Academic Year 2016-2017 Department of Accountancy Newsletter
A note from the department chair
Welcome to the 2017 edition of the Case Western Reserve University, Weatherhead School of Management's Department of Accountancy newsletter! This July marks the fourth year of my service as Chair of the Department of Accountancy. A great many changes have occurred in that time. We?re experiencing record enrollments in both our Master of Accountancy and our B.S. in Accounting programs among many other things. I hope you enjoy this year?s edition of our newsletter, which contains updates on our faculty, the 2016 Braden Award, our 2017 Alum of the Year, student achievements and much more. I made mention of this last year, but 2018 will mark our 90th year of offering high quality accounting education here at CWRU; we will have a special recognition for this milestone at Beta Alpha Psi Awards banquet in April 2018; perhaps you could plan to join us on campus! Speaking of Beta Alpha Psi, the national accounting honorary society? Beta Alpha Psi will award our own Professor Karen Braun with the Beta Alpha Psi Professional of the Year? Education recognition at the 2018 Beta Alpha Psi National Conference. We are proud of all of our faculty members no doubt, and this award to Karen recognizes her unique contributions to the Department, School, University and the professional. Please consider sending a congratulatory note along to Karen! Another highlight found inside is that PhD alum Ally Zimmerman received the Outstanding Dissertation Award from the American Accounting Association in August last what's inside year. This is also a tremendous achievement and we?re very proud of Ally. We hope you?ll enjoy reading about Faculty news 2-7 these and other updates inside this newsletter. And please reconnect with us. We would all love to hear from you and hope you?ll join us in our efforts to continue to Braden award & lecture 8 strengthen and renew our programs. Send us an update about your career and life successes and milestones at Dickerson lecture & 9-11 [email protected]. The campus continues to alumnus award evolve under the leadership of President Snyder; if you haven?t been to campus for a while, consider a visit--you?ll Beta Alpha Psi 12-13 notice huge changes!
BAP awards banquet 14-20 Sincerely, Mark H. Taylor Students & alumni 21-30
Hooding ceremony 31 Chair, Department of Accountancy Other information 32-33 stay connected Department of Accountancy: Faculty News
Congratulations to Karen Braun, Recipient of the 2017 WSOM Undergraduate Teaching Award!
Additional Congratulations to~ Finalist: Dennis Conrad and Nominees: Lee Blazey, Melissa Carlisle, Tim Fogarty, Sharon Martin and Mark Taylor
Congratulations to Tom King, Recipient of the 2017 WSOM Graduate Teaching Award and the Scholar-Practitioner Award for his Doctor of Management Cohort
Congratulations to Gary Previts, Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Ohio Region of the American Accounting Association for His Continuous Service to the Ohio Region Presented at the Ohio AAA Regional Meeting in Columbus, Ohio
Congratulations to Karen Braun, Recipient of the 2016 AAA Bea Sanders/ AICPA Innovation in Teaching Award: Excel-Based Active-Learning for Managerial Accounting and the 2017 Beta Alpha Psi Business Information Professional of the Year in the Category of Education
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Public Accounting Report 35th Annual Professors Survey ? 2016
Top 25 Undergraduate Rankings Schools With 15 or Fewer Full-Time Accounting Faculty #13
Top 50 Master?s Rankings #47
Top 25 Master?s Rankings Schools With 15 or Fewer Full-Time Accounting Faculty # 21 #8
Congratulations to Mark Taylor! Congratulations to Greg Jonas! Elected as Appointed to three-year term Vice President of Finance on the for the Institute of Certified American Accounting Association Management Accountants (ICMA) Board of Regents VP-Finance-Elect: 2017-2018 VP-Finance: 2018-2020
Congratulations to Sharon Martin, Nominated as an Outstanding Faculty Member by Gamma Sigma Alpha Gamma Sigma Alpha National Academic Greek Honor Society (GSA) is the premier organization committed to the academic success of its members and alignment with the academic missions of its host institutions. Students are eligible for membership based on GPA and membership in a Greek fraternity or sorority. Gamma Sigma Alpha is headquartered in Colorado, with over 215 chapters across the country and in Canada. Department of Accountancy: Faculty News
Gary Previts busy publishing over the past year
"State and Local Government Pensions at the Crossroads: Updating Accounting Standards Highlight the Challenges" Craig Foltin, Dale L. Flesher, Gary J. Previts and Mary S. Stone The CPA Journal, May 2017, Feature Articles.
