2023-2024 AAA-AACSB-RRBM Award for Research Impacting Societal Challenges Committee

 

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

To volunteer for this committee, please click HERE. 

Charge

Carry out all activities to select the recipient of the AAA-AACSB-RRBM Award for Research Impacting Societal Challenges Committee which is presented at the AAA Annual Meeting. Specifically:

  • Actively seek and submit nominations
  • Review and evaluate nominations
  • Select recipient of the award based on the award criteria
  • Chair and AACSB representative present the award at the AAA Annual Meeting
  • If the Chair has any questions about the charge or responsibilities of this committee, s/he should contact the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or the Committee's Board of Directors Liaison.
  • 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.
  • Authors of submitted papers that are not selected for the award may re-submit their paper in subsequent years if all other criteria are met.

Members

Name / Affiliation Contact Term Length Term Expires
Chair

Cyndie Jeffrey
Iowa State University

cjeffrey@iastate.edu

 
1

  

08/2024
Members

Peter Easton
University of Notre Dame

peaston@nd.edu

1

08/2024

TBA

  

1

08/2024

Ned Leiba
Leiba & Bowers, CPAs

ned@leibacpa.com

2

08/2024

Tesfaye T. Lemma
Towson University

tlemma@towson.edu

1

08/2024

Cheryl Susan McWatters
University of Ottawa

Cheryl.McWatters@uOttawa.ca

1

08/2024

Ken Witt
AICPA & CIMA

ken.witt@aicpa-cima.com

1

08/2024
Board of Directors Liaison

Sarah E. McVay
University of Washington
Vice President–Research & Publications

smcvay@uw.edu

    


Estimated Time Commitment

  • September 1 – January 31 – Actively seek and submit nominations; participate on virtual calls and email discussions at the discretion of the Chair
  • February – April 15 – Review nominations, participate on virtual  calls and email discussions at the discretion of the Chair, and select award  recipient
  • By April 15 – Chair notifies the Professional Staff Liaison of the recipient
  • August – Chair and AACSB representative present the award at the AAA Annual Meeting
  • August – Chair moderates session at AAA Annual Meeting during which recipient presents their research


Roles & Responsibilities Timeline

Chair and Committee Members Responsibilities

September - January 31 February - April 15 June August
  • Actively seek and submit nominations
  • Review nominations, participate on virtual calls and email discussions, at the discretion of the Chair
  • Chair is allowed to vote in the award committee's deliberations.
  • Select recipient based on award criteria
  • Chair notifies the Professional Staff Liaison of the recipient by April 15th at barbara.gutierrez@aaahq.org 
  • The Chair must submit at least one report per year to the Board of Directors. 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 and AACSB representative present the award at AAA Annual Meeting
  • Chair moderates session at AAA Annual Meeting during which recipient presents their research

AAA Professional Staff Responsibilities

Committee Composition/Required Knowledge and Expertise

  • The Committee consists of seven members, including the Chair.
  • Committee members should include four accomplished scholars and three practitioners.
  • The Committee members plus a voting Chair are appointed annually prior to the Annual Meeting by the Council Committee on Awards Committee.

2023-2024 AAA-AACSB-RRBM Award for Research Impacting Societal Challenges Committee

 

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

To volunteer for this committee, please click HERE. 

Charge

Carry out all activities to select the recipient of the AAA-AACSB-RRBM Award for Research Impacting Societal Challenges Committee which is presented at the AAA Annual Meeting. Specifically:

  • Actively seek and submit nominations
  • Review and evaluate nominations
  • Select recipient of the award based on the award criteria
  • Chair and AACSB representative present the award at the AAA Annual Meeting
  • If the Chair has any questions about the charge or responsibilities of this committee, s/he should contact the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or the Committee's Board of Directors Liaison.
  • 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.
  • Authors of submitted papers that are not selected for the award may re-submit their paper in subsequent years if all other criteria are met.

Members

Name / Affiliation Contact Term Length Term Expires
Chair

Cyndie Jeffrey
Iowa State University

cjeffrey@iastate.edu

 
1

  

08/2024
Members

Peter Easton
University of Notre Dame

peaston@nd.edu

1

08/2024

TBA

  

1

08/2024

Ned Leiba
Leiba & Bowers, CPAs

ned@leibacpa.com

2

08/2024

Tesfaye T. Lemma
Towson University

tlemma@towson.edu

1

08/2024

Cheryl Susan McWatters
University of Ottawa

Cheryl.McWatters@uOttawa.ca

1

08/2024

Ken Witt
AICPA & CIMA

ken.witt@aicpa-cima.com

1

08/2024
Board of Directors Liaison

Sarah E. McVay
University of Washington
Vice President–Research & Publications

smcvay@uw.edu

    


Estimated Time Commitment

  • September 1 – January 31 – Actively seek and submit nominations; participate on virtual calls and email discussions at the discretion of the Chair
  • February – April 15 – Review nominations, participate on virtual  calls and email discussions at the discretion of the Chair, and select award  recipient
  • By April 15 – Chair notifies the Professional Staff Liaison of the recipient
  • August – Chair and AACSB representative present the award at the AAA Annual Meeting
  • August – Chair moderates session at AAA Annual Meeting during which recipient presents their research


Roles & Responsibilities Timeline

Chair and Committee Members Responsibilities

September - January 31 February - April 15 June August
  • Actively seek and submit nominations
  • Review nominations, participate on virtual calls and email discussions, at the discretion of the Chair
  • Chair is allowed to vote in the award committee's deliberations.
  • Select recipient based on award criteria
  • Chair notifies the Professional Staff Liaison of the recipient by April 15th at barbara.gutierrez@aaahq.org 
  • The Chair must submit at least one report per year to the Board of Directors. 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 and AACSB representative present the award at AAA Annual Meeting
  • Chair moderates session at AAA Annual Meeting during which recipient presents their research

AAA Professional Staff Responsibilities

Committee Composition/Required Knowledge and Expertise

  • The Committee consists of seven members, including the Chair.
  • Committee members should include four accomplished scholars and three practitioners.
  • The Committee members plus a voting Chair are appointed annually prior to the Annual Meeting by the Council Committee on Awards Committee.