Nominations Deadline: January 31 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time

Charge

Carry out all activities to select recipients of the Lifetime Service Award.

Select at most two recipients of the Lifetime Service Award which is presented at the AAA Annual Meeting. Specifically:

  • Actively seek and submit nominations
  • Review and evaluate nominations
  • Current Committee members who are nominated for the award will be asked to either recuse themselves from the Committee or remove their nomination from consideration.
  • All nominees nominated for a given year’s award – who are not selected for that year’s award – will be automatically considered for the award for the following two (2) years.  Nominees who were not selected for the 2019 AAA Lifetime Service Award will be considered during the selection process for the 2020 Award and, if not chosen for the 2020 Award, will also be considered for the 2021 Award.  At the end of the selection process for the 2021 Award, if a nominee has not been chosen as the award recipient or has not been re-nominated, he/she will no longer be considered for the award.
  • Select recipient(s) of the award based on the award criteria
  • Chair presents the Award(s) at the AAA Annual Meeting
  • If the Chair has any questions about the charge or responsibilities of this committee, s/he should contact the Executive Director, the President, or the Committee's Board of Directors Liaison.

Members

Name / Affiliation Contact Term Length Term Expires
Chair

Leslie Hodder
Indiana University Bloomington

lhodder@indiana.edu

 
1

  

08/2020
Members

Bruce Behn
The University of Tennessee

bbehn@utk.edu

1

08/2020

Christine Botosan
FASB

cbotosan@fasb.org

1

08/2020

Anne Christensen
Montana State University

annec@montana.edu

1

08/2020

Tracey Sutherland
American Accounting Association

tracey@aaahq.org

 

 
Board of Directors Liaison

Marc Rubin
Miami University
AAA Past President

rubinma@miamioh.edu

 

 

Expected Time Commitment

  • September 1 – January 31 – Actively seek and submit nominations
  • February 15 – April 15 – Review nominations, participate on conference calls and email discussions at the discretion of the Chair, and select award recipient(s)
  • August – Chair presents the award(s) at the AAA Annual Meeting

Roles & Responsibilities Timeline

Chair and Committee Members Responsibilities

September - January 31 February 15 - April 15 June August
  • Actively seek and submit nominations
  • Review nominations, participate on conference calls and email discussions, at the discretion of the Chair
  • Chair is allowed to vote in the award committee's deliberations.
  • Select recipient(s) based on award criteria
  • Chair notifies the Professional Staff Liaison of the winner(s) by April 15th at barbara.gutierrez@aaahq.org 
  • By June 15th, Chair writes brief description of winner(s) accomplishments and reasons for being selected as winner for "award card" and emails Professional Staff Liaison at barbara.gutierrez@aaahq.org 
  • The Chair will have the opportunity to prepare and send a progress report in June which will be available for the Board of Directors to review at their August meeting. This report should include accomplishments and suggested modifications and should be sent to the AAA President, the Committee's Board of Directors Liaison, and Professional Staff Liaison, Barbara Gutierrez. (barbara.gutierrez@aaahq.org)
  • Chair presents the award(s) at the AAA Annual Meeting

AAA Professional Staff Responsibilities

Committee Composition/Required Knowledge and Expertise

  • The Committee consists of five members, including the Chair and Executive Director.
  • Four Committee members are appointed annually by the Council Committee on Awards Committee.
  • Committee members should be past members of the Board of Directors or others with a knowledge of service contributions to the organization.

Nominations Deadline: January 31 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time

Charge

Carry out all activities to select recipients of the Lifetime Service Award.

Select at most two recipients of the Lifetime Service Award which is presented at the AAA Annual Meeting. Specifically:

  • Actively seek and submit nominations
  • Review and evaluate nominations
  • Current Committee members who are nominated for the award will be asked to either recuse themselves from the Committee or remove their nomination from consideration.
  • All nominees nominated for a given year’s award – who are not selected for that year’s award – will be automatically considered for the award for the following two (2) years.  Nominees who were not selected for the 2019 AAA Lifetime Service Award will be considered during the selection process for the 2020 Award and, if not chosen for the 2020 Award, will also be considered for the 2021 Award.  At the end of the selection process for the 2021 Award, if a nominee has not been chosen as the award recipient or has not been re-nominated, he/she will no longer be considered for the award.
  • Select recipient(s) of the award based on the award criteria
  • Chair presents the Award(s) at the AAA Annual Meeting
  • If the Chair has any questions about the charge or responsibilities of this committee, s/he should contact the Executive Director, the President, or the Committee's Board of Directors Liaison.

Members

Name / Affiliation Contact Term Length Term Expires
Chair

Leslie Hodder
Indiana University Bloomington

lhodder@indiana.edu

 
1

  

08/2020
Members

Bruce Behn
The University of Tennessee

bbehn@utk.edu

1

08/2020

Christine Botosan
FASB

cbotosan@fasb.org

1

08/2020

Anne Christensen
Montana State University

annec@montana.edu

1

08/2020

Tracey Sutherland
American Accounting Association

tracey@aaahq.org

 

 
Board of Directors Liaison

Marc Rubin
Miami University
AAA Past President

rubinma@miamioh.edu

 

 

Expected Time Commitment

  • September 1 – January 31 – Actively seek and submit nominations
  • February 15 – April 15 – Review nominations, participate on conference calls and email discussions at the discretion of the Chair, and select award recipient(s)
  • August – Chair presents the award(s) at the AAA Annual Meeting

Roles & Responsibilities Timeline

Chair and Committee Members Responsibilities

September - January 31 February 15 - April 15 June August
  • Actively seek and submit nominations
  • Review nominations, participate on conference calls and email discussions, at the discretion of the Chair
  • Chair is allowed to vote in the award committee's deliberations.
  • Select recipient(s) based on award criteria
  • Chair notifies the Professional Staff Liaison of the winner(s) by April 15th at barbara.gutierrez@aaahq.org 
  • By June 15th, Chair writes brief description of winner(s) accomplishments and reasons for being selected as winner for "award card" and emails Professional Staff Liaison at barbara.gutierrez@aaahq.org 
  • The Chair will have the opportunity to prepare and send a progress report in June which will be available for the Board of Directors to review at their August meeting. This report should include accomplishments and suggested modifications and should be sent to the AAA President, the Committee's Board of Directors Liaison, and Professional Staff Liaison, Barbara Gutierrez. (barbara.gutierrez@aaahq.org)
  • Chair presents the award(s) at the AAA Annual Meeting

AAA Professional Staff Responsibilities

Committee Composition/Required Knowledge and Expertise

  • The Committee consists of five members, including the Chair and Executive Director.
  • Four Committee members are appointed annually by the Council Committee on Awards Committee.
  • Committee members should be past members of the Board of Directors or others with a knowledge of service contributions to the organization.