2025-2026 Ernst & Young Innovation in Accounting Education Award Committee

Thank you to the Ernst & Young Foundation for generously sponsoring this award!
 

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

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Charge

Carry out all activities to select recipients of the Ernst & Young Innovation in Accounting Education Award which is presented at the AAA Annual Meeting. Specifically:

• Actively seek and submit nominations.
• Chair holds a short meeting before nominations are read/considered by the committee to discuss the criteria and how the process will work; perhaps include discussion of use of ratings, rankings and inherent tradeoffs across the criteria.
• Review and evaluate nominations and select award recipient(s) based on the award criteria.
• The Board of Directors Liaison may attend committee meetings but may not vote in the committee's deliberations.
• The Chair writes a thank you email to the award sponsor representative for their support of the award.
• 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 at barbara.gutierrez@aaahq.org.
• The Chair and award sponsor representative present the award(s) at the AAA Annual Meeting.
• The Chair moderates a 90-minute concurrent session of the AAA Annual Meeting during which recipients of the award present their innovation.
• 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.

Committee Composition/Required Knowledge and Expertise/Conflict of Interest Rules

• Committee members plus a voting Chair are appointed annually prior to the Annual Meeting by the Council Committee on Awards Committee.
• The Committee consists of seven members, including a voting Chair.
• For continuity, two Ernst & Young Innovation in Accounting Education Award Committee members (one as chair and one as a member) should serve consecutive years.
• Care should be taken that the Committee include members with knowledge about unique approaches and innovations.
• Committee members, as much as possible, should be selected to represent different types of educational institutions (e.g. 2-year; UG only; UG & G-masters; Ph.D.-granting).
• 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.

Members

Committee Roles & Responsibilities Timeline

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