School News

May-09-2008
Goldman named Professor of Practice

The School of Accountancy is pleased to announce that upon the recommendation of the Dean and approval of the Provost, President Crow, Don Goldman has been appointed "Professor of Practice." This appointment is for full-time faculty "... whose expertise, achievements, and reputation developed over a sustained period of time qualify them to be distinguished professionals in an area of practice or discipline, although they may not have academic experience. The responsibilities of this position are teaching courses, seminars, and independent studies to undergraduate and graduate students or other duties that the dean determines are consistent with this definition." Please join us in congratulating Don on his appointment and thanking him for his many contributions to our programs, and especially to our students.

May-06-2008
Amanda England Wins Teaching Award

MAIS student Amanda England was recently chosen as the John W. Teets Outstanding Teaching Award recipient. Winners of the award are nominated by W. P. Carey students and can be undergraduate professors, graduate professors, and graduate assistants. As a teaching assistant for Accounting 230, Financial Accounting, Amanda exhibited "enthusiasm for student success and for the subject matter," and went "above and beyond requirements to provide students with meaningful understanding of the subject matter."

Amanda began her academic career at Arizona State University. She earned Accounting and Computer Information Systems bachelors degrees before beginning the MAIS program this Fall.

Amanda says the best part of being a T.A. was getting to know her students, and having the opportunity to practice her presentation skills through teaching. Winning the award "is an honor," she says.

One of Amanda's nominators said, "She can simplify a question into terms that are easier to understand," and that "she will find a way to make sure you understand and do well." This kind of dedication is what led to Amanda being chosen as the award recipient.

Please join us in congratulating Amanda on winning this outstanding award.

Written by Bonnie White

May-05-2008
School of Accountancy WINS PriceWaterHouseCoopers National xTax Competition

This years winning team, Nicholas Arambula, Mackenzie Gaughan, Michael Rogers, Jurgen Weber and Lisa Wiley, lead by Prof. Harriet Maccracken.

Mar-04-2008
Chronicle of Higher Education Ranks Accountancy in Top 10

The W. P. Carey Department of Marketing has been ranked fourth and the School of Accountancy eighth by the Chronicle of Higher Education in its 2007 Top Research Universities Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index.

Only Penn State’s Smeal College of Business, University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management ranked higher in marketing.

“Our teaching quality is exceptional and our research has impact on practice and drives thought leadership,” said Marketing Department Chair Michael Mokwa. “Our initiatives, like the AMA Consortium, a new area of emphasis for our MBA working professionals, the professional sales program and sports business will help both our students and business partners, and will gain recognition for all of us.”

In eighth place, the School of Accountancy ranked among the best schools in the nation, including the University of Wisconsin at Madison and New York University

"The Chronicle's recognition of our research productivity reflects the top caliber of our faculty,” said Charles Christian, director of the School of Accountancy. “Faculty research advances the accounting profession and business management practices and enriches our instructional programs. As a result, our undergraduate, master’s, and Ph.D. programs are all ranked among the very top in the nation.”

The 2007 index compiles overall institutional rankings on 375 universities that offer a Ph.D. degree. Universities compete in seven disciplines: biological and biomedical sciences, business, education, engineering, health sciences professions, humanities, and social and behavioral sciences. The index examines faculty members who are listed on a Ph.D. program's Web sites, and includes a total of 217,254 names. Faculty members can be judged on as many as five factors, depending on the most important variables in the given discipline: books published, journal publications, citations of journal articles, federal-grant dollars awarded, and honors and awards.

http://chronicle.com/stats/productivity/page.php?year=2007&institution=93&byinst=Go

Feb-29-2008
Accountancy Students and Alumni Volunteers to Help Low-Income Taxpayers

A group of undergraduate and graduate students and alumni from the School of Accountancy will pitch in to help low-income taxpayers file their income tax returns again this year.

A partnership between the Tempe Community Council, the City or Tempe, the Internal Revenue Service, Newton Community Development Corporation and Tempe Schools Credit Union will educate taxpayers and help them claim their fair share of millions of dollars in Earned Income Tax Credits (EITC). The Tempe Earned Income Tax Credit and Asset Development Initiative, founded in 2005, has brought more than $7 million back to area taxpayers.

The 16 W. P. Carey volunteers will serve as tax preparers.

• Sophomore: Destini Cox
• Seniors:Michael Wilson, Nicole Lingenfelter, Kimberly Mackey, Maria Mendez, Mike Pozegay, Lisa Romito, Eunyoung Song, and Steven Weingarten
• Graduate students:Julie Trombley, Woojin Lee, Nancy Bowman and Susan Gyeszley
• Alumni:Amanda Brown, Jennifer Woys, Nozomi Ukon and Misty Everette

Feb-11-2008
ASCPA Scholarship Opportunity

A new scholarship opportunity has been added for W. P.Carey Accountancy students. Please check the scholarship page for more information and the official application.

