AAA Awards
The AAA/J. Michael and Mary Anne Cook/Deloitte Foundation Prize
The Accounting Hall of Fame
Established at The Ohio State University
AAA Presidential Scholars
Press Releases for the
2021 AAA Award Winners
THE CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR 2022 AAA AWARDS IS CLOSED. The call for nominations for 2023 AAA awards will open in September 2022. |
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Accounting Horizons and Issues in Accounting Education Best Paper Awards - awards are given for the best paper published each calendar year for either publication. | No Stated Deadline | go to page | |
Competitive Manuscript Award - to encourage research by new PhDs | January 31 | go to page | |
Deloitte Foundation Wildman Medal Award - for results or application of research that advances the practice of public accountancy | January 31 | go to page | |
Distinguished Contributions to Accounting Literature Award - to recognize research of exceptional merit published more than five years but not more than 15 years prior to the year of the award | January 31 | go to page | |
Innovation in Accounting Education Award - to encourage and recognize innovation in accounting education | January 31 | go to page | |
Lifetime Service Award - to recognize service contributions to accounting education over a sustained period of time | January 31 | go to page | |
Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award - to recognize research of exceptional merit published in the most recent past five years | January 31 | go to page | |
Outstanding Accounting Educator Award - to recognize educators whose careers have been sustained and substantive | January 31 | go to page | |
Outstanding Service Award - to recognize outstanding services to the Association other than educational and research contributions | No Stated Deadline | go to page | |
Seminal Contributions to Accounting Literature Award - to recognize seminal research | January 31, 2022 | go to page | |
AAA Section Awards
2020 AAA
Annual Meeting Section Award Winners
2019 AAA
Annual Meeting Section Award Winners
2018 AAA Annual Meeting
Section Award Winners
2017 AAA Annual Meeting
Section Award Winners
2016 AAA Annual Meeting Section Award
Winners
2015 AAA Annual Meeting Section Award
Winners
2014 AAA Annual Meeting
Section Award Winners
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Accounting Behavior and Organizations | |||
ABO Notable (Lifetime) Contribution Award in Behavioral Accounting Literature - a Lifetime Contribution Award given to an individual who has contributed substantially to the theory and practice of behavioral accounting research during the individual's academic career. | May 28 | go to page | |
ABO Outstanding Dissertation Award - to recognize outstanding doctoral dissertation on a behavioral or organizational topic. | May 28 | go to page | |
BRIA Best Paper Award - to recognize annually a paper published in BRIA with the greatest impact or potential impact on behavioral and/or organizational research in accounting. | June 10 (yearly) | go to page | |
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Accounting Information Systems Section | |||
Notable Contribution to Accounting Information Systems Literature Award - to recognize outstanding contributions to the literature in accounting information systems. | March 15 (yearly) | go to page | |
Outstanding Dissertation Award - to recognize outstanding dissertations in the field of accounting information systems. | go to page | ||
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American Taxation Association | |||
ATA Tax Manuscript Award - an annual award for a significant contribution to the tax literature published during the prior three years. | January 15 (yearly) | go to page | |
ATA Teaching Innovation Award - an annual award for an innovative teaching technique or method in an undergraduate or graduate tax course. | January 15 (yearly) | go to page | |
The Ray M. Sommerfeld Outstanding Tax Educator Award - awarded by the ATA Section to recognize, honor and reward outstanding contributions by a faculty member teaching taxation at a recognized academic institution. | January 31 (yearly) | go to page | |
ATA/PricewaterhouseCoopers Outstanding Dissertation Award - an annual award for the Outstanding Tax Dissertation at the annual ATA luncheon. | February 3 (yearly) | go to page | |
ATA Outstanding Service Award - to recognize an ATA member who has provided outstanding service to the ATA for an extended period of time. | January 31 (yearly) | go to page | |
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Auditing Section | |||
Distinguished Service in Auditing Award - to recognize exemplary career service to the Auditing profession or the Section and scholarly contributions to the field of Auditing. | July 15 | go to page | |
Innovation in Auditing and Assurance Education Award - to encourage innovation and improvement in auditing and assurance education. | July 15 | go to page | |
Outstanding Auditing Dissertation Award - to recognize most outstanding contribution to auditing knowledge. | July 15 | go to page | |
Outstanding Auditing Educator Award - to recognize significant achievements in research or teaching in the field of Auditing. | July 15 | go to page | |
Notable Contributions to the Auditing Literature Award - to recognize research works of exceptional merit that make a direct contribution to auditing or assurance education, practice, or research. | July 15 | go to page | |
