Next Senior Editor Announced THE ACCOUNTING REVIEW
John Harry Evans III, Alumni Professor of Accounting at the Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh, has been named the next senior editor of The Accounting Review. He will assume the duties of TAR senior editor in late spring 2011 when Professor Steve Kachelmeier completes his three-year term. AAA Front Page: 03/28/2010
SEC Academic Fellowships 2010–2011
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking applicants for the position of visiting Academic Fellow for the academic year 2010–2011. These fellowships offer an exciting opportunity for an accounting professor to be directly involved in the work of the SEC and to gain insight into current accounting issues as well as the SEC's oversight and regulatory processes. These fellowships are typically available in the Office of the Chief Accountant, the Division of Corporation Finance, and the Office of Economic Analysis. To find out more about the experiences of previous academic fellows, see articles by Thomas J. Linsmeier in Accounting Horizons (September 1996); and Bjorn N. Jorgensen, Cheryl L. Linthicum, Andrew J. McLelland, Mark H. Taylor, and Teri Lombardi Yohn in Accounting Horizons (September 2007).
Bentley University Awards First-Ever Doctoral Degree PHD PROJECT NEWS
Bentley University has awarded its first-ever doctoral degree to AAA Member Kwadwo N. Asare. Dr. Asare earned a Ph.D. in Accountancy after successfully defending his dissertation "Essays on the Influence of Corporate Governance on Financial Analysts' Forecast-Related Judgments." He received his official degree on May 16, 2009 at the commencement ceremony for the McCallum Graduate School of Business at Bentley University. Asare came to study at Bentley through KPMG's PhD Project, a program that helps increase diversity in business by first increasing the diversity of business faculty in America's colleges and universities. AAA Front Page: 08/16/09-08/30/09
COSO Seeks New Chair
COSO (the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission) is seeking a new Board Chair. The elected position will commence on June 1, 2009 for a three-year term. COSO is structured as a committee, which includes a Board Chair and a Board Member from each of COSO’s five voluntary organizations and founding sponsors: AICPA, AAA, FEI, IIA and IMA. The COSO Board Chair provides strategic oversight for COSO, serves as the organization’s key representative to the external marketplace (SEC, PCAOB, U.S. Department of Treasury, and related global organizations), and is a voting member of the COSO Board. Candidates for the Board Chair position must be highly experienced and recognized thought leaders in risk management, internal controls, governance, and fraud deterrence. View the full Summary Position Description of the COSO Board Chair and nomination process. AAA Front Page: 03/01/09-06/14/09
Susan Crosson's YouTube Testimonial HAVE YOU RENEWED YOUR MEMBERSHIP? American Accounting Association Valuables:
The Accounting Hall of Fame 2008 INDUCTION CEREMONY
Two distinguished accountants were inducted into The Accounting Hall of Fame on Monday, August 4, 2008 at the American Accounting Association Annual Meeting in Anaheim, California. The 2008 inductees are Professor Anthony Hopwood of Oxford University in Britain and Walter P. Schuetze, former Chief Accountant of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. AAA Front Page: 09/14-09/21/08
Academic Fellows Named SEC UPDATE
Conrad W. Hewitt, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Chief Accountant, recently announced the selection of AAA members Donal Byard, Susan Krische, and Roger Martin as Academic Accounting Fellows. SEC Academic Accounting Fellows serve as research resources for Commission staff by interpreting and communicating research materials as they relate to the SEC. AAA Front Page: 09/14-09/21/08
CPA Examination Survey INVITATION TO COMMENT
Through an Invitation to Comment, the AICPA Examinations Team is seeking input from accounting educators on proposed CPA Examination improvements, a multi-year project of the AICPA Board of Examiners (BOE). Invitation to Comment materials – a description of the planned improvements and a questionnaire – are available online. The deadline for the receipt of completed questionnaires was December 31, 2007.
