Awards

Awards

Outstanding International Accounting Dissertation Award

The International Accounting Section of the American Accounting Association invites submissions for the Outstanding International Accounting Dissertation Award, which honors an exceptional doctoral dissertation completed during the previous year.

Dissertations will be evaluated by an Award Committee appointed by the Section President. In determining the award recipient, the Committee will consider the importance of the research questions, the quality of the execution of research, and the contribution to the literature.

The award recipient will be announced and formally recognized at the Annual Meeting of the American Accounting Association in August.

Eligibility and Submission Guidelines

1. Doctoral dissertations successfully defended during the most recent calendar year are eligible for consideration with topics in areas of financial, managerial, auditing, taxation, and information systems.
2. Authors wishing to be considered for the award should submit the following materials to the Award Committee Chair no later than March 15 annually for dissertations defended during the previous calendar year.
   1. A dissertation abstract (Word or PDF, max 7 pages) describing the research question, importance of the research, theoretical foundations, methodology, and key findings.
   2. A letter from the dissertation committee chair (Word or PDF, max 2 pages) confirming the dissertation defense date, which may also serve as a nomination statement that assesses the importance and quality of the work.
   3. The complete dissertation (PDF format).

The required materials as an email attachment will be sent by the deadline to the Chair of the Outstanding International Accounting Dissertation Award Committee: Lili Dai (lili.dai@unsw.edu.au)

Recipients and their Ph.D. granting institutions of the Outstanding International Accounting Dissertation Award to date are:

2025 Not awarded
2024 Lu (Lydia) Tong, The City University of New York, Baruch College
2023 Steven Maex, George Mason University
2022 Kholod Alsahali, Jubail University College
2021 Amanda Sanseverino, The City University of new York, Baruch College
2020 Mark Kim, University of California, Los Angeles
2019 Aaron Yoon, Northwestern University
2018 Jenelle K. Conaway,  Boston University
2017 Christina Lewellen, Florida State University
2016 Giulia Giunti, Umeå University
2015 Hsiao-Tang Hsu, Temple University
2014 Lisa De Simone, University of Texas
2013 Roger Silvers, University of Massachusetts Amherst
2012 Clare Wang, Northwestern University
2011 Gwen Yu, University of Michigan
2010 Lijie Yao, Tsinghua University
2009 Hans Christensen, University of Manchester
2008 Devan Mescall, University of Waterloo
2007 Annelies Renders, Katholieke Universiteit
2006 Etty Retno Wulandari, Nanyang Business School
2005 Christopher Hodgdon, Virginia Commonwealth University
2004 Steven Francis Orpurt, University of Chicago
2003 Thomas A. Matthews, University of Waterloo
2002 Ole-Kristian Hope, Northwestern University
2001 Takashi Yaekura, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2000 Tracy Manly, University of Arkansas
1999 Jan Marton, Göteborg University
1998 Karl Albert Muller III, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
1997 Paquita Y. Davis-Friday, University of Michigan
1996 Wayne Thomas, Oklahoma State University
1995 Mary A. Flanigan, Virginia Commonwealth University
1994 Keith R. Duncan, Bond University
1993 Patricia McQueen, New York University
1992 Stephen B. Salter, University of South Carolina
1991 Ajay Adhikari, Virginia Commonwealth University
1990 F. Norman Shiue, George Washington University
1989 Teresa L. Conover, University of North Texas
1988 David Sharp, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1987 Shahrokh M. Saudagaran, University of Washington
1986 Betty C. Brown, University of Louisville
1985 (none awarded)
1984 Trevor J. Harris, University of Washington

Ian Hague Award for Outstanding Service to the Section

This award recognizes outstanding service to the International Accounting Section. The nominee must be a current member of the section. If retired or deceased, the nominee must have been an active member of the section during her/his career.

Please submit your nominations to Eva Jermakowicz, Award Committee Chair, at ejermakowicz@tnstate.edu  by Sunday,  March 15, 2026.

