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Announcing the 2025 AAA Award Recipients!
The AAA is pleased to recognize the contributions our members make to the accounting academic community.
Please consider celebrating with the award recipients at the Annual Meeting during award presentations taking place during the AAA Plenary Sessions or AAA Tuesday Luncheon.
The AAA/J. Michael and Mary Anne Cook/Deloitte Foundation Prize
(To be awarded during the Monday, August 4th Plenary)
Kerry Inger, Auburn University -Graduate Prize
Karen Kitching, Georgetown University - Undergraduate Prize
Teresa Thompson, West Valley College - Two-Year College Prize
AAA-AACSB-RRBM Award for Research Impacting Societal Challenges
(Sponsored by the AACSB)
(To be awarded during the Tuesday, August 5th Luncheon)
John M. Barrios, Yale University and the National Bureau of Economic Research
“Occupational licensing and accountant quality: Evidence from the 150‐hour rule,” Journal of Accounting Research, March 1, 2022, Volume 60, No. 1, pp: 3-43.
Accounting Horizons Best Paper Award
Elizabeth N. Cowle, Colorado State University
Michelle A. Draeger, Colorado State University
Kecia W. Smith, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
“Accounting Firm Investment in Diverse Talent: Evidence from Charitable Giving to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)”, Accounting Horizons, March 2024, Volume 38, Issue 1, pp: 49-67.
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AAA-AICPA-Bea Sanders EDGE in Teaching Award
(Sponsored by the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants)
(To be awarded during the Wednesday, August 6th Plenary)
Cody Hyman, Bentley University
Caitlin Landy, Bentley University
Jay Thibodeau, University of Central Florida
“Personal Waste Reports: A learning strategy designed to engage principles of financial accounting students through Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting”
AAA-George Krull EDGE in Teaching Award
(To be awarded during the Wednesday, August 6th Plenary)
Lorraine Lee, The University of North Carolina Wilmington
Jennifer Parlier, The University of North Carolina Wilmington
“DataSnipper and Revenue Existence Testing: Improving Audit Efficiency Without Cutting Corners”
AAA-George Krull EDGE in Teaching Award Honorable Mention
Wendy M. Tietz, Kent State University
“AI in Accounting Education: A Practical Guide for Educators and Students”
Competitive Manuscript Award
(To be awarded during the Wednesday, August 6th Plenary)
Ginger Scanlon, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
“Prescription for Savings? Disclosure in the Drug Market”
and
Zackery Fox, Brigham Young University
"Subjectivity and Executive Bonus Plans: Evidence from the TCJA"
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Deloitte Foundation Wildman Medal Award
(sponsored by the Deloitte Foundation*)
(To be awarded during the Monday, August 4th Plenary)
Ashley A. Austin, University of Richmond
Tina D. Carpenter, University of Georgia
Margaret H. Christ, University of Georgia
Christy S. Nielson, The University of Mississippi
"The Data Analytics Journey: Interactions Among Auditors, Managers, Regulation, and Technology," Contemporary Accounting Research, 2021, Volume 38, No. 3, pp: 1888-1924.
*While the Deloitte Foundation is a proud sponsor of the Wildman Medal Award, the Deloitte Foundation or Deloitte & Touche LLP does not endorse individual recipients or the associated articles, monographs, books, or other works.
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Distinguished Contribution to Accounting Literature Award
(To be awarded during the Tuesday, August 5th Luncheon)
Hans B. Christensen, The University of Chicago
Eric Floyd,University of California San Diego
Lisa Yao Liu, Columbia University
Mark Maffett, University of Miami
“The real effects of mandated information on social responsibility in financial reports: Evidence from mine-safety records,” Journal of Accounting and Economics, November 2017, Volume 64, Issues 1-2, pp: 284-304.
Innovation in Accounting Education Award
(sponsored by the Ernst & Young Foundation)
(To be awarded during the Tuesday, August 5th Luncheon)
Cassy Budd, Brigham Young University
Scott L. Summers, Brigham Young University
T. Jeffrey Wilks, Brigham Young University
David A. Wood, Brigham Young University
“BYU Hub Approach”
Issues in Accounting Education Best Paper Award
(To be awarded during the Tuesday, August 5th Plenary)
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Xu (Joyce) Cheng, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Ryan T. Dunn, Troy University
Travis Holt, Auburn University
Kerry Inger, Auburn University
J. Gregory Jenkins, Auburn University
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Jefferson P. Jones, Auburn University
James H. Long, Auburn University
Tina Loraas, Auburn University
Mollie E. Mathis, Auburn University
Jonathan Stanley, Auburn University
David A. Wood, Brigham Young University
“Artificial Intelligence’s Capabilities, Limitation, and Impact on Accounting Education: Investigating ChatGPT’s Performance on Educational Accounting Cases,” Issues in Accounting Education, May 2024, Volume 39, Issue 2, pp: 23-47.
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Lifetime Service Award
(To be awarded during the Tuesday, August 5th Luncheon)
Monte R. Swain, Brigham Young University
Notable Contribution to Accounting Literature Award
(sponsored by Association of International Certified Professional Accountants)
(To be awarded during the Wednesday, August 6th Plenary)
William M. Cready, The University of Texas at Dallas
Jiapeng He, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T.
Wenwei Lin,The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Chengdao Shao, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.
Di Wang, Postal Savings Bank of China
Yang Zhang, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE)
“Is There a Confidence Interval for That? A Critical Examination of Null Outcome Reporting in Accounting Research," Behavioral Research in Accounting, Volume 34, No. 1, Spring 2022, pp: 43–72.
Outstanding Accounting Educator Award
(sponsored by PwC US Group LLP)
(To be awarded during the Tuesday, August 5th Plenary)
Gail Hoover King, Washburn University
Timothy J. Rupert, Northeastern University
Outstanding Service Award
(To be awarded during the Tuesday, August 5th Luncheon)
Anne M. Farrell, Miami University
Seminal Contribution to Accounting Literature Award
(To be awarded during the Tuesday, August 5th Luncheon)
John Harry Evans III, University of Pittsburgh
R. Lynn Hannan, Tulane University
Ranjani Krishnan, Michigan State University
Donald V. Moser, University of Pittsburgh
"Honesty in Managerial Reporting," The Accounting Review, October 2001, Volume 76, Issue 4, pp: 537-559.
Outgoing Board of Directors and Council Chair Recognitions
(To be awarded during the Wednesday, August 6th Plenary)
Past-President
Mark H. Taylor, University of South Florida
Vice President–Engagement, Access & Community Committee (title change pending bylaw vote)
Norma R. Montague, Wake Forest University
Director–Focusing on Academic/Practitioner Interaction
Bette M. Kozlowski, KPMG LLP
Outgoing Council Chair
Alisa Brink, Virginia Commonwealth University
Outgoing Editor Recognition: Issues in Accounting Education
(To be awarded during the Tuesday, August 5th Plenary)
Janet Samuels, Arizona State University
The Accounting Review Outstanding Reviewer Award
(To be awarded during the Wednesday, August 6th Plenary)
Daniel Aobdia, The Pennsylvania State University
Daniele Macciocchi, University of Miami
James R. Moon, Georgia Institute of Technology
Paige H. Patrick, University of Illinois at Chicago
Andrew V. Sutherland, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kristen Valentine, University of Georgia