Awards
The AAA and its sections present awards, recognizing outstanding members of our community. Each year, at the AAA Annual Meeting, we award the American Accounting Association/J. Michael and Mary Anne Cook/Deloitte Foundation Prize, which is the foremost recognition of an individual who consistently demonstrates the attributes of a superior teacher in the discipline of accounting. The AAA also hosts the Accounting Hall of Fame to honor and recognize distinguished service and contributions to the progress of accounting.
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American Accounting Association/J. Michael and Mary Anne Cook/Deloitte Foundation Prize
This prize is the foremost recognition of an individual who consistently demonstrates the attributes of a superior teacher in the discipline of accounting.
Click below to learn more about the American Accounting Association/J. Michael and Mary Anne Cook/Deloitte Foundation Prize.
Accounting Hall of Fame
Established at The Ohio State University in 1950, the Accounting Hall of Fame honors accountants who have made, or are making, significant contributions to the advancement of accounting since the beginning of the 20th century. Since its establishment in 1950, 117 leading accountants have been elected to the Hall of Fame.
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AAA Awards
Research Awards
AAA-AACSB-RRBM Award for Research Impacting Societal Challenges
This award is given annually to recognize work based on its impact to society of responsible research in accounting. Responsible research is defined as research that produces both useful and credible knowledge addressing problems important to policy-setters, organizations, and society. Selected works must have been published in the previous three years. The recipients receive a $5000 prize.
Nomination Deadline - January 31
Accounting Horizons Best Paper Award
This award is given annually. AAA members vote to choose the recipient from the top five papers selected by the Journal’s editors.
Nomination Deadline - N/A
Competitive Manuscript Award
This award is given annually to up to three papers selected based on interest in their subject matter, depth of research, contribution to knowledge, and organization of subject matter. Papers must be sole authored by current PhD students or scholars receiving their PhDs within the previous five years. Manuscripts under review at another journal other than The Accounting Review and previously published manuscripts are not eligible.
Nomination Deadline - January 31
Deloitte Foundation Wildman Medal Award
This award is given annually to work which is judged to have made or will make the most significant contribution to the advancement of practice in any area. Selected works must have been published within the previous five years and receive a medal and $5000 prize. a,b
Nomination Deadline - January 31
Distinguished Contributions to Accounting Literature Award
This award is given annually to recognize work based on its potential magnitude of contribution to accounting education, practice, and future accounting research. Accounting education and practice are broadly defined, including doctoral students and practical implications beyond the accounting function, respectively. Selected works must have been published between five and fifteen years ago and receive a $2500 prize.
Nomination Deadline - January 31
Issues in Accounting Education Best Paper Award
This award is given annually. AAA members vote to choose the recipient from the top five papers selected by the Journal's editors.
Nomination Deadline - January 31
Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award
This award is given annually to recognize work(s) based on their potential magnitude of contribution to accounting education, practice, and future accounting research. Accounting education and practice are broadly defined, including doctoral students and practical implications beyond the accounting function, respectively. Selected works must have been published in the previous five years and receive a $2500 prize.a,b
Nomination Deadline - January 31
Teaching Awards
Innovation in Accounting Education Award
To encourage and recognize innovation in accounting education.
Nomination Deadline - January 31
Outstanding Accounting Educator Award
recognize educators whose careers have been sustained and substantive.
Nomination Deadline - January 31
Service Awards
Lifetime Service Award
To recognize service contributions to accounting education over a sustained period of time.
Nomination Deadline - January 31
Outstanding Service Award
To recognize outstanding services to the Association other than educational and research contributions.
Nomination Deadline - N/A
a The AAA Board of Directors added the following criterion to these awards at its meeting in August
2015: “Although the award generally recognizes a single publication, two or more related
publications (co)authored by the same nominee(s) may be considered for joint nomination if they stem
from the same program of study that addresses a well-defined research objective. In this case, each
related publication must comply with all other eligibility requirements. Nominations of multiple
related publications should explain the single program of study that justifies considering the
nominated publications as a whole.”
b The AAA Board of Directors voted at its meeting in March 1990 that the Deloitte Wildman Medal
Award and the Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award serve different purposes and that
it would be rare that one work would be the recipient of both of these awards.
Annual Meeting Section Award Recipients
Click on the links below to view awards presented by sections at past Annual Meetings.
Section Awards
Academy of Accounting Historians Section
Alfred R. Roberts Memorial Research Award
named in honor of Dr. Alfred R. Roberts, second President and long-serving Secretary of the Academy, and provides grants for research which seek to support the 35 goals identified by Professor Emeritus Richard Vangermeersch as to accounting history research.
Nomination Deadline - March 1
Barbara D. Merino Award for Excellence in Accounting History Publication
Sponsored by Barbara Merino, this award recognizes the author of the best book on an accounting historical topic published in the current or previous two years.
Nomination Deadline - March 1
Best Paper Award
At the beginning of each year, the editor of the AHJ chooses a recipient of the Best Paper Award from the previous year's journals.
Nomination Deadline - N/A
The Hourglass Award
is presented to an individual who has made a demonstrable and significant contribution to knowledge through research and publication in accounting history.
Nomination Deadline - March 1
Innovation in Accounting History Education Award
To encourage innovations in accounting history education.
Nomination Deadline - March 1
Margit F. and Hanns Martin Schoenfeld Scholarship
The Academy of Accounting Historians annually awards an individual or individuals as the recipient or recipients of the Margit F. and Hanns Martin Schoenfeld Scholarship. The purpose of the scholarship is to encourage and support research on the history of accounting by doctoral students and recently appointed accounting faculty. The scholarship was initiated by the generous gift of Dr. Hanns Martin Schoenfeld and Dr. Margit Schoenfeld in recognition of their belief in the importance of historical scholarship to accounting education and research.
Nomination Deadline - March 1
Thomas J. Burns Biographical Research Award
The Academy of Accounting Historians annually honors an individual as the recipient of the Thomas J. Burns Biographical Research Award. Dr. Thomas J. Burns, for whom the award is named, was a long-time professor at Ohio State University and a past president of the Academy of Accounting Historians. The Award is given for outstanding biographical research in the discipline of accountancy and can be for a single publication or for a lifetime of biographical work.
Nomination Deadline - March 1
Vangermeersch Manuscript Award
In 1988, The Academy of Accounting Historians established an annual manuscript award to encourage scholars new to the field to pursue historical research. An historical manuscript on any aspect of the field of accounting, broadly defined, is appropriate for submission. The Vangermeersch Manuscript Award Committee will evaluate submitted manuscripts on a blind-review basis and select one recipient each year. The author will receive a $500 (U.S.) stipend and a plaque to recognize his/her outstanding achievement in historical research.
Nomination Deadline - March 1
Accounting Behavior and Organizations Section
ABO Notable (Lifetime) Contribution Award in Behavioral Accounting Literature
a Lifetime Contribution Award given to an individual who has contributed substantially to the theory and practice of behavioral accounting research during the individual's academic career.
Nomination Deadline - May 31
ABO Outstanding Dissertation Award
To recognize outstanding doctoral dissertation on a behavioral or organizational topic.
Nomination Deadline - May 31
BRIA Best Paper Award
To recognize annually a paper published in BRIA with the greatest impact or potential impact on behavioral and/or organizational research in accounting.