A Journal of Practice and Theory Best Paper Award - to recognize a paper published in AJPTthat has had a significant influence on, or the potential to significantly influence, auditing research or practice. | July 15 | go to page | |
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Diversity Section | |||
Research Excellence Award and Service Excellence Award - To recognize outstanding achievements in research and service to the Diversity Section by a member or an officer. | |||
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Financial Accounting and Reporting Section | |||
Best Dissertation Award - to recognize the author of an outstanding financial accounting/reporting dissertation. | March 1, 2018 | go to page | |
Best Paper Award - to enhance interaction among academic and practicing members and provide an incentive for researchers to focus their efforts on topics relevant to the practicing profession and standard-setters. | March 1, 2018 | go to page | |
Best Midyear Meeting Paper Award- to recognize the paper presented at the Midyear Meeting that has the most potential to advance our understanding of financial accounting and reporting | March 1, 2018 | go to page | |
Distinguished PhD Mentoring Award- to recognize an individual's distinguished efforts in teaching and mentoring doctoral students in the financial accounting research area over the course of his career | March 1, 2018 | go to page | |
Excellence in Reviewing Awards- to recognize reviewers that demonstrate excellence in reviewing papers as part of the paper selection process for the FARS Midyear meeting and AAA Annual Meeting | March 1, 2018 | go to page | |
Lifetime Achievement Award - to recognize an individual’s achievements in outstanding thought leadership in financial accounting research over the course of his/her career. | go to page | ||
Lifetime Service Award- to recognize distinguished service contributions to the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section | March 1, 2018 | go to page | |
Midyear Meeting Best Paper Award - To recognize the paper presented at the Midyear Meeting that has the most potential to advance our understanding of financial accounting and reporting. | March 1, 2018 | go to page | |
Outstanding Discussion Award- to recognize discussants that provide outstanding discussions of papers presented at the FARS Midyear meeting | March 1, 2018 | go to page | |
Innovation in Financial Accounting Education Award- to recognize effort to develop something new or different that increases student interest in the study of financial accounting or that improves the effectiveness and efficiency of financial accounting education | March 1, 2018 | go to page | |
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Forensic Accounting Section | |||
Forensic Accounting Section Best Research Paper Award | April 29 | go to page | |
Forensic Accounting Section Best Teaching Innovation Award | April 29 | go to page | |
Forensic Accounting Section Dissertation Paper Award | April 29 | go to page | |
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Gender Issues and Worklife Balance Section | |||
KPMG Mentoring Award Gender Section - A Mentoring Award will be awarded each year to a special mentor (female or male) who has affected the lives of students in accounting. | March 1 (yearly) | go to page | |
KPMG Outstanding Published Manuscript Award Gender Section - awarded each year to the outstanding manuscript selected from submitted published articles published in the prior calendar year. | March 1 (yearly) | go to page | |
KPMG Outstanding Dissertation Award Gender Section - awarded each year to the outstanding dissertation selected from dissertations submitted for consideration that were completed in the prior calendar year. | March 1 (yearly) | go to page | |
KPMG Best Paper Award Gender Section - awarded each year to one of the papers presented at the Annual Meeting. | Same as Annual Meeting Paper Submission Deadline | go to page | |
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Government and Nonprofit Section | |||
Outstanding Dissertation Award in Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting - to recognize the best contribution to governmental and nonprofit accounting research. | April 15 (yearly) | go to page | |
Government and Nonprofit Section Doctoral Dissertation Grants - a competitive dissertation grant program to help defray certain costs for individuals conducting dissertation research on governmental and nonprofit topics. | April 15 (yearly) | go to page | |
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International Accounting Section | |||
Outstanding International Accounting Service Award | February 15, 2017 | go to page | |
Outstanding International Accounting Educator Award | February 28, 2018 | go to page | |
Outstanding International Accounting Dissertation Award | February 25, 2018 | go to page | |
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Management Accounting Section | |||
Management Accounting Section Dissertation Award - to recognize outstanding dissertation research in the field of management accounting. | February 15 (yearly) | go to page | |
Notable Contribution to Management Accounting Literature Award - Consideration is given to books, monographs, and journal articles on management accounting topics published within the past five calendar years. | February 15 (yearly) | go to page | |
