30602
Phone: 706.542.3632
Fax: 706.542.3630
Email: mdawkins@terry.uga.edu

Committees

2008 Annual Program Chairperson
Anthony J. Amoruso
Walker College of Business
3109 Raley Hall
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
Phone: 828.262.6208
Email: amorusoaj@appstate.edu

2007 Section Program Liaison
Kathryn K. Epps
Department of Accounting
Coles College of Business
Kennesaw State University
1000 Chastain Road, #402
Kennesaw, GA 30144-5591
Phone: 770.423.6085
Fax: 770.499.3420
Email: kepps@kennesaw.edu

Awards

By-Laws

Diversity Initiatives in the Public and Private Sectors

Doctoral Programs

Faculty Development

Historian

Membership

Mentoring

Newsletter Co-Editors
Dahlia Robinson
Arizona State University
Email: dahlia.robinson@asu.edu

Ena Rose-Green
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
Email: erosegr@siue.edu

Nominating
Jennifer Joe
Georgia State University
jjoe@gsu.edu

Research

Section Meetings Advisory

Student/Faculty Recruitment

Web Advisory
Mark W. Hale
Bryan Campus
Blinn College
P.O. Box 6030
Bryan, Texas 77805-6030
Phone: 979.209.7428
Fax: 978.285.8307
Email: mhale@blinn.edu

2006–2007 AAA Section, Group, and Region Officers

Officers

President
Cheryl Allen
Division of Economics and Business Administration
Morehouse College
830 Westview Dr. SW
Atlanta, GA 30314
Phone: (404) 681-2800 ext. 2559
Email: callen@morehouse.edu

Vice President
Cynthia Jackson
College of Business Administration
404 Hayden Hall
Northeastern University
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: (617) 373-4643
Fax: (617) 373-8814
Email: c.jackson@neu.edu

Secretary
Dahlia Robinson
School Accountancy & Information Management
Cl Business Box 873606
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ 85287-3606
Phone: (602)965-6635
Email: dahlia.robinson@asu.edu

Treasurer
Jerry Thorne
Department of Accounting
School of Business and Economics
North Carolina A&T State University
Greensboro, NC 27411
Phone: (336) 334-7581
Email: jthorne@ncat.edu

Council Representative

Cynthia Jackson
College of Business Administration
404 Hayden Hall
Northeastern University
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: (617) 373-4643
Fax: (617) 373-8814
Email: c.jackson@neu.edu

Committees

2007 Annual Program Chairperson
Lisa Owens
School of Accountancy & Legal Studies
College of Business & Public Affair
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634-1303
Email: lowens@clemson.edu

2007 Section Program Liaison
Georgia C. Seamann
Accounting Faculty Box 742
School of Business Administration
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI 53201
Phone: (414)229-6292
Email: gsaemann@uwm.edu

Awards

By-Laws

Diversity Initiatives in the Public and Private Sectors

Doctoral Programs

Faculty Development

Historian

Membership

Mentoring

Newsletter Co-Editors
Dahlia Robinson
Arizona State University
Email: dahlia.robinson@asu.edu

Ena Rose-Green
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
Email: erosegr@siue.edu

Nominating

Research

Section Meetings Advisory

Student/Faculty Recruitment

Web Advisory
Mark W. Hale
Bryan Campus
Blinn College
P.O. Box 6030
Bryan, Texas 77805-6030
Phone: (979) 209-7428
Fax: (978) 285-8307
Email: mhale@blinn.edu

2005–2006 AAA Section, Group, and Region Officers


Officers

President
Harold Little
Department of Accounting
Gordon Ford College of Business
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY 42101-3576
Phone: (270) 745-6978
Email: Harold.little@wku.edu

Vice President
Cheryl Allen
Division of Economics and Business Administration
Morehouse College
830 Westview Dr. SW
Atlanta, GA 30314
Phone: (404) 681-2800 ext. 2559
Email: callen@morehouse.edu

Secretary
Linda Poulson
Love School of Business
Elon University
2075 Campus Box
Elon, NC 27244
Phone (336) 278-6000
Email: poulson@elon.edu

Treasurer
Diana Robinson
Department of Accounting
School of Business and Economics
North Carolina A&T State University
Greensboro, NC 27411
Phone: (336) 334-7581
Email: drobinso@ncat.edu

Council Representative

Cheryl L. Allen
Accounting Area
Division of Economics and Business Administration
Morehouse College
830 Westview Drive SW
Atlanta, GA 30314-3773
Phone: (404) 215-2618
Email: Callen@morehouse.edu