"Working on the Railroad: Public Accounting Talent in the United States? The Case of Haskins & Sells (Now Deloitte)" Dale L. Flesher, Gary J. Previts, William D. Samson Abacus, March 2017, Vol. 53, No. 1, pp. 133-157.
"Antebellum Management Accountability at the Mobile & Ohio Railroad (1849?1862)" Dale L. Flesher, Gary J. Previts and Andrew D. Sharp Research on Professional Responsibility and Ethics in Accounting, December 2016, Vol. 20.
"Haskins and Sells? Selected Papers?A profile in leadership thought (1955?1974)" Dale L. Flesher and Gary J. Previts Accounting History Review, September 2016, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 333?350.
"A Historical Episode of Professional Skepticism: The SEC?s Thomascolor Case against Haskins & Sells" Dale L. Flesher and Gary J. Previts The CPA Journal, July 2016, News & Views.
Tony Bucaro part of AICPA podcast
From CPA to the classroom: Going from practitioner to professor Hosted by Courtney Vien
Topics include: Career Management and Accounting Education Many CPAs have considered giving back to the profession by teaching accounting. In this episode of the JofA podcast, practitioners-turned-professors Tony Bucaro of Case Western Reserve University and Jim Biagi of Marywood University discuss what it takes to make the move to academia.
Note: Professor Bucaro was a graduate of the Accounting Doctoral Scholars program administered by the AICPA. Professor Biagi was a graduate of the AACSB Bridge Program.
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Tony Bucaro, colleagues awarded competitive grant
CAQ and AAA Auditing Section Announce Awards for Access to Audit Personnel Program
Washington, DC - The Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) and the Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association (AAA) announced three awards for the Access to Audit Personnel Program, which connects academics with audit practitioners to participate in research projects.
?We?re pleased to assist researchers again this year by linking them with study participants from CAQ member firms,? said CAQ Executive Director Cindy Fornelli. ?Academic research is a vital tool for the profession as we work to continuously improve audit quality for the benefit of investors and our capital markets.?
Of the proposals received in 2017, the review committee selected three projects to support, including Cassandra Estep's, Emory University, Mitigating the Unintended Consequences of Material Weakness Reporting on Auditors? Acceptance of Aggressive Client Reporting (with Anthony Bucaro, Case Western Reserve University; and Tim Bauer, University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana).
The Access to Audit Personnel Program will connect these researchers with 400 audit staff and managers at CAQ Governing Board firms: BDO, Crowe, Deloitte, EY, Grant Thornton, KPMG, PwC, and RSM. Now in the program?s fifth year, the CAQ and the AAA Auditing Section have supported 19 academic projects and provided access to 4,566 audit practitioners for research.
Tom King's paper featured on April 2017 cover, wins bronze from Strategic Finance
Comedian George Carlin spoofed sports broadcasting with the line, ?Here?s a partial score: Notre Dame 6.? The joke reminds us how scores are meaningless without comparisons to peer organizations measured with accepted rules. The recent proliferation of earnings figures that deviate from U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) harkens back to Carlin?s joke and threatens the usefulness of U.S. financial reporting. Use of these ?non-GAAP? numbers confounds investors? ability to compare companies? results. Imagine trying to evaluate a score if one team cites touchdowns while the opponent talks about runs. Click cover for full article. Department of Accountancy: Faculty News
Gary Previts interviewed by THINK magazine
From the Fall/ Winter 2016 Issue LENS Business, Law and Policy
HISTORY BY THE NUMBERS What Accounting Can Tell Us About the Past? and the Present By Dan Morrell
One of the dependable controversies of the American presidential election season is the timing and release of the candidates' tax returns.