Nov-29-2007
Another Winning Team at the School of Accountancy

PriceWaterHouseCoopers (PwC) announced this afternoon that one of our xTax Challenge teams has been selected for the National Finals and will be headed to Washington in late January to compete for the National Championship! The team consists of Nicholas Arambula, Mackenzie Gaughan, Michael Rogers, Jurgen Weber, and Lisa Wiley. Congratulations to Harriet Maccracken for leading our participation and to Karen Geiger, Rick Laux, Dianne Leshinski, Glenda Levendowski, and Steve West for coaching, and special thanks to Jim Clayton and Don Goldman for helping students prepare for the competition.

Oct-18-2007
School of Accountancy Announcement of Vacancy 

COLLEGE:                W. P. Carey School of Business

DEPARTMENT:          School of Accountancy

TITLE:                     Clinical Assistant, Clinical Associate, or Clinical Professor

CATEGORY:             Non Tenure Track Faculty, 100% FTE, Academic Appointment

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

          Full-time, non-tenure-track, faculty holding the rank of Clinical Assistant, Clinical Associate, or Clinical Professor in the School of Accountancy in the W. P. Carey School of Business.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

          The candidate must contribute to the School of Accountancy’s mission primarily in the areas of teaching, curriculum development, and service.  The candidate must be able to deliver excellent instruction and to contribute to curriculum development at the undergraduate and masters level.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

1)      A Ph.D. in business administration or a closely related field;

2)      Demonstrated excellence in teaching and curriculum development in a business school and the ability to integrate accounting research into the curriculum;

3)      A minimum of three years teaching experience.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

1)      A Ph.D. in business administration or a closely related field from an AACSB accredited business school;

2)      Demonstrated excellence in teaching and curriculum development in principles of accounting (both financial and managerial) at an AACSB accredited business school;

3)      Experience in teaching in an online environment.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

          The application deadline is October 19, 2007; if not filled, every two weeks thereafter until the search is closed.  Formal application may be accomplished through submission of a current vita and evidence of teaching excellence to Tara McBride, School of Accountancy, Arizona State University, Box 873606, Tempe, Arizona 85287-3606.  Telephone (480) 965-3631.  A background check is required prior to employment.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

          The School of Accountancy (http://wpcarey.asu.edu/acc/) delivers degree programs at the B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. levels and is ranked in the top ten accounting programs offered by public universities.  The school’s full-time faculty consists of ten professors, five associate professors, five assistant professors, one clinical associate professor, and seven lecturers. 

          The W. P. Carey School of Business (http://wpcarey.asu.edu/) is one of the largest business schools in the United States with more than 150 faculty, 1,000 graduate, and 2,600 upper-division undergraduate students.  The school is ranked 23rd nationally for its undergraduate programs and 34th for the W. P. Carey MBA.

          Arizona State University’s (http://www.asu.edu) Tempe campus is located in the heart of Tempe where 50,000 students are enrolled in daytime and evening classes. The university is recognized nationally as a foremost research institution offering excellent undergraduate and graduate education and nationally-ranked athletic programs as well as a full array of cultural activities. ASU’s Tempe campus offers 87 bachelor’s, 95 master’s, 48 doctoral or terminal degree programs, and one law degree program.

Arizona State University is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer

Oct.-09-2007
School of Accountancy 2007 Newsletter
(Click here to view)

Sept-17-2007
School of Accountancy Ph.D. student Zhan Gao awarded the J. Hal Reneau Memorial Fellowship

I am very pleased to announce that the Ph. D students have selected Zhan Gao as the J. Hal Reneau Memorial Fellow for 2007-08.  For those who are not familiar with the Fellowship, I have included Prof. Jim Boatsman's comments:  "Professor Hal Reneau passed away in 2001.  He was a valued mentor, colleague, and friend to doctoral students and his faculty peers.  Although his outstanding contributions to the W.P. Carey School took many forms, he was particularly devoted to doctoral students.  There is no finer example of selfless motivation to help others."

The Hal Reneau Memorial Fellowship was created through the generosity of Hal's widow, Sue Reneau, his mother Tommye Reneau, and over 100 formal doctoral students and faculty colleagues.  It is awarded by vote of doctoral students to recognize that student most exemplary  of Hal's Values: Commitment to serious scholarship, Devotion to helping others and Humility.

Charles Christian, Director
School of Accountancy

Sept-09-2007
School of Accountancy wins KPMG/ALPHA competition

The School of Accountancy team won first place in the National KPMG/ALPFA case competition held in Orlando, Florida on August 5th and 6th.  Team members included Nicholas Arambula, James Choca, Mariabelen Diaz, Carlos Solorio, Jurgen Weber and Lisa Wiley, undergraduates in the School of Accountancy.  The team prevailed over 27 other notable competitive institutions from across the US territory.

