Our exciting conference took place April 26 - 28, 2018 in Cleveland Ohio

Please join us in congratulating our award winners!

John S. and Doris M. Andrews Chair in Accounting, Williamson College of Business Administration, Youngstown State University Best Paper Award; "Short Selling and Earnings Management for Firms in the SEC's Pilot Program", Meiying Hua, Kent State University, Pervaiz Alam, Kent State University

Graduate Student Manuscript Competition 1st Place; "Perceptions of Decision Aid Restrictiveness in Taxation", Nathaniel Rellinger, The University of Akron

Graduate Student Manuscript Competition 2nd Place; "Effects of Implementing Six Sigma on Financial Performance: An Empirical Study", Jessica Ally Knepper, University of Toledo

Undergraduate Student Manuscript Competition 1st Place; "Affiliation of Corporate Sustainability and Company Financial Performance", Austin Krites, University of Toledo

Undergraduate Student Manuscript Competition 2nd Place; "US GAAP and IFRS: Current State of Convergence and Future Prospects", Mikayla Hutchings, John Carroll University

Best Doctoral Student Manuscript Award; "The Effects of Clarification of Independence and Internal Control Report on Equity Analysts' Confidence in Financial Reporting and Stock Recommendations", Kwadwo H. Ofori-Mensah, Fort Hays University

Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Section Best Paper Award; "Making the Invisible Visible: Practical Applications of Visual Metaphors in Teaching and Learning Accounting", Nadia Schwartz, Augustana College

We hope to see you next year in Columbus, Ohio!