This year, both Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and businessman Donald Trump faced criticism when they didn't release their tax returns in a timely fashion. (As of mid-September, Trump still had not released his).
Nearly all major party presidential nominees since 1976 have released some form of their tax returns? even though there's no law compelling them to do so. Voters simply expect it.
This American ideal of financial disclosure offers a window into our country's cultural values, explained Case Western Reserve Distinguished University Professor Gary Previts, PhD, co-author of the seminal History of Accountancy in the United States and a founding member and the first president of the Academy of Accounting Historians.
THINK The Magazine of Case Western Reserve University
Tim Fogarty and Gary Previts lead the doctoral/ new faculty consortium at the 2017 Ohio AAA Section Midyear Meeting
The day before the start of the 2017 Ohio AAA Section Midyear Meeting in Columbus, Ohio, Tim Fogarty and Gary Previts led the Doctoral/ New Faculty Consortium to provide participants with unique and small settings to network and interact with each other and senior researchers and teachers. The sessions in the Consortium were open to all meeting attendees, but were tailored specifically to doctoral students and new faculty who are at the beginning of their careers. All together, 16 PhD students from Ohio schools participated in the day-long sessions.
Lee Blazey retires from long-held volunteer position as Bratenahl Village Clerk and Income Tax Director
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Congratulations to Karen Department says goodbye to John Braun for publishing the Keyser, but fortunately not entirely 5th edition of Managerial Accounting At the end of the 2016-2017 academic year, John Keyser decided to return to the corporate side of the profession full-time, but will not completely give up his academic pursuits. John will be working in the National Office of Risk Management of RSM and will be RSM's representative on the CAQ's Research Advisory Board and the Access to Professionals Group. In addition, he will also serve as a reviewer for Research in Accounting Regulation. In the spring, John will return to campus to teach Advanced Auditing.
Best wishes to John and we look forward to seeing you back on campus in the spring!
Department of Accountancy Full-Time Faculty for 2017-2018
Lee Blazey Professor
Karen Braun Professor
Tony Bucaro Assistant Professor
Melissa Carlisle Assistant Professor
Dennis Conrad Associate Professor
Tim Fogarty Professor
Greg Jonas Associate Professor
Tom King Professor
Sharon Martin Associate Professor
Gary Previts E. Mandell de Windt Professor of Leadership and Enterprise Development
Mark Taylor Andrew D. Braden Professorship of Accounting and Auditing, Department Chair
Rob Bricker Professor Emeritus of Accountancy
Julia Grant Professor Emerita of Accountancy Larry Parker Professor Emeritus of Accountancy Department of Accountancy: Braden Award and Lecture
2016 Braden Award Presentation and Lecture
ROBERT H. HERZ, CPA, CGMA, FCA Former Chairman, Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
MEASURE AND REPORT WHAT MATTERS
Friday, October 14, 2016, 1:30 p.m. Woodland Hall, Cleveland Botanical Garden
Mr. Herz shared some reflections on his career in the accounting profession, why what we do is so important to the capital markets, the economy, and society, the new frontier in reporting including ?Integrated Reporting? and sustainability reporting, and closed by offering suggestions to students about how to enter the profession.
Mr. Herz?s current activities include serving on the boards of directors and various board committees of Fannie Mae (Chairman of Audit Committee), Morgan Stanley (Chairman of Audit Committee), Workiva Inc. , itBit Trust Company, and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, on the Independent Investment Committee of UNOPS, on the advisory boards of AccountAbility, Becker Professional Education, and the Manchester Business School in England, as an Ambassador for the International Integrated Reporting Council, and as a member of the Audit Committee Chair Advisory Council of the National Association of Corporate Directors. He is also an executive in residence and member of the faculty of the Columbia Business School and serves on the Standing Advisory Group of the U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Financial Reporting Faculty Advisory Group of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, and the Accounting Standards Oversight Council of Canada. Mr. Herz also provides consulting services on financial reporting and other matters through Robert H. Herz LLC, of which he is President.
