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2026 GOVERNMENT AND NONPROFIT SECTION MIDYEAR MEETING WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!

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The 2026 Government and Nonprofit (GNP) Section Midyear Meeting was successfully held on March 20-21, 2026, at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, NH.

We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to all participants, presenters, and organizers whose contributions played an integral role in making this event such a meaningful and successful experience. Your engagement, insights, and collaboration were invaluable to the overall success of the meeting.

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Message from Linda Ragland,
University of New Hampshire
2025-2026 AAA GNP Section President

I am honored and humbled to serve as the President of the Government and Nonprofit (GNP) section of American Accounting Association (AAA) for the 2025-2026 academic year. The GNP section has been my academic home for over fourteen years. Reflective of this time, it has been a privilege to meet and collaborate with an extraordinary group of talented individuals who have provided me with guidance, friendship, encouragement, and opportunities to develop and improve in my research, teaching, and service roles. To each of you, I say “a heartfelt thank you.”

As we start the 2025-2026 academic year, I first recognize and thank Erica Harris for her years of service to our section and for serving as GNP section President this past academic year. I hope that I can follow in her footsteps as well as the footsteps of those who served before her. Related, I know that the GNP leadership path is a collective effort comprised of Executive Committee (EC) members, who volunteer endlessly. For this, I deeply thank Vaughan Radcliffe - President-Elect; Erica Harris - Past President and Nominating Committee Chair; Alan Styles - AAA Council Representative; Rebecca Bloch – Secretary/Treasurer; Dana Forgione - V.P. & Director of Education and Research; Barry Marks - Historian.

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Journal of Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting

A journal of the Government and Nonprofit Section of the American Accounting Association

Journal of Governmental & Nonprofit Accounting's purpose is to stimulate and report premier-quality research on a wide range of governmental and nonprofit accounting issues. The journal is interdisciplinary in scope and welcomes a broad array of research traditions and approaches. JOGNA is online-only and publishes annually.

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Journal of Governmental & Nonprofit Accounting
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Annual Meeting Best Paper Award

Jiapeng He, The Chinese University of Hong Kong-Shatin and Ningzhong Li, University of Texas at Dallas
“The Role of Federal Agency Accounting Quality in Federal Budget Allocation”

Midyear Meeting Best Paper Award

Taylor James, University of Southern California
"Doing Good on the Down Low: Corporate Philanthropy and Public Disclosure Decisions"

Enduring Lifetime Contribution Award

Linda Parsons, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

Meritorious Service Award

Tammy Waymire, Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)

Notable Contribution to Accounting Literature Award

2025 - not presented

Outstanding Dissertation Award

Taylor James, University of Southern California
"Doing Good on the Down Low: Corporate Philanthropy and Public Disclosure Decisions"

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Annual Meeting Best Paper Award

Midyear Meeting Best Paper Award

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National Organizations that Impact GNP Accounting

Association of Government Accountants (AGA): https://www.agacgfm.org

Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB): https://www.fasb.org

Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB): https://www.gasb.org

Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA): http://www.gfoa.org/

GASB Update Presentation from Joel Black, GASB Chair at the 2023 AAA Annual Meeting

The GNP Section held a luncheon on August 7, 2023, during the AAA Annual Meeting. Joel Black, GASB Chair, presented at the luncheon and provided a GASB update and offered opportunities for collaborations between the Section and GASB. GASB is gracious in providing the PowerPoint slides from Joel Black's luncheon presentation.

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Government and Nonprofit Section Doctoral Dissertation Grants

The GNP Section sponsors a competitive dissertation grant program to help defray certain costs (up to $1,500) for individuals conducting dissertation research on governmental and nonprofit topics.

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Government and Nonprofit Section Midyear Meeting Travel Grants

The GNP Section sponsors $1000 travel grants for the midyear GNP section meeting. The grants are intended to assist doctoral students interested in GNP research by defraying a portion of the costs of attending these meetings.

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Accounting and Auditing Standards Dara Marshall (Bio) Miami University – Ohio Phone: 513-529-2260 Email: marshadm@miamioh.edu Education Brian McAllister (Bio) University of Colorado-Colorado Springs Phone: 719-255-4668 Email: bmcallis@uccs.edu	Doctoral Program Liaison Erica Harris (Bio) Villanova University Phone: 610-519-6443 Email: erica.harris@villanova.edu

Information Technology Kevin T. Rich (Bio) Marquette University Phone: 414-288-7708 Email: kevin.rich@marquette.edu	International Denise Juvenal (Bio) Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Phone: +552125033277 Email: rio1042370@terra.com.br

Membership Nancy Feng (Bio) Suffolk University Phone: 617-573-8719 Email: cnfeng@suffolk.edu	Nominating Andrew J. McLelland (Bio) Auburn University Phone: 334-844-6217 Email: mclelaj@auburn.edu

Research Program Representative and AAA Annual Program Committee Representative Dan Neely (Bio) University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Phone: 414-229-4164 Email: neely@uwm.edu	Research Program Chair Elect and Midyear Meeting Program Chair Robert Eger (Bio) Naval Postgraduate School Phone: 831-656-7625 Email: rjeger@nps.edu

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2026 GNP Section Midyear Meeting

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