Past award recipients are:

Gia M Chevis, Baylor University (2025)
Steve Lin, University of Memphis (2024)
Elaine Henry, Stevens Institute of Technology (2023)
Mahendra Gujarathi, Bently University (2022)
Eva Jermakowicz, Tennessee State University (2021)
Greg Burton (2020)
Teresa Conover (2019)
Ajay Adhikari (2018)
Elizabeth Gordon (2017)
Michael Welker (2016)
Ervin Black (2015)
C. S. Agnes Cheng (2014)
Don Herrmann (2013)
Jeannie Harrington (2012)
O. Finley Graves (2011)
Robert K. Larson (2010)
Gary Meek (2009)
Bruce Behn (2008)
Lee H. Radebaugh (2007)
Hanns-Martin Schoenfield (2006)
Norlin Rueschhoff (2005)
Donna Street (2004)

Outstanding International Accounting Educator Award

The award is presented to an individual who has made a substantial contribution to international accounting education through scholarly endeavors in research and teaching over a sustained period of time - through publications, educational innovation, research guidance to students, active involvement in the activities of international professional and academic organizations and serving as an example to others in promoting international accounting education.

Please submit nomination materials and documents, along with the curriculum vitae of your nominee to Mahendra Gujurathi, Award Committee Chair, at MGUJARATHI@bentley.edu by Sunday,  March 15, 2026.

Past Recipients of the Outstanding International Accounting Educator Award:

2025 Ajay Adhikari, American University
2024 Linda Myers, University of Tennessee
2023 Not awarded
2022 L. Murphy Smith, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
2021 Anne Wu, National Chengchi University (Taiwan)
2020 Mahendra Gujarathi
2019 Wim van der Stede
2018 Elizabeth Gordon
2017 Paul Munter
2016 Grace Pownall
2015 Bruce K. Behn
2014 Robert K. Larson
2013 Ole-Kristian Hope
2012 Gordian Ndubizu
2011 J. Timothy Sale
2010 Teresa Conover
2009 Ross (Rasoul) Tondkar
2008 Mary Barth and Timothy S. Doupnik
2007 Donna Street
2006 Chee Chow
2005 Kazuo Hiramatsu
2004 Shahrokh Saudagaran
2003 Robert Parker
2002 Christopher Nobes
2001 Helen Gernon
2000 Ahmed Riahi-Belkaoui
1999 Steve Zeff
1998 Lee Radebaugh
1997 Gary Meek
1996 Belverd Needles
1995 Murray Wells
1994 Sidney Gray
1993 Fred Choi
1992 Vernon Zimmerman
1991 Gerhard Mueller
1990 Paul Garner

Outstanding Discussant Award

Purpose: The purpose of this award is to honor discussants who deliver outstanding discussions of papers presented at the IAS Midyear Meeting. These discussants stand out for their ability to provide discussions on presented papers that are not only clear and easily comprehensible to the audience but also constructively critical and civil in tone. By recognizing these exemplary qualities in discussions, the award aims to foster a culture of constructive, respectful, and insightful academic exchange. 

Nature of Award: There is no limit on the number of awards, reflecting our commitment to acknowledge all discussants who meet the exceptional standards set for this recognition. The winners will be publicly honored at the following annual meeting luncheon.  The winners will also be encouraged to list this award on their CV as evidence of their outstanding discussion activities for the Section.

Process: Process: Following the conclusion of the Midyear Meeting, the President, together with the Midyear Meeting Co-chairs, will initiate the process by reaching out to all attendees, inviting them to submit nominations for potential awardees. The deadline for submitting nominations is March 1. To nominate, attendees need only to provide the discussant’s name and the title of the paper. Upon collecting the nominations, the Midyear Meeting Co-chairs will review the discussants’ slides, and use these, along with the number of nominations, the source of the nominations (e.g., authors, moderators, and/or attendees), and the author input to determine the award winners. Please send your nomination to IAS Midyear Meeting Co-chair, Brian Burnett at brian.burnett@charlotte.edu by March 1

Recipients of the Midyear Meeting Outstanding Discussant Award:

2025: Daphne Hart, University of Illinois-Chicago, Yanglin Li, University of Tampa, Enshuai Yu, Boston College