Previously, Robert Herz was Chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) from 2002 to 2010. He was also one of the original members of the International Accounting Standards Board. He was a partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers for many years, including serving as audit partner on numerous major companies, as head of the firm?s Corporate Finance Advisory Services, as senior technical partner, as member of the firm?s U.S. and Global Boards, and as President of the Coopers & Lybrand and PricewaterhouseCoopers foundations. He has chaired a number of professional committees, including the IFAC Transnational Auditors Committee and the AICPA SEC Regulations Committee, has served on numerous public policy commissions, and testified many times at Congressional hearings. He was also previously a Trustee and Vice Chair of the Kessler Foundation.
Mr. Herz has authored or coauthored 6 books and over 50 articles and published papers and is a frequent speaker at major financial reporting and business conferences. He is a member of the Accounting Hall of Fame.
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Thomas Dickerson Lecturer and 2017 Accounting Alumnus of the Year Recipient
ANDREW ELCIK Advisory Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Wednesday, April 19, 2017, 2:00 p.m. Tinkham Veale University Center Ballroom
Andy joined Deloitte in New York City 28 years ago and currently serves as Advisory Partner in Deloitte & Touche LLP. He is a senior member of the firm?s Special Acquisition Services Group (SAS) and leads its NY Advisory (Accounting) team. SAS comprises cross-functional teams throughout major global cities and primarily serves the needs of one of the world?s leading global alternative asset managers.
Prior to joining SAS in 1997, Andy spent 7 years in Deloitte?s Tri-State Audit practice focusing on audits of large SEC registrants in various industries. In 2006, he was seconded to Hong Kong where he spent 5 years serving as Managing Director and Leader of the SAS Group in the Asia Pacific region. During his time in the region, he teamed with Deloitte?s local resources in 10 different geographies and lead over 75 transactions. He returned to New York in 2011.
In addition to his various domestic and international leadership responsibilities, Andy currently focuses on leading complex transactions and cross-border acquisitions for certain large private equity funds. Over the course of the last 20 years in SAS, Andy has worked on almost 200 different transactions that span various industries in 20 different countries and 5 continents. Andy also focuses on helping private equity owned portfolio companies and the Deloitte teams responsible for these companies with both their ongoing tax, audit transactions as well as other business needs such as M&A, IPOs, debt refinancing, special dividends to name a few.
Born and raised in the New York City metropolitan area, Andy holds a B.S. in Accounting from Case Western Reserve University and a M.B.A. from Columbia University School of Business. Andy is a Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.), a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. In addition to his involvement in various local and community organizations and activities, Andy served for many years as advisor to the Case Western Reserve Admissions Program. Andy is based in New York and resides in Westchester County with his wife Lynne, (a Case Alumnus), their two teenage daughters Kara and Elizabeth, and son Andrew (12). Kara is currently completing her first year at Elon University. Andy enjoys golf and spends time with his family traveling, cooking, fishing and boating. Department of Accountancy: Dickerson Lecture and Alumnus Award
Andrew Elcik
Andrew Elcik & Mark Taylor
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Andrew Elcik, his wife Lynne and Thomas Dickerson's grandchildren, Peggy Aker and Tom Sturgis
Mark Taylor presents current Thomas A. Dickerson Faculty Fellow, Tim Fogarty, Thomas Dickerson's original chair.
Thomas Dickerson's grandchildren, Peggy Aker and Tom Sturgis, here with Mark Taylor, gift the department Andrew Elcik's wife Lynne, Peggy Aker, Gary Previts and Thomas Dickerson's original chair. Tom Sturgis Department of Accountancy: Beta Alpha Psi
Beta Alpha Psi- The Best is Yet to Be!
The Pi chapter started the year with a strategic plan by gathering stakeholder feedback, creating a Strength Weakness Opportunity Threat (SWOT) analysis, and planning the year with goals and objectives. The strategic planning helped the chapter win second place at the regional Best Practices Competition in Indianapolis, IN. The fall and spring "rush weeks" helped students learn about BAP and the importance of personal and professional development as early as their freshman year. In the fall semester, the chapter hosted the annual "Meet the Accountants Breakfast" which was attended by over 150 students and 23 firms. During the 2016-2017 school year, the chapter organized a total of 22 chapter meetings and 23 volunteering events. Students were exposed to a variety of professional and service opportunities that helped them develop soft skills and prepared them for employment. The spring semester came to a close in April with the 86th annual awards banquet in which students, faculty, and professionals joined together to celebrate the achievements of so many excellent accounting students.