Thomas J. Linsmeier APPOINTED TO FASB
Robert J. DeSantis, President and Chief Operating Officer of the Financial Accounting Foundation ("FAF") recently announced that the FAF Trustees have appointed AAA member Thomas J. Linsmeier to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Mr. Linsmeier is the Russell E. Palmer Endowed Professor and Chairman of the Department of Accounting and Information Systems in the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University. AAA Front Page: 05/19/05-02/26/06
Timothy Bell Appointed to IAESB 2005 EDITION
NEW YORK, February 6 – Timothy B. Bell, a director of research for the audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG LLP, has received a 3-year appointment to the International Accounting Education Standards Board (IAESB) by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), effective Jan. 1, 2006. AAA Front Page: 02/10/06-02/17/06
COSO's ERM Framework
FREE SUMMARY AVAILABLE
The long-awaited COSO Enterprise Risk Management — Integrated Framework was released at a news conference in New York on September 29, 2004. Authored by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the framework will define essential ERM components, discuss key ERM principles and concepts, suggest a common ERM language, and provide clear direction and guidance for enterprise risk management. A free Executive Summary of the framework is now available online:
Gulf Coast Hurricane Aftermath ANNOUNCEMENTS
AAA—Our thoughts are with colleagues and their families affected by Hurricane Katrina and/or Hurricane Rita. With communications compromised in many areas it is difficult to learn about individuals' needs and concerns, so we invite the community to let us know of anything the AAA might be able to do to support colleagues in their rebuilding processes or to ease the stress of this difficult event. Please send your thoughts or suggestions in an email to Judy Cothern (Judy@aaahq.org) at the AAA. AAA Front Page: 09/04/05-10/09/05
A Tribute to Donald H. Skadden AAA PAST PRESIDENT
Don Skadden died on February 8, 2005, in Sanford, North Carolina, after an illness lasting several years. Professor Skadden's service to the academic side of the accounting profession was long and tireless. He worked on numerous committees for the American Accounting Association (AAA) and the American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). For many years he managed a summer tax program for Haskins & Sells at the University of Illinois and then for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) at the University of Michigan. He was elected president of both the AAA and the American Taxation Association (ATA). Don's many accomplishments are beyond the dreams of most academics and professionals. AAA Front Page: 04/10/05
Dean Doyle Williams Honored CHAIR ESTABLISHED
The University of Arkansas has established a chair in accounting in honor of Doyle Z. Williams, dean of the Sam M. Walton College of Business for almost 12 years. The Doyle Z. Williams Chair in Professional Accounting will be endowed by funds from the $300 million gift from the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation. Dean Williams will be the first holder of the chair, beginning July 1, 2005, when he retires as dean of the Walton College. AAA Front Page: 02/20/05
IIA Research Foundation Grants Students Barrett Award DECEMBER 28, 2004
Doctoral candidates Richard Clune of the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, and Anelia Grigorova of the University of Economics in Bulgaria were selected by The IIA Research Foundation to receive the December award of the Michael J. Barrett Doctoral Dissertation Award. This program encourages internal audit research through providing funds to selected doctoral candidates interested in the field of internal auditing. Applications are due May 15 and October 31. AAA Front Page: 01/09/05
Paula Bevels Thomas Honored AICPA AWARD
AAA member Paula Bevels Thomas, CPA, DBA, was honored with the AICPA 2004 Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Award in Scottsdale, Arizona, at the spring council meeting. She is a member of the board of examiners and is advisory board distinguished professor of accounting and interim chairwoman of the department of accounting at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro. AAA Front Page: 09/19/04
The Accounting Hall of Fame AAA MEMBERS INDUCTED
Three distinguished accountants were inducted into the Accounting Hall of Fame on Monday, August 9, 2004 at the American Accounting Association Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. The 2004 inductees are Dennis R. Beresford, former chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board; Gerald A. Feltham, internationally-known accounting theoretician; and, the late William J. Vatter, influential professor and writer on cost accounting and related subjects. AAA Front Page: 09/12/04
Dr. Prisicilla Burnaby Wins Award 2004 IIARF EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR
AAA member and Bentley Professor of Accountancy Priscilla A. Burnaby, Ph.D., CPA was presented with The Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation's (IIARF) 2004 Leon R. Radde Educator of the Year Award during the professional association's June 21–24 International Conference in Sydney, Australia. The IIA presents this award each year to one individual who has made significant contributions to the advancement of internal auditing and education in colleges and universities.. AAA Front Page: 08/01/04
