Southwest Region

The Southwest Region of the American Accounting Association consists of Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas

Objectives

To hold regional meetings for the presentation and discussion of subjects in accounting and allied fields of interest to members of the Southwest Regional Association and the national Association.
To support the national Association in the accomplishment of certain of its announced objectives:
1. To initiate, encourage and sponsor research in accounting, auditing, taxation and management advisory services, and to publish or aid in the publication of the results of research;
2. To advance accounting instruction and to encourage qualified individuals to enter careers in the teaching of accounting, auditing, taxation and management advisory services; and
3. To advance a widespread knowledge of accounting, auditing, taxation and management advisory services among qualified students and the public, generally.

Officers

President Syed Zaidi Louisiana State University Shreveport Department of Accounting & Business Law One University Place Shreveport, LA 71115 Office: 318.797.5184 Email: syed.zaidi@lsus.edu	Immediate Past President Trevor England Sam Houston State University Department of Accounting Box 2056 Huntsville, TX 77341 Office: 936.294.1263 Email: txe008@shsu.edu

Program Chair Edward Walker University of Central Oklahoma Department of Accounting 100 N. University Dr. Edmond, OK 73034 Office: 405.974.5312 Email: ewalker15@uco.edu	Coordinating Committee Member Tom Stafford Louisiana Tech University 502 West Texas Avenue Ruston, LA 71272 Office: 318.257.3886 Email: stafford@latech.edu

Program Chair Elect Marina Ruseva Lamar University School of Accounting & Information Systems 4400 MLK Blvd Beaumont, TX 77710 Office: 409.880.7364 Email: mruseva@lamar.edu	AAA Council Representative Jay Vega Stephen F. Austin State University Schlief School of Accountancy Nacogdoches, TX 75962 McGee Building; Room 292M Office: 936.468.1480 Email: vegajg1@sfasu.edu

Secretary-Treasurer Veronda Willis University of Texas—Tyler Department of Accounting 3900 University Drive Tyler, TX 75799 Office: 903.565.5822 Email: vwillis@uttyler.edu	Webmaster Jason Ashby University of Louisiana Monroe School of Accounting, Finance, and Information Services Monroe, LA 71209 Office 318.342.1111 Email: ashby@ulm.edu

Historian Michael Turner University of New Orleans 2000 Lakeshore Drive New Orleans, LA 70148 Office: 504.280.7032 Email: michael.turner@uno.edu