Some other highlights of the year included the following:
- The Pi chapter held its first fundraiser "Pi the Professor". The event brought together accounting professors and students and raised a total of $200 for charity. - Members attended and presented at the spring Regional Meeting in Indianapolis and at the summer National Meeting in Anaheim California. - The chapter held networking social events with professionals, such as the Deloitte Bowling event. - The chapter created BAP Professional Groups, which cater to students' specific career interest divided into industry, audit, tax, government/ nonprofit, internal audit, corporate reporting, and other. The program is intended to help BAP students learn more about a specific profession by meeting others students and professionals with the same interests. - BAP members visited the Sherwin Williams Center for Excellence to attend an exclusive tour of its downtown headquarters. Students learned about Sherwin-Williams' history, heard a presentation from executives from the accounting and departments, and learned about career opportunities. - The chapter continued to build its membership, currently a total of 72 members & candidates. - Mentor-mentee program strengthened relationships between members. - The chapter nominated professor Karen Braun for the IMA Business Information Professional of the Year Award (in the education category). Professor Braun will be accepting the award in August at the National BAP Meeting.
* If you would like to get involved, please contact Zoe Yang ([email protected]).
Ruolin (Zoe) Yang President, Beta Alpha Psi, Pi Chapter
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Fall 2016 Officers Spring 2017 Officers President - Zoe (Ruolin) Yang President - Zoe (Ruolin) Yang Vice President - Chris Dunlap Vice President - Brian Dunlap Treasurer - Melinda Qiao Treasurer - Jeffrey Malashock Secretary - Chelsea (Jiuzhu) An Secretary - Tianjiao Liu VP of Membership - Lu Jiang VP of Membership - Yixiao Sun VP of Social Events - Brian Dunlap VP of Social Events - Chloe (Xiaochen) Xue VP of Service Events - Amber Jiang VP of VITA - Yan Zhang
A big thank you to our presenters: Fall 2016 Spring 2017 Apple Growth Partners Eaton Deloitte Crowe Horwath Dominion KPMG Zinner & Co. PwC FBI Medical Mutual 2016-2017 Faculty Advisors DDR Progressive Karen Braun Keybank Becker CPA Review & Cohen & Co. Precision Castparts Sharon Martin EY Deloitte Eaton HW&Co. (Below) Spring 2017 New Members & Officers Skoda Minotti
Pi the Professor Fundraiser, Prof. Tom King Department of Accountancy: BAP Awards Banquet
86th Annual Beta Alpha Psi Awards Banquet in Tinkham Veale University Center April 19, 2017
On April 19, the Pi chapter of Beta Alpha Psi hosted its 86th annual banquet, where Mr. Andrew Elcik was presented with the Beta Alpha Psi Alumnus of the Year Award. Also presented that evening were several undergraduate and graduate Department of Accountancy awards. Faculty, staff and students were joined by members of the professional community, including several of our local alumni. Thank you to everyone who was able to join BAP for another successful banquet.
A special thank you to all of those, both individuals and firms, who sponsor our student awards and scholarships.