The Jim Bulloch Award for Innovations in Management Accounting Education - to recognize an outstanding teaching or curriculum contribution to the area of management/cost accounting education. | February 15 (yearly) | go to page | |
Lifetime Contribution to Management Accounting Section Award - to recognize individuals who have made significant contribution to the Management Accounting Section. | October 7(yearly) | go to page | |
JMAR Best Paper Award - presented annually to the JMAR paper deemed to have the greatest potential impact on management accounting research. | October 1 (yearly) | go to page | |
Best Early Career Researcher in Management Accounting | March 1 (yearly) | go to page | |
Greatest Impact on Practice | August 31 (yearly) | go to page | |
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Public Interest Section | |||
Accounting Exemplar Award - awarded to an individual who has made notable contributions to professionalism and ethics in accounting education and/or practice. | April 01 (yearly) | go to page | |
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Strategic and Emerging Technologies | |||
SET Section Outstanding Dissertation Award - to recognize outstanding dissertations in the fields of artificial intelligence and/or emerging technologies. | March 31 | go to page | |
SET Section Outstanding Educator Award - to recognize an educator for their outstanding education contribution in the field of SET. | March 31 | go to page | |
SET Section Outstanding Researcher Award - to recognize a researcher for their outstanding published research in the field of SET. | March 31 | go to page | |
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Teaching, Learning & Curriculum Section | |||
Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Outstanding Research in Accounting Education Award - to encourage and recognize excellence in accounting education research. | April 15 | go to page | |
Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Section Hall of Honor Award - to recognize a TLC member who has provided outstanding service to the section for an extended period of time. | April 15 | go to page | |
Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Section Outstanding Instructional Contribution Award | April 15 | go to page | |
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Two-Year College Section | |||
Two-Year College Section Educator of the Year Award - to recognize distinguished service in the field of accounting education. | No Stated Deadline | go to page | |
Two-Year College Section Lifetime Achievement in Accounting Education Award - to recognize full-time college accounting educators who have distinguished themselves for excellence in teaching and for involvement in the accounting profession. | No Stated Deadline | go to page |
AAA Section Awards Details
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AWARDS: | DEADLINE: | INFORMATION: | |
Accounting Behavior and Organizations | |||
ABO Notable (Lifetime) Contribution Award in Behavioral Accounting Literature - a Lifetime Contribution Award given to an individual who has contributed substantially to the theory and practice of behavioral accounting research during the individual's academic career. | May 28 | go to page | |
ABO Outstanding Dissertation Award - to recognize outstanding doctoral dissertation on a behavioral or organizational topic. | May 28 | go to page | |
BRIA Best Paper Award - to recognize annually a paper published in BRIA with the greatest impact or potential impact on behavioral and/or organizational research in accounting. | June 10 (yearly) | go to page | |
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Accounting Information Systems Section | |||
Notable Contribution to Accounting Information Systems Literature Award - to recognize outstanding contributions to the literature in accounting information systems. | March 15 (yearly) | go to page | |
Outstanding Dissertation Award - to recognize outstanding dissertations in the field of accounting information systems. | go to page | ||
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American Taxation Association | |||
ATA Tax Manuscript Award - an annual award for a significant contribution to the tax literature published during the prior three years. | January 15 (yearly) | go to page | |
ATA Teaching Innovation Award - an annual award for an innovative teaching technique or method in an undergraduate or graduate tax course. | January 15 (yearly) | go to page | |
The Ray M. Sommerfeld Outstanding Tax Educator Award - awarded by the ATA Section to recognize, honor and reward outstanding contributions by a faculty member teaching taxation at a recognized academic institution. | January 31 (yearly) | go to page | |
ATA/PricewaterhouseCoopers Outstanding Dissertation Award - an annual award for the Outstanding Tax Dissertation at the annual ATA luncheon. | February 3 (yearly) | go to page | |
ATA Outstanding Service Award - to recognize an ATA member who has provided outstanding service to the ATA for an extended period of time. | January 31 (yearly) | go to page | |
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Auditing Section | |||
Distinguished Service in Auditing Award - to recognize exemplary career service to the Auditing profession or the Section and scholarly contributions to the field of Auditing. | July 15 | go to page | |
Innovation in Auditing and Assurance Education Award - to encourage innovation and improvement in auditing and assurance education. | July 15 | go to page | |
