Competitive Manuscript Award Screening Committee 2023-2024

2023-2024 Competitive Manuscript Award Screening Committee

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

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Charge

Carry out all activities necessary to screen candidates for the Competitive Manuscript Award which is presented at the AAA Annual Meeting. Specifically:

Actively seek and submit nominations
Review and evaluate nominations
Select up to six nominees for the award based on the award criteria, observing subject matter interest, depth of research, contribution to knowledge, and organization of subject matter
For 2023-2024, the Chair of the Competitive Manuscript Screening Committee also serves as the Chair of the Competitive Manuscript Award Selection Committee. The Selection Committee is comprised of the current Senior Editor of The Accounting Review and a subset of editors from The Accounting Review chosen by the current Senior Editor of The Accounting Review. Beginning in 2024-2025, the Senior Editor of The Accounting Review will Chair the Competitive Manuscript Award Selection Committee.
The Screening Committee Chair presents the Award(s) at the AAA Annual Meeting.
If the Chair has any questions about the charge or responsibilities of this committee, they should contact the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or the Committee's Board of Directors Liaison.
All conflict-of-interest rules applicable to The Accounting Review also apply to both the Screening and Selection Committee members. Conflicts are managed at the discretion of the Chair (either by replacing the committee member or recusing the committee member from voting on the paper for which they have a conflict).

Members

Name / Affiliation	Contact	Term Length	Term Expires
Chair
Rob Pinsker Florida Atlantic University	rpinsker@fau.edu	1	08/2024
Members
William Buslepp Louisiana State University	buslepp@lsu.edu	1	08/2024
Patrick Ferguson The University of Melbourne	fergusonpatrickjames@gmail.com	1	08/2024
T. Bowe Hansen Virginia Commonwealth University	tbhansen@vcu.edu	1	08/2024
Thomas Ruchti Office of Financial Research	thomasgordenruchti@gmail.com	1	08/2024
Delphine Samuels The University of Chicago	delphine.samuels@chicagobooth.edu	1	08/2024
Ivo Tafkov Georgia State University	itafkov@gsu.edu	1	08/2024
Board of Directors Liaison
Sarah 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
- Approx. 3 hours
February 1 – March 2 – Review nominations, participate on virtual calls and email discussions at the discretion of the Chair, and select up to six nominations for the Competitive Manuscript Award Selection Committee
- Approx. 5 hours reviewing nominations; varies based on number of nominations
By March 2 – Chair notifies the Professional Staff Liaison of the set of nominees to be forwarded to the Competitive Manuscript Award Selection Committee
- Approx. 1 hour
August – Chair presents the award(s) at the AAA Annual Meeting
- Preparation for presentation could take approximately 1–4 hours

Roles & Responsibilities Timeline

Chair and Committee Members Responsibilities

September - January 31	February 1 - March 2	March 2 - April 15	June	August
Screening Committee actively seeks nominations	Screening Committee reviews nominations, participates on virtual calls and email discussions, at the discretion of the Chair Chair is allowed to vote in the Screening award committee's deliberations. Select up to six award nominees based on award criteria to be forwarded to the Selection Committee	Selection Committee reviews nominations, participates on virtual calls and email discussions, at the discretion of the Chair Chair is allowed to vote in the Selection award committee's deliberations. Select up to three award recipients based on award criteria Chair notifies the Professional Staff Liaison of the recipient(s) 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)	Screening Committee Chair presents the award(s) at the AAA Annual Meeting

AAA Professional Staff Responsibilities

Questions? Please contact Barbara Gutierrez, Professional Staff Liaison, at barbara.gutierrez@aaahq.org

Committee Composition/Required Knowledge and Expertise

Five or six members plus a voting Chair are appointed annually prior to the Annual Meeting by the Council Committee on Awards Committee.
Care should be taken that the Committee include members with a range of expertise, who are knowledgeable about exceptional, current accounting research,
And to be sure the Committee includes one member knowledgeable in the field of quantitative analysis and another knowledgeable in behavioral science.