Accounting Alumnus of the Year Award Past Recipients 2016 - Andrew Elcik 2005 - Harry G. Cashy 1994 ? Frank Monhart 2015 ? Charles R. Webb 2004 ? J. Michael Kolk 1993 - Marilyn Gagen 2014 ? Lawrence F. Cruise 2003 ? Edward Hemmelgarn 1992 ? Edward Toth 2013 ? Tim Deloso 2002 ? Gary Juhnke 1991 ? Louis E. Levy 2012 ? James D. Gottfried 2001 ? Al Rappaport 1990 ? Roland Hill 2011 ? Dennis A. Conrad 2000 ? Mark Barrus 1989 ? Victor Voinovich 2010 ? Fiona Chambers 1999 ? Lee Blazey 1988 ? Ellis Smolik 2009 ? Phillip ?Chip? Bell 1998 ? Thomas A. Barton 1987 ? Clarence Schmitz 2008 ? Patrick T. Carney 1997 ? Bruce A. Jackson 1986 ? M. Ann Harsh 2007 ? Moses Awe 1996 ? Robert L. Guido 1985 ? Tom DeMinico 2006 ? Stephen Young 1995 ? James Dingus, Jr. 1984 ? Eugene Patton
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Director's Award for Academic Excellence (MAcc Program) Lilli Hooke, Prof. Tom King, Ruije (Kelly) Gao, JJ Rathbun, Gregory Ott, Reuben Treatman, Grace Xu
Wallach-Lee Families Scholarship (Left) Rachel Payne and Michael Corridon
Andrew D. Braden Award for Excellence in Auditing and Financial Reporting (Right) Peter Duxbury
Thomas Dickerson Award for Excellence in Cashy Family Scholarship (Below) Professional Accountancy Andrew Henning and Studies (Below) Demetrios Tsamasiros JJ Rathbun Department of Accountancy: BAP Awards Banquet
The Dean's Achievement Award Lilli Hooke, Grace Xu, Sarah Berchuck, Amy Shen, Andrew Rossman, Kylene Ye
Congratulations to everyone who received an award!
Dean's Award in Accounting (Skoda Minotti Award) - Zoe Yang Dean's Award in Accounting (Plante Moran Award) - Kaitlyn Gorski Dean's Award in Accounting (Deloitte Award) - Jack Rademacher Dean's Award in Accounting (Cohen & Company Award) - Alexis Febres Dean's Award in Accounting (Meaden & Moore Award) - Alex Keller-Biehl
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The Marvin J. Shamis Award Joseph Thiel
2017 Director's Award for Outstanding MAcc Student Lu Jiang and Dan Cronin
These are just a few of the highlighted student awards, several other students also received awards which were announced at both the Beta Alpha Psi Banquet and one of the university honors assemblies.
2017 Federation of Schools of NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Accountancy Award Zach Brojous Taylor Lemke 2017 Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award Alex Carson and Sean Carson Department of Accountancy: BAP Awards Banquet
SENIOR ACCOUNTING AWARDS
The Weatherhead School of Management Award Samantha Lettieri
The Andrew D. Braden Award for Excellence in Auditing and Financial Reporting Peter Duxbury
The Thomas Dickerson Award for Excellence in Professional Accountancy Studies JJ Rathbun
The Dean's Achievement Award
Sarah Berchuck Fanxin (Amy) Shen Brian Fokken Max Simon Lilli Hooke Grace Xu Andrew Rossman Kylene Ye
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ACCOUNTING AWARDS
The Dean?s Award in Accounting (Cohen & Company Award) Alexis Febres
The Dean?s Award in Accounting (Deloitte Award) Jack Rademacher
The Dean?s Award in Accounting (EY Award) Jose Antonio Diez
The Dean?s Award in Accounting (KPMG Award) Andres Rios
The Dean?s Award in Accounting (Meaden & Moore Award) Alex Keller-Biehl and Melinda Qiao
The Dean?s Award in Accounting (Plante Moran Award) Alexander Frye and Kaitlyn Gorski
The Dean?s Award in Accounting (PwC Award) Kayla Reaves
The Dean?s Award in Accounting (Skoda Minotti Award) Paul Emanuele and Ruolin (Zoe) Yang
The Marvin J. Shamis Award Joseph Thiel
CMA Scholarship Kirsch Briel Junhui Lin Jeffrey Malashock Jianning Wei Mingjun Xu Mahya Krouse Jingzhao Liu Rachel Payne Ruolin (Zoe) Yang Xiaofan Zhu
Northeast Ohio Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors Scholarship Pawel Kotowski
Wallach-Lee Families Scholarship Award Michael Corridon and Rachel Payne
SPECIAL RECOGNITION NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Zachary