• Welcome to the Management Accounting Section

    MAS strives to improve the teaching, researching and practice of accounting that assists in the effective and efficient management of entities.

  • Susan Haka, Winner of the 2016 MAS Lifetime Achievement Award

    The Section has awarded Susan Haka, from Michigan State University, as the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award. Sponsored by the AICPA and the CIMA, this award is given to individuals who have "...have made significant contributions to education, research and practice over a sustained period of time through scholarly endeavors, teaching excellence, educational innovation and or service to the MAS section." Sue will receive the award at the upcoming 2016 MAS Midyear Meeting in Dallas, TX, January 7-9.

Sponsored by the Institute of Management Accountants

Call for Nominations – AAA MAS Jim Bulloch Award for Innovations in Management Accounting Education

Purpose:  The purpose of the award is to recognize and reward faculty members who have created or written innovative pedagogical practices or curriculum materials in the area of management accounting. The winner is honored with a plaque and $2,000. The award is generously sponsored by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA).

Criteria:  Awards shall be made on the basis of several criteria. The innovation should be adaptable across a variety of educational contexts. The innovation should be broad in scope and should foster learning. The innovation should be low-cost to apply and adapt.

Eligibility:  Individual faculty members, groups of faculty, or departments teaching or preparing materials to be used for managerial or cost accounting education are eligible. These parties can nominate themselves or others.

Winners do not have to be members of the AAA MAS to receive the plaque but must be members to receive the cash prize.

Nomination Procedures:  Nominations should include a description of the innovation, sample materials where feasible, and evidence that the innovation has been tested and has been shown to have educational benefits. Also include a contact person and address to whom the Award Committee can send requests for additional information.

Award Committee and Submission Instructions:  Nominations will be evaluated by a Committee of faculty appointed by the MAS President. Nominations must be emailed by March 1, 2021 to the Chair of the Award Committee: Margaret Shackell, Ithaca College (shackell@ithaca.edu).

Presentation of Award:  The Award will be presented during the Management Accounting Section Business Meeting and Lunch at the AAA Annual Meeting in August.