"Dr. Don" to Carry the Olympic Torch ATHENS 2004
AAA member, Dr. James Don Edwards, known in the Atlanta business community as "Dr. Don," has been selected by Coca-Cola to participate in the Olympic Torch Relay for the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. Dr. Edwards has lived in Athens since 1972. He is the retired J. M. Tull Professor of Accounting for the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia. AAA Front Page: 07/25/04
Arthur R. Wyatt AAA ANNUAL MEETING
PLENARY SPEAKER The American Accounting Association was fortunate to have had Arthur R. Wyatt as the speaker for the Monday morning plenary session held on August 4, 2003 during the Association's Annual Meeting held in Honolulu, Hawaii. For the full text of his interesting speech, click on the following title "Accounting Professionalism–-They Just Don't Get It!" AAA Front Page: 08/31/03
33rd Annual AAA Doctoral Consortium DELOITTE & TOUCHE - SPONSORS WILTON, CT, July 23, 2003 - The American Accounting Association (AAA)/Deloitte & Touche/J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium was recently held in Tahoe City, California. The program brings together leading doctoral students and distinguished faculty from the U.S. and abroad to participate in a week-long program on accounting research and education. AAA Front Page: 08/17/03
38th Annual Trueblood Seminars THE DELOITTE FOUNDATION Wilton, CT, May 1, 2003 - Nearly
60 accounting and auditing educators from across the country recently participated in the Robert M. Trueblood Seminars for Professors in Scottsdale, Arizona. The event sponsor, The Deloitte Foundation, recently renewed its support with a $500,000 commitment to fund future programs. AAA Front Page: 06/02/03
Accounting Horizons Wins
Award 2003 GOLDEN PAGE AWARD Professor Jim Largay, Editor of Accounting Horizons, is pleased to announce that Horizons is receiving the Emerald Management Reviews' (EMR) 2003 Golden Page Award for "Readability of Research" in the Accounting and Finance journal category. Other journals honored with 2003 Golden Page Awards include Financial Management, Harvard Business Review, Journal of Strategic Marketing, and Management Science. AAA Front Page: 04/13/03
Tracey E. Sutherland Appointed AAA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Executive Committee of the American Accounting Association is pleased to announce that Tracey E. Sutherland has been appointed the Association's Executive Director. Dr. Sutherland has served as Interim Executive Director since July, 2002. AAA Front Page: 03/23/03
Accounting Education
News FALL 2002 PRINT EDITION - CORRECTION The Fall 2002 edition of Accounting Education News included a photo collage of highlights from the 2002 Annual Meeting. The print version of the newsletter listed featured speakers, including Jerry Feltham of the University of British Columbia. However, the picture published in the print version of AEN was not the correct picture. We apologize for this error and have made a corrected version of the article available for download. AAA Front Page: 12/08/02
KPMG's and the University of Illinois' s Business Measurement and Research Program
As a part of this program, a number of teleconferences have been scheduled to facilitate the efforts of prospective authors. The first of these teleconferences will be held on November 8, at 11:00 a.m., eastern (U.S.) standard time. If you are interested in participating in this teleconference, additional information is available online. AAA Front Page: 11/03/02
Doyle Z. Williams DEAN HONORED BY AICPA
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) has awarded the Gold Medal for Distinguished Service to AAA member, Doyle Z. Williams, dean, Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas. The award is given for recognition of a person whose influence on the profession as a whole is distinguished when compared with other contemporary leaders. AAA Front Page: 10/27/02
AICPA Hall of Fame Awards AAA MEMBER 2002 WINNER
Ajilon Finance and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants have announced the winners of the 2002 AICPA Business and Industry Hall of Fame Awards. AAA member Joseph T. Wells, Founder and Chairman of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, was inducted into the Hall of Fame at the AICPA's National Industry Conference in New Orleans on October 18, 2002. Also receiving this award were Don L. Blankenship, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Massey Energy Company. Vernon D. Evans, Executive Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Dallas Fort-Worth International Airport Board in Fort Worth, Texas. Larry Weber, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Bauer Built, Inc., in Durand, Wisconsin. AAA Front Page: 10/20/02
2002 AAA Annual Meeting AWARDS PRESENTATIONS
Plenary sessions and luncheons held during the American Accounting Association’s Annual Meeting each spotlighted a major AAA award—including the Wildman Medal Award, the Outstanding Educator Award, the Award for Innovation in Accounting Education, the Competitive Manuscript Award, and the Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award. AAA Front Page: 09/15/02
San Antonio Drawing Winner RAM NATARAJAN WINS!