Outstanding Auditing Dissertation Award - to recognize most outstanding contribution to auditing knowledge. | July 15 | go to page | |
Outstanding Auditing Educator Award - to recognize significant achievements in research or teaching in the field of Auditing. | July 15 | go to page | |
Notable Contributions to the Auditing Literature Award - to recognize research works of exceptional merit that make a direct contribution to auditing or assurance education, practice, or research. | July 15 | go to page | |
A Journal of Practice and Theory Best Paper Award - to recognize a paper published in AJPTthat has had a significant influence on, or the potential to significantly influence, auditing research or practice. | July 15 | go to page | |
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Diversity Section | |||
Research Excellence Award and Service Excellence Award - To recognize outstanding achievements in research and service to the Diversity Section by a member or an officer. | |||
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Financial Accounting and Reporting Section | |||
Best Dissertation Award - to recognize the author of an outstanding financial accounting/reporting dissertation. | March 1, 2018 | go to page | |
Best Paper Award - to enhance interaction among academic and practicing members and provide an incentive for researchers to focus their efforts on topics relevant to the practicing profession and standard-setters. | March 1, 2018 | go to page | |
Best Midyear Meeting Paper Award- to recognize the paper presented at the Midyear Meeting that has the most potential to advance our understanding of financial accounting and reporting | March 1, 2018 | go to page | |
Distinguished PhD Mentoring Award- to recognize an individual's distinguished efforts in teaching and mentoring doctoral students in the financial accounting research area over the course of his career | March 1, 2018 | go to page | |
Excellence in Reviewing Awards- to recognize reviewers that demonstrate excellence in reviewing papers as part of the paper selection process for the FARS Midyear meeting and AAA Annual Meeting | March 1, 2018 | go to page | |
Lifetime Achievement Award - to recognize an individual’s achievements in outstanding thought leadership in financial accounting research over the course of his/her career. | go to page | ||
Lifetime Service Award- to recognize distinguished service contributions to the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section | March 1, 2018 | go to page | |
Midyear Meeting Best Paper Award - To recognize the paper presented at the Midyear Meeting that has the most potential to advance our understanding of financial accounting and reporting. | March 1, 2018 | go to page | |
Outstanding Discussion Award- to recognize discussants that provide outstanding discussions of papers presented at the FARS Midyear meeting | March 1, 2018 | go to page | |
Innovation in Financial Accounting Education Award- to recognize effort to develop something new or different that increases student interest in the study of financial accounting or that improves the effectiveness and efficiency of financial accounting education | March 1, 2018 | go to page | |
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Forensic Accounting Section | |||
Forensic Accounting Section Best Research Paper Award | April 29 | go to page | |
Forensic Accounting Section Best Teaching Innovation Award | April 29 | go to page | |
Forensic Accounting Section Dissertation Paper Award | April 29 | go to page | |
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Gender Issues and Worklife Balance Section | |||
KPMG Mentoring Award Gender Section - A Mentoring Award will be awarded each year to a special mentor (female or male) who has affected the lives of students in accounting. | March 1 (yearly) | go to page | |
KPMG Outstanding Published Manuscript Award Gender Section - awarded each year to the outstanding manuscript selected from submitted published articles published in the prior calendar year. | March 1 (yearly) | go to page | |
KPMG Outstanding Dissertation Award Gender Section - awarded each year to the outstanding dissertation selected from dissertations submitted for consideration that were completed in the prior calendar year. | March 1 (yearly) | go to page | |
KPMG Best Paper Award Gender Section - awarded each year to one of the papers presented at the Annual Meeting. | Same as Annual Meeting Paper Submission Deadline | go to page | |
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Government and Nonprofit Section | |||
Outstanding Dissertation Award in Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting - to recognize the best contribution to governmental and nonprofit accounting research. | April 15 (yearly) | go to page | |
Government and Nonprofit Section Doctoral Dissertation Grants - a competitive dissertation grant program to help defray certain costs for individuals conducting dissertation research on governmental and nonprofit topics. | April 15 (yearly) | go to page | |
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International Accounting Section | |||
Outstanding International Accounting Service Award | February 15, 2017 | go to page | |
Outstanding International Accounting Educator Award | February 28, 2018 | go to page | |
Outstanding International Accounting Dissertation Award | February 25, 2018 | go to page | |
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Management Accounting Section | |||
