Thanks to all who took part in the 2019 Ohio Region Meeting that took place May 9-11 in Columbus (Dublin), OH at the Columbus Marriott Northwest.
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2018-2019 Ohio Region President Li Wang
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Wei Li, 2019 Program Chair and incoming 2019-2020 Ohio Region President
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Friday morning plenary speaker, Scott Wiley, The Ohio Society of CPAs
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Friday Luncheon speakers Jennifer McFarland, Ryan Sabol, and Debra Fisher, Ohio Department of Taxation
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Yiyang Zheng, winner of the Best Paper Award, and Li Wang
Best Paper Award (Andrews Award): “The Functional and Dysfunctional Effects of ERP System Implementation on Tax Planning”, Stephanie Walton (not present), University of South Florida; Patrick Wheeler (not present), University of South Florida; and Yiyang Zheng, Youngstown State University (sponsored by Youngstown State University)
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Li Wang and Dan Way, Best Doctoral Student Manuscript winner
Best Doctoral Student Manuscript Award: “How Do Openness of Internal Reporting and Shared Interest with an Employee Affect Managerial Collusion and Subsequent Cooperation?”, Dan Way, Indiana University, Bloomington (sponsored by Ohio University)
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Li Wang and Marsha Huber, TLC Best Paper Award winner
TLC Best Paper Award: “Serendipity in Accounting: Teaching Students How to Navigate in a Changing World”, Marsha M. Huber, Youngstown State University; and Elena Klevsky (not present), The University of New Mexico
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Gerald Weinstein and Melanie Jacobs, 1st Place winner - Graduate Student Manuscript Competition
Graduate Student Manuscript Competition 1st Place: “Financial Distress and Bankruptcy Prediction in the Construction Industry: An Analysis of the Altman Z-Score and Piotroski F-Score”, Melanie Jacobs, The University of Akron
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Gerald Weinstein and Sarah Narkin, 2nd Place winner - Graduate Student Manuscript Competition
Graduate Student Manuscript Competition 2nd Place: “Not for Profit Reporting Changes and Trends”, Sarah Narkin, John Carroll University
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Outstanding Ohio Educator Award winner Mark H. Taylor with Karin Petruska, 2019 Assistant Paper Chair
Outstanding Ohio Educator Award: Mark H. Taylor, Case Western Reserve University (presented by The Ohio Society of CPAs)
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Li Wang and Gerald Weinstein, recipient of the 2019 AAA-Ohio President's Award
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Li Wang and Hassan Hassab-Elnaby, recipient of the 2019 AAA-Ohio President's Award
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Li Wang and Wei Li, 2019 Meeting Program Chair and incoming 2019-2020 OH Region President
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Li Wang and Aaron Wilson, 2019 Meeting Paper Chair
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Li Wang and Karin Petruska, 2019 Meeting Program Assistant Paper Chair
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Attendees at the Ohio Region Meeting
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Julie Smith David, Sarah Garvin, and David Stott
Undergraduate Student Manuscript Competition 1st Place: “Cloud Technology,” Alexander Squirek (not pictured), Cleveland State University