The winner of the 2002 Annual Meeting drawing was Ramachandran Natarajan, Assistant Professor at the School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas. Professor Natarajan will enjoy ocean-view specialty or suite accommodations for two at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa, plus limousine transportation to and from the Honolulu International Airport, during next year's AAA Annual Meeting. The 2003 Annual Meeting will take place August 3–6, 2003, in Honolulu, Hawaii. AAA Front Page: 08/25/02
AAA Member Honored by LCPA AWARDS UPDATE
The Society of Louisiana CPAs (LCPA) recently presented AAA Member Dr. Samuel J. Lambert III, CPA the LCPA's Lifetime Achievement in Accounting Education Award. Presented jointly by the LCPA and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), this prestigious award recognizes accounting educators whose professional contributions deserve commendation. AAA Front Page: 08/25/02
FASB's Plans Regarding the Accounting for Employee Stock Options
The accounting for employee stock options has received renewed attention in recent months. The Financial Accounting Standards Board has released its Plans Regarding the Accounting for Employee Stock Options,and will soon issue an Invitation to Comment. AAA Front Page: 08/18/02
News from the SEC
The SEC has appointed two AAA members as the 2002/2003 AAA/SEC Academic Accounting Fellows:
Financial Accounting Standards Committee RESPONSE TO FASB
The Financial Accounting Standards Committee of the AAA is charged with responding to requests for input from standard setters on financial reporting issues. Two new comments have been posted by the Committee to the FASB, one responding to reframed current standards as conceptual standards, and one commenting on the Proposed Interpretation, Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others. AAA Front Page: 08/04/02
Financial Accounting Foundation News
At its July 23 trustee meeting, the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF), which has oversight, appointment and fundraising responsibilities for the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), voted to change its certificate of incorporation and by-laws to increase the independence of its trustee appointment process. The change is effective immediately. AAA Front Page: 08/04/02
Computer-Based CPA Exam AICPA NEWS ALERT - CORRECTION
The AICPA is providing an accurate update on the computer-based CPA exam to correct misinformation in a 7/16 article in the Wall Street Journal. The AICPA has NOT distributed practice questions for the computer-based CPA Examination, nor will the CPA exam be "open book". Read the full update on what actually is happening. AAA Front Page: 07/28/02
FASB
Issues Exposure Draft
The FASB has issued an Exposure Draft,
Acquisitions of Certain Financial Institutions, that amends two existing
accounting standards and an Interpretation to increase consistency of financial
reporting. The comment period continues through June 24, 2002. AAA Front Page: 05/19/02
Susan
C. Kattelus Appointed to GASAC
AAA member, Susan C. Kattelus, Ph.D.,
Professor of Accounting at Eastern Michigan University, has been appointed by
the Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF) to replace outgoing AAA member John
Engstrom on the Governmental Accounting Standards Council (GASAC). The GASAC
provides counsel on technical projects, priorities and accounting issues to the
Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). AAA Front Page:
05/12/02
GAO Advisory Council
Appointments Ten new members, including two AAA members, have been
appointed to serve on the Advisory Council on Goverment Auditing Standards. Dr.