Committees

2006 Annual Program Chairperson
Annie McGowan
Department of Accounting
Mays College and Graduate School of Business
401 Wehner Building
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas 77843
Phone: (409) 845-5014
Email: amcgowen@tamu.edu

Awards
Dr. Juan Rivera
University of Notre Dame
Email: hruvera@nd.edu

By-Laws
Maurice Lockridge
Lander University
Email: mlockridge@lander.edu

Diversity Initiatives in the Public and Private Sectors
Margarita Lenk
Colorado State University
Email: margarita.lenk@colostate.edu

Doctoral Programs
Buky Folami
University of Alabama-Birmingham
Email: bukyf@uab.edu

Faculty Development
Emmanuel Onifade
Morehouse College
Email: onifadee@comcast.net

Historian
Peter Johnson
Brigham Young University
Email: peter_johnson@byu.edu

Membership
Delano Berry
Florida International University
Email: berryd@fiu.edu

Mentoring
Felix Amenkhlenan
Radford University
Email: famenkhi@runet.edu

Newsletter
Dahlia Robinson
Arizona State University
Email: dahlia.robinson@asu.edu

Ena Rose-Green
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
Email: erosegr@siue.edu

Nominating
Ida Robinson-Backmon
North Carolina A&T State University
Email: irobinso@ncat.edu

Research
Lynda Murray
Goldey-Beacom College
Email: murrayl@gbc.edu

Section Meeting Advisory
Georgia Saemann
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Email: gsaemann@uwm.edu

Student/Faculty Recruitment
Kevin James
Middle Tennessee State University
Email: kjames@mtsu.edu

Web Advisory
Mark Hale
Blinn College
Email: mhale@blinn.edu

2004–2005 AAA Section, Group, and Region Officers

Officers

President
Ida Robinson-Backmon
413 Craig Hall
North Carolina A&T State University
1601 E. Market St
Greensboro, NC 27411
Phone: (336) 334-7581
Fax:
Email: Irobinso@ncat.edu

Vice President
Harold Little
Department of Accounting and Finance
Grise Hall 514
Western Kentucky University
1 Big Red Way
Bowling Green, KY 42101-3576
Phone: (270) 745-6978
Fax: (270) 745-5953
Email: harold.little@wku.edu

Secretary
Cheryl Allen
Division of Economics and Business
Morehouse College
830 Westview Dr SW
Atlanta, GA 30314-3773
Phone: (404) 215 2618
Fax: (404) 215-2719
Email: Callen@morehouse.edu

Treasurer
Linda Holmes
Accounting Dept – C5019
Univ of Wisconsin–Whitewater
800 West Main Street
Whitewater, WI 53190 1790
Phone: (262) 472-5451
Fax: (262) 472-4863
Email: holmesl@mail.uww.edu

Past Chairperson
Fred Jacobs
School of Accountancy
Robinson College of Business
P.O. Box 4050
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30302-4050
Phone: (404) 651-4461
Fax: (404) 651-1033
Email: fjacobs@gsu.edu

Council Representative

Harold Little
Department of Accounting and Finance
Grise Hall 514
Western Kentucky University
1 Big Red Way
Bowling Green, KY 42101-3576
Phone: (270) 745-6978
Fax: (270) 745-5953
Email: harold.little@wku.edu

Committees

2005 Annual Program Chairperson
Vaughan Radcliffe
Richard Ivey School of Business
The University of Western Ontario
1151 Richmond Street North
London, ON Canada N6A 3K7
Phone: (519).661-4170
Fax: (519).661-3485
E-mail: vradcliffe@ivey.uwo.ca

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August 10, 2016— New York, NY

August 12, 2015 — Chicago, IL

August 6, 2014 — Atlanta, GA

August 7, 2013 — Anaheim, CA

August 8, 2012 — Washington, D.C.

August 9. 2011 — Denver, CO

August 3, 2010 — San Francisco, CA

August 7, 2007 — Chicago, IL

A LETTER FROM OUR PRESIDENT
Veena L. Brown, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Dear Members of the Diversity Section,

It is with great pleasure and enthusiasm that I address you as the newly elected President of the Diversity Section of the American Accounting Association. I am deeply honored (and pleasantly surprised) to have been entrusted with this esteemed position.

First and foremost, I would like to extend a warm welcome to all our members, both longstanding and newly joined as we begin this new year. The Diversity Section is a community that thrives on the diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds of its members. Our collective mission is to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of accounting education, research, and practice. As the incoming President, I am committed to amplifying underrepresented voices, driving meaningful change, and creating opportunities for our members to succeed. I firmly believe that diversity is not just a buzzword; it is the key to unlocking our full potential as a profession.

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