Management Accounting Section Dissertation Award - to recognize outstanding dissertation research in the field of management accounting. | February 15 (yearly) | go to page | |
Notable Contribution to Management Accounting Literature Award - Consideration is given to books, monographs, and journal articles on management accounting topics published within the past five calendar years. | February 15 (yearly) | go to page | |
The Jim Bulloch Award for Innovations in Management Accounting Education - to recognize an outstanding teaching or curriculum contribution to the area of management/cost accounting education. | February 15 (yearly) | go to page | |
Lifetime Contribution to Management Accounting Section Award - to recognize individuals who have made significant contribution to the Management Accounting Section. | October 7(yearly) | go to page | |
JMAR Best Paper Award - presented annually to the JMAR paper deemed to have the greatest potential impact on management accounting research. | October 1 (yearly) | go to page | |
Best Early Career Researcher in Management Accounting | March 1 (yearly) | go to page | |
Greatest Impact on Practice | August 31 (yearly) | go to page | |
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Public Interest Section | |||
Accounting Exemplar Award - awarded to an individual who has made notable contributions to professionalism and ethics in accounting education and/or practice. | April 01 (yearly) | go to page | |
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Strategic and Emerging Technologies | |||
SET Section Outstanding Dissertation Award - to recognize outstanding dissertations in the fields of artificial intelligence and/or emerging technologies. | March 31 | go to page | |
SET Section Outstanding Educator Award - to recognize an educator for their outstanding education contribution in the field of SET. | March 31 | go to page | |
SET Section Outstanding Researcher Award - to recognize a researcher for their outstanding published research in the field of SET. | March 31 | go to page | |
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Teaching, Learning & Curriculum Section | |||
Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Outstanding Research in Accounting Education Award - to encourage and recognize excellence in accounting education research. | April 15 | go to page | |
Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Section Hall of Honor Award - to recognize a TLC member who has provided outstanding service to the section for an extended period of time. | April 15 | go to page | |
Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Section Outstanding Instructional Contribution Award | April 15 | go to page | |
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Two-Year College Section | |||
Two-Year College Section Educator of the Year Award - to recognize distinguished service in the field of accounting education. | No Stated Deadline | go to page | |
Two-Year College Section Lifetime Achievement in Accounting Education Award - to recognize full-time college accounting educators who have distinguished themselves for excellence in teaching and for involvement in the accounting profession. | No Stated Deadline | go to page |
Other Accounting Awards/Grants
AICPA Accounting Education Center
The AICPA
Academics Area calls for professors to submit their most innovative accounting course teaching
techniques for the opportunity to earn an award.
Laurels Fund
Scholarship
The Educational Foundation For Women in Accounting (EFWA) established
the Laurels Fund in 1978 for the purpose of providing scholarships to female students who are
pursuing advanced degrees in Accounting. Scholarships may be awarded up to $5,000 to deserving
Ph.D. students.
AGA National Awards — These awards are presented at the annual Professional Development Conference and Exposition. In many cases, individuals do not have to be members of AGA to be eligible.
The IMA Foundation for Applied Research (FAR) Research Grant — In recognition of the vital role of IMA's research, The IMA Foundation for Applied Research, Inc. (FAR) was formed in 1994, IMA's 75th anniversary year. The founding trustee's intent was to ensure sufficient resources, both human and financial, to sustain and augment IMA's role as a valued center of research on the most important practice issues of the day while also identifying financial management trends to meet the challenges of the next millennium. The IMA's Foundation for Applied Research (FAR) is currently seeking research proposals in the following areas:
- Applications of Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) Measures
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- Business Intelligence (BI)
The Fulbright Scholar Program — Administered by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES). CIES annually recruits and sends nearly 800 U.S. faculty and professionals to 140 countries on its traditional program and brings 800 foreign faculty and professionals to the U.S.
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2008 AAA Inventory of Awards (PDF)
Awards Presented
at the 2004 Annual Meeting
Awards Presented at
the 2003 Annual Meeting
Awards Presented at
the 2002 Annual Meeting
Awards Presented at
the 2001 Annual Meeting
Awards Presented at
the 2000 Annual Meeting
Awards
Presented at the 1999 Annual Meeting
Auditor Independence: Grants for Research Proposals - (Fall 2000) The AAA received $500,000 to fund research dealing with the subject of auditor independence.
AAA/AICPA Collaborative Award Winners - Recipients 1996 - 2000.