The case involved deciding on appropriate accounting methods for sabbatical leave, which has recently required companies such as Intel, PDF Solutions, Time Warner and McDonalds to either restate or have a cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings.  The team's solution required identifying and integrating authority from a FASB Statement, GASB and Emerging Issues Task Force Issues Summary.

Special thanks are due to Karen Geiger from the School of Accountancy, who accompanied the team to Orlando; Scott Cripps of KPMG: Tempe, Arizona office who volunteered his time as a professional advisor to the team; and to Doctoral Students Xiaobo Dong, David Erkens, Susan Gyeszly and Vanessa Makridis who volunteered to coach the team on presentation skills.

Congratulations to all!

Aug-07-2007
Open Faculty Positions

The School of Accountancy in the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University invites applications for tenure-track positions at all levels (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor) starting Fall 2007.

Essential Functions – The candidate must contribute to the School of Accountancy’s mission primarily in the areas of research and teaching. Research must be publishable in premier academic journals in accounting or  closely related field.  The candidate must be able to contribute to curriculum development and to deliver excellent in-class instruction at the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral level.

Required Qualifications – A Ph.D. in business administration or a closely related field.  For appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor, a demonstrated capability to conduct research publishable in premier academic journals.  For appointment at the rank of Associate Professor, a distinguished record of scholarship evidenced by multiple publications in premier academic journals and an active continuing research agenda in the area; for appointment at the rank of Full Professor, a distinguished record of scholarship evidenced by numerous publications in premier academic journals, an active continuing research agenda in the area, and a national reputation for academic excellence; teaching experience appropriate to rank.  Teaching experience appropriate to rank.

Desired Qualifications – Demonstrated teaching potential in the areas of financial reporting, managerial accounting or taxation.

Application Procedure – The application deadline is August 27, 2007; if not filled, every two weeks thereafter until the search is closed. Formal application may be accomplished through submission of vita to Tara McBride, Business Manager, School of Accountancy, Arizona State University, Box 873606, Tempe, Arizona 85287-3606. Telephone (480) 965-3631. A background check is required prior to employment.

General Information

The School of Accountancy (http://wpcarey.asu.edu/acc/) delivers degree programs at the B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. levels and is ranked in the top ten accounting programs offered by public universities. The school’s full-time faculty consists of ten professors, five associate professors, five assistant professors, and seven lecturers.

The W. P. Carey School of Business (http://wpcarey.asu.edu/) is one of the largest business schools in the United States with more than 150 faculty, 1,000 graduate, and 2,600 upper-division undergraduate students. The school is ranked 23rd nationally for its undergraduate programs and 34th for the W. P. Carey MBA.

Arizona State University’s (http://www.asu.edu) Tempe campus is located in the heart of Tempe where 50,000 students are enrolled in daytime and evening classes. The university is recognized nationally as a foremost research institution offering excellent undergraduate and graduate education and nationally-ranked athletic programs as well as a full array of cultural activities. ASU’s Tempe campus offers 87 bachelor’s, 95 master’s, 48 doctoral or terminal degree programs, and one law degree program.

Arizona State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer

The program, "Transforming Accountancy Education at the University of Pristina," is funded by a $350,000 grant from Higher Education Development (HED) and is being led by Steven Batalden, director of the ASU Melikian Center: Russian, Eurasian, & East European Studies.  In addition to bringing Kosovar students  to ASU, the project team will survey businesses in Kosovo to determine which skills are most desired by potential employers of UP accounting graduates.

ASU Insight. March 9, 2007

Jan-26-2007
Kurt Pany Receives Excellence in Teaching Award

The School of Accountancy is pleased to announce that Kurt Pany is the recipient of the “2006 Excellence in Teaching Award” sponsored by the Arizona Society of CPAs Foundation. The competition for this award is very keen. Each post-secondary institution in Arizona is permitted to nominate one faculty member. Only one award is granted each year.

Kurt joined the ASU faculty in 1977, and will celebrate his 30 years of service this spring. During this period, Kurt has consistently achieved outstanding teaching evaluations from his students and his peers. At the same time, Kurt has been a faculty champion for academic rigor and the integration of ethics in the curriculum. He has been the lead faculty in our capstone course, "Principles of Auditing." He also recently developed a state-of-the-art graduate "Advanced Auditing" class for our Master of Accountancy & Information Systems program.

Kurt's contributions as an educator have not gone unnoticed. He won the 2002 Arizona CPA Foundation Award for Innovation in the Classroom for integrating professional ethics throughout the undergraduate auditing course.

Kurt is a prolific scholar with over 60 publications, including publications in the premier journals in the field of auditing. His research continues to address issues of immediate importance to our profession. His most recent work, forthcoming in Accounting Horizons, examines audit firm rotation and corporate governance. Kurt is widely considered to be one of the leading auditing scholars in the nation, and his scholarship extends to current college texts for both undergraduate and graduate classes in auditing.

Kurt will be honored by the ASCPA at their annual meeting on May 15, 2007 at the Arizona Biltmore Resort in Phoenix.