Announcing the 2022 AAA Award Recipients!

The AAA is pleased to recognize the contributions our members make
to the accounting academic community.

The award recipients will be recognized for their achievements during the
2022 Annual Meeting in San Diego, California held August 1-3, 2022.

The AAA/J. Michael and Mary Anne Cook/Deloitte Foundation Prize

(To be awarded during the Monday, August 1st Plenary)

T. Jeffrey Wilks, Brigham Young University - Graduate Prize
Guido L. Geerts, University of Delaware - Undergraduate Prize
Sidney Askew, Borough of Manhattan Community College-CUNY - Two-Year College Prize

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Accounting Horizons Best Paper Award

(To be awarded during the Tuesday, August 2nd Luncheon)

Vernon J. Richardson, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville 
Marcia Weidenmier Watson, Trinity University

“Act or Be Acted Upon: Revolutionizing Accounting Curriculums with Data Analytics.” Accounting Horizons, June 2021, Volume 35, Issue 2, pp: 129–144.

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Competitive Manuscript Award

(To be awarded during the Wednesday, August 3rd Plenary)

Patrick J. Ferguson, The University of Melbourne
“Do Managers Distinguish Between Effects of Luck and Effort on Employees’ Performance Outcomes? Evidence of Outcome Bias in a High-Stakes Field Setting”

And

Venkat R. Peddireddy, China Europe International Business School
“Estimating Maintenance CapEx”

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Deloitte Foundation Wildman Medal Award
(sponsored by the Deloitte Foundation*)

(To be awarded during the Monday, August 1st Plenary)

Jeffery Cohen, Boston College
Greg Trompeter, University of Central Florida
Kim Westermann, California Polytechnic State University

"PCAOB Inspections: Public Accounting Firms on Trial.” Contemporary Accounting Research, Volume 36, No. 2 (Summer 2019), pp: 694-731.

*While the Deloitte Foundation is a proud sponsor of the Wildman Medal Award, the Foundation or Deloitte does not endorse individual recipients or the associated articles, monographs, books or other works.

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Distinguished Contributions to Accounting Literature Award

(To be awarded during the Tuesday, August 2nd Luncheon)

Daniel A. Cohen, Vanderbilt University
Aiyesha Dey, Harvard University
Thomas Z. Lys, Northwestern University

"Real and Accrual-Based Earnings Management in the Pre- and Post-Sarbanes-Oxley Periods.” The Accounting Review, May 2008, Volume 83, Issue 3, pp. 757–787.

Innovation in Accounting Education Award
(sponsored by the Ernst & Young Foundation)

(To be awarded during the Tuesday, August 2nd Luncheon)

Vernon J. Richardson, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
Ryan Teeter, University of Pittsburgh
Katie Terrell, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville

“Data Analytics for Accounting (DAA)” and “Introduction to Data Analytics for Accounting (IDAA).” 

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Issues in Accounting Education Best Paper Award

(To be awarded during the Tuesday, August 2nd Plenary)

F. Greg Burton, Brigham Young University
Scott L. Summers, Brigham Young University
T. Jeffrey Wilks, Brigham Young University
David A. Wood, Brigham Young University

"Do We Matter? Attention the General Public, Policymakers, and Academics Give to Accounting Research.” Issues in Accounting Education, February 2021, Volume 36, Issue 1, pp. 1–22.

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Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award
(sponsored by AICPA)

(To be awarded during the Wednesday, August 3rd Plenary)

Eli Bartov, New York University
Lucile Faurel, Arizona State University
Partha Sarathy Mohanram, University of Toronto

“Can Twitter Help Predict Firm-Level Earnings and Stock Returns?” The Accounting Review, Volume 93, Issue 3, May 2018, pp. 25-57.

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Outgoing Board of Directors and Council Chair Recognitions

(To be awarded during the Wednesday, August 3rd Plenary)
 

Director-Focusing on Intellectual Property
John Hepp, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Vice President-Finance
Mark S. Beasley, North Carolina State University

Interim Director-Focusing on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Matthew J. Anderson, Michigan State University

Past-President
Elaine Mauldin, University of Missouri

Outgoing Council Chair
Monte Swain, Brigham Young University

Outgoing Editor Recognition: Issues in Accounting Education

(To be awarded during the Wednesday, August 3rd Plenary)
 

Elizabeth D. Almer, Portland State University

Outstanding Accounting Educator Award
(sponsored by the PricewaterhouseCoopers Foundation)

(To be awarded during the Tuesday, August 2nd Plenary)

Alan Sangster, University of Aberdeen

And

Anne Wu, National Chengchi University

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Seminal Contributions to Accounting Literature Award

(To be awarded during the Tuesday, August 2nd Plenary)

David Burgstahler, University of Washington
Ilia D. Dichev, Emory University

“Earnings Management to Avoid Earnings Decreases and Losses.” Journal of Accounting and Economics, Volume 24, Issue 1, December 1997, pp. 99-126.

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