CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE PI SECTION AWARDS AT THE AAA ANNUAL MEETING

The PI Section has the following Call for Nominations open for Section Awards. Please consider nominating one of your deserving colleagues – or yourself.  The awards will be announced and presented annually during the Ethics Symposium at the AAA Annual Meeting.

Excellence in Accounting Ethics Education Award

The intent of the Excellence in Accounting Ethics Education Award is to recognize new pedagogy for teaching ethics to accounting students.  A monetary award of $1,000 and a plaque will be presented at the annual Ethics Symposium to an individual (or individuals) who has (have) developed and implemented an innovative technique/method for incorporating ethics into undergraduate or graduate accounting courses. Applicants should explain how they shared their pedagogical innovation with the public. Also, applicants who have already applied for the award, should consider updating their submission materials. 

The deadline to submit nominations and supporting materials is March 1st, annually. Submit materials to Steven M. Mintz, smintz@calpoly.edu.The winner(s) will be announced at the Ethics Symposium at the Annual Meeting.

Award Criteria

Examples of innovative techniques/methods include, but are not limited to:

• Developing a case, video, audio, or other teaching techniques that can be used to integrate ethics into the accounting curriculum.
• Developing a new course in accounting ethics including learning objectives and assessment techniques.
• Application of technology to teach ethics to accounting students including digital learning tools, or
• Application of E-Learning activities to enhance interaction with students in the classroom on ethics issues and the benefits therefrom.

Applicants should explain how they shared their pedagogical innovation with the public, which may include one or more of the following:

• Presentation at a seminar, workshop, or other form of public appearance, or
• Publication (or acceptance for publication) in a refereed journal, or
• Other form of communication.

Electronic submissions only should be sent and demonstrate support for how the pedagogical innovation advances accounting ethics education by including one or more of the following (as applicable):

• Identification and description of the course, seminar, or workshop in which the innovation is (was) used.
• Submission of the case, video, audio, or other innovation, along with teaching notes.
• Copies of instructional materials used in E-Learning activities.
• Detailed explanation of how digital learning tools support teaching and learning.
• Assessment results on the new pedagogy (i.e., efficacy survey, student performance, improvement in student performance), or
• Copy of the refereed journal article that was published or accepted for publication along with the official notification from the editor of the journal indicating acceptance.

In addition, all applicants should submit both of the following:

• A 500-word statement describing the contribution to accounting ethics education and
• Two letters of recommendation from educators in support of the nominee for the award and elaborating on the contribution of the technique to accounting ethics education.

Important Dates:

• Initial mailing about award (by December 1).
• Reminder and announcement about the award and deadlines (PI Section Midyear Meeting), AAA communications, and external partners.
• Deadline to submit nomination and supporting materials (March 1).
• Selection Committee chooses and notifies recipient(s) (April 15).
• Announcement of Winner: at the Ethics Symposium annually.

Questions on any of the items mentioned in the Award Criteria should be sent to Steven Mintz at: smintz@calpoly.edu.

Previous Excellence in Accounting Ethics Education Award Recipients

 
Accounting Exemplar Award

The Accounting Exemplar Award is given to either an accounting educator or an accounting practitioner (broadly defined) who has made notable contributions to professionalism and ethics in accounting education and/or practice. Applicants should provide written nominations which provide information detailing how the nominee(s) has made notable contributions to professionalism and ethics in accounting education and/or practice either by serving as a role model and/or by making significant contributions to the accounting profession in a manner which serves the public interest. Written nominations should be e-mailed to Pat Kelly at pkelly@providence.edu by March 1, annually. The winner(s) will be announced at the Ethics Symposium at the Annual Meeting.

Committee Appointment and Composition:

The Accounting Exemplar Award Nominations Committee shall consist of five members appointed by the Chair of the Public Interest Section.  Whenever possible, continuity of at least two members is encouraged.

Nominations Criteria and Procedures:

Criteria:  The Accounting Exemplar Award of the Public Interest Section shall be awarded to an individual who has made notable contributions to professionalism and ethics in accounting education and/or practice.  The Accounting Exemplar Award may be awarded to either an accounting educator or an accounting practitioner (broadly defined).

Eligibility:  The Chair of the Public Interest Section shall not be eligible to receive the award during his/her tenure as chair and for the following three years.  Members of the Accounting Exemplar Award Nominations Committee shall not be eligible to receive the award during their tenure on the committee and for the following three years.

Call for Nominations:  A Call for Nominations shall be published in the Fall issue of In the Public Interest.  This Call for Nominations shall specify the criteria and shall require a written nomination specifying the reasons the individual nominated should receive the Award.  This written nomination should provide information about the nominee which indicates that the nominee has made notable contributions to professionalism and ethics in accounting education and/or practice either by serving as a role model and/or by making significant contributions to the accounting profession in a manner which serves the public interest.  This notice shall also specify the deadline for nominations.  Committee members may also make nominations but cannot do so after the deadline for nominations.

Deadline for Nominations:  The deadline for nominations shall be March 1, annually.  This will allow the committee time to discuss each nominee and also provide time to gather further information if necessary.  At the Committee’s discretion, they may extend the nominations period if a majority of the members of the Accounting Exemplar Award Committee believe that this would be appropriate.

Committee Discretion: The Accounting Exemplar Award need not be awarded every year.  The committee could decide, in any given year, that the award should not be given.  The committee should then report at the annual meeting the general reasons for not making the award.

Presentation of Accounting Exemplar Award:  The Accounting Exemplar Award is traditionally given at the luncheon held at the conclusion of the Professionalism and Ethics Symposium.  The Symposium is held preceding the American Accounting Association’s Annual Meeting.

Previous Accounting Exemplar Award Winners