John Engstrom, Professor, Northern Illinois University and Dr. Ehsan Feroz,
Professor, University of Minnesota, join the Council, along with AAA
Members:
Dr. Rhoda C. Icerman, Professor of
Accounting at Florida State University
John R. Miller (Chair), Partner and
Vice-Chairman 0f KPMG LLP
Bert T. Edwards, Former Chief
Financial Officer, U.S. Department of State
Dr. Jesse W. Hughes, Private
Consultant, retired as Professor Emeritus of Accounting, College of Business
and Public Administration at Old Dominion University
AAA Front Page: 05/05/02
Wanda A. Wallace Wins Research
Award
Wanda A. Wallace, Ph.D., CPA, CMA, CIA,
The John N. Dalton Professor of Business Administration at the College of
William and Mary has been selected as the recipient of the Association of
Government Accountants' (AGA's) 2002 Cornelius Tierney/Ernst &Young
Research Award. AAA Front Page: 04/28/02
Government Auditing
Standards EXPOSURE DRAFT On January 31, 2002, the U.S. General
Accounting Office (GAO), on the recommendation of the Advisory Council on
Government Auditing Standards, issued an exposure draft of proposed revisions
to Government Auditing Standards (also known as the Yellow Book). AAA Front Page: 02/10/02
New
Study Addresses Enterprise Risks
The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) has launched a landmark new study designed to provide guidance in helping organizations manage risk. COSO is a voluntary private-sector organization dedicated to improving the quality of financial reporting through business ethics, effective internal controls, and corporate governance. AAA Front Page: 02/03/02
AAA Member Named to
GASB
James M. Williams, a Partner and the
National Director of Public Sector Accounting and Assurance Services with Ernst
& Young LLP, has been named to a five-year term as a member of the
Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB), effective July 1, 2002. The
appointment was made by the Financial Accounting Foundation's Board of
Trustees, which oversees the activities of the GASB and Financial Accounting
Standards Board (FASB). AAA Front Page: 01/27/02
GAAP
2001 INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON ACCOUNTANCY DEVELOPMENT (IFAD)
A new survey highlights significant differences between national accounting requirements and international accounting standards. This international accounting survey by the world's seven largest accountancy firms, GAAP 2001,found mixed progress toward convergence of national requirements with International Accounting Standards. AAA Front Page: 01/27/02
Prof. Stephen Zeff
Receives Hourglass Award
HOUSTON, November 13, 2001. For his work
on a biography commended by accounting history scholars throughout the world,
Prof. Stephen Zeff, Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Accounting, receives his
second Hourglass Award from the Academy of Accounting Historians. AAA Front
Page: 11/25/2001
Accounting Hall of Fame
Honorees
Former AAA President, James Don Edwards,
and AAA member Nicholas Dopuch will be inducted into the Accounting Hall of
Fame on August 13 during a breakfast ceremony at the American Accounting
Association's Annual Meeting in Atlanta. AAA Front Page:
08/05/2001
Business Measurement Case
Development & Research Program
The KPMG/University of Illinois Business Measurement Case Development and Research Program was established in 1998 to foster implementation and evolution of concepts in strategic-systems auditing (SSA). Eight case studies are now available on the program website, with five more to be added in the Fall of 2001. AAA Front Page: 06/17/2001
News from the SEC
The SEC has appointed three AAA members as the 2001/2002 AAA/SEC Academic Accounting Fellows:
Betty Chavis, California State University,
Fullerton
Support Sought for Two
New AAA Sections
The Minority Faculty Development
Committee, an ad hoc Committee of the American Accounting Association,
is soliciting members for a proposed new AAA section, the
Faculty Diversity and Initiatives
Section. This proposed AAA Section will identify issues related to faculty
diversity, with a focus on recruitment, research, and assessment.
Sponsors of the
Forensic Accounting and Litigation Support
Section are soliciting members for a proposed new section of the American
Accounting Association, which will identify issues in forensic auditing, fraud,
taxation, valuation, financial/managerial accounting, economics, and computer
technology. AAA Front Page: 05/06/2001
GAO Advisory Council Appointments Six new members, including two AAA members, have been
appointed to serve on the Advisory Council on Goverment Auditing Standards.
John R. Miller (Chair), Partner and Vice-Chairman 0f KPMG LLP and Dr. Rhoda C.
Icerman, Professor of Accounting at Florida State University, join the Council,
along with AAA Members:
Bert T. Edwards, Former Chief
Financial Officer, U.S. Department of State
Dr. Jesse W. Hughes, Private
Consultant, retired as Professor Emeritus of Accounting, College of Business
and Public Administration at Old Dominion University
Dr. Earl R. Wilson, Director, School
of Accountancy, University of Missouri-Columbia
AAA Front Page: 02/18/2001
IASC Trustees Announce
New Standard-Setting Board The
International Accounting Standards Committee ("IASC") has announced
the appointment of the new International Accounting Standards Board to reach
the goal of global accounting standards. Several AAA members are among the
distinguished members of the new Board. AAA Front Page:
01/28/2001
Katherine
Schipper
Named to FASB
AAA Member, Katherine Schipper, the L.
Palmer Fox Professor of Business Administration at Duke University's Fuqua
School of Business, has been named to a five-year term as a member of the
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), effective September 1. The
appointment was made by the Financial Accounting Foundation's Board of
Trustees, which oversees the activities of the FASB. AAA Front Page: 01/28/2001
Independence Education
Program
A new Independence Education Program has
been developed specifically for educators to supply them with the tools needed
to teach Independence issues at the University level. A one-time class will be
held on Friday, October 27, 2000 in Caliber Learning Network classrooms in
cities across the country. AAA Front Page: 10/22/2000
CAPS 2000 Sponsor Links
The Corporate Accounting Policy Seminar
(CAPS), held September 8-10, 2000, was sponsored by two dozen major
corporations. Miscellaneous item - did not appear on the AAA Front
Page
M-G-M Early Bird Prize
Awarded!
The AAA awarded the Member-Get-A-Member
Campaign Early Bird prize, a Toshiba 4260DVD laptop computer, to Robert C.
Maloney of the University of Alaska-Anchorage. Robert became eligible for the
drawing by sponsoring a new member prior to the December 31, 1999, deadline.
Professor Maloney sponsored Bernadine W. Raiskums of the Municipality of
Anchorage on November 2, 1999. The Member-Get-A-Member Campaigncontinues
through May 31, 2000. AAA Front Page: 05/12/2000
News From The SEC
Lynn Turner, Chief Accountant of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, recently spoke on auditor independence and on the self-regulation process for auditors. The speech is available from
the SEC web site.
AAA Front Page: 03/19/2000
Executive Director Craig E.
Polhemus
Earns CAE Designation
The Executive Director of the American
Accounting Association, Craig E. Polhemus, was recently recognized by the
American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) for having earned the
Certified Association Executive (CAE) designation. Craig has served as the AAA
Executive Director since 1995. AAA Front Page: 01/23/2000
Awards Presented at the AAA 1999 Annual
Meeting
One of the highlights of each year's AAA
Annual Meeting schedule is the presentation of various awards to outstanding
members for significant achievement. More information about these awards and
others, including nomination criteria, submission instructions, and deadlines,
is available online. AAA Front Page:
09/12/1999
Deloitte & Touche Foundation Continues Support for AAA
Doctoral Consortium
The Deloitte & Touche Foundation
recently announced the renewal of their commitment to the AAA Doctoral
Consortium program. The funding will support the project, which provides
doctoral students with the opportunity to interact with some of the country's
most distinguished faculty. AAA Front Page: 07/04/1999
AAA Members Named 1999-2000 Pew Scholars
Two AAA members, Anita S. Hollander and Anthony H. Catanach Jr., were named 1999-2000 Pew Scholars by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Hollander is Chapman Professor of
Business at the University of Tulsa and is director of the School of Accounting and Management Information Systems. Catanach is an assistant professor of accountancy at Villanova University. AAA Front Page: 05/30/1999
COSO Fraud Report Released
The final report on research commissioned by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) has been released. The study, Fraudulent Financial
Reporting: 1987-1997, provides a comprehensive analysis of fraudulent
financial reporting occurrences investigated by the SEC since 1987. AAA Front Page: 04/11/1999
COSO to Release Fraud Study
The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) is sponsoring a
comprehensive study of fraudulent financial reporting, slated to be released in
the Spring of 1999. This study will provide a basis for recommendations on
preventing and detecting financial statement fraud. AAA Front Page:
02/14/1999
AICPA Hosts Annual Educators Conference...
The AICPA hosted its annual Accounting Educators
Conference on November 6 - 7, 1998 in McLean, Virginia. The theme of the
Conference was "The CPA Vision Project: Strategies for Educators." AAA Front Page: 01/17/1999
Inaugural
Editor...The AAA's International Accounting Section is seeking nominations for Editor of its newly approved section Journal. AAA Front Page: 11/22/1998
AICPA Seeks Research Proposals...The AICPA
Auditing Standards Board is asking for proposals for research to assess the effectiveness of SAS No. 82, Consideration of Fraud in a Financial Statement Audit.The board seeks proposals relevant to two broad objectives: First, to assist the ASB in an assessment of SAS No. 82's effectiveness; and secondly, to assist the ASB to continually improve SAS NO. 82 related guidance by addressing how emerging business and technology trends affect the process of detecting
material financial statement misstatements due to fraud. AAA Front Page: 10/18/1998
Remarks Made by SEC Chairman Arthur Levitt... In his speech, Levitt voices concern about erosion of integrity of financial reporting, saying the "process has evolved over the years into what can best be characterized as a game among market participants. A game that, if not addressed soon, will have adverse consequences for America's financial reporting system." AAA Front Page: 10/18/1998
Call for Speakers...Independent financial
training consultant Marc Gardiner is seeking speakers for three public seminars on the topics of US GAAP and SEC Reporting for the Institute for International Research Group (IIR). AAA Front Page: 8/2/1998
New IASC Proposals on Financial
Instruments... The International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC)
has published, for public comment, proposed standards on recognition and
measurement of financial instruments. AAA Front Page: 6/28/1998
Steve Berlin/CITGO Grant Recipients...
Professors Michael Ettredge, Vernon Richardson and Susan Scholz, of University
of Kansas, have been selected to receive a Steve Berlin/CITGO grant. AAA
Front Page: 5/24/1998
Robert J. Freeman Named Vice Chairman of
GASB... Robert J. Freeman, a member of the Governmental Accounting
Standards Board (GASB) since 1990 and the distinguished professor of accounting
at Texas Tech University, has been appointed vice chairman of the GASB. AAA
Front Page: 5/24/1998
Case Grant Recipients Announced... KPMG
and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have announced case
development grants under the Business Measurement Case Development and Research
Program. AAA Front Page: 4/26/1998
SEC Academic Fellowships
Bentley University has awarded its first-ever doctoral degree to AAA Member Kwadwo N. Asare. Dr. Asare earned a Ph.D. in Accountancy after successfully defending his dissertation "Essays on the Influence of Corporate Governance on Financial Analysts' Forecast-Related Judgments." He received his official degree on May 16, 2009 at the commencement ceremony for the McCallum Graduate School of Business at Bentley University. Asare came to study at Bentley through 
Academic Fellows Named
AICPA Hall of Fame Awards
San Antonio Drawing Winner
Ten new members, including two AAA members, have been
appointed to serve on the Advisory Council on Goverment Auditing Standards. Dr.
John Engstrom, Professor, Northern Illinois University and Dr. Ehsan Feroz,
Professor, University of Minnesota, join the Council, along with AAA
Members:
Support Sought for Two 
The
International Accounting Standards Committee ("IASC") has announced
the appointment of the new International Accounting Standards Board to reach
the goal of global accounting standards. Several AAA members are among the
distinguished members of the new Board. AAA Front Page:
01/28/2001
Independence Education
Program
M-G-M Early Bird Prize
Awarded!
COSO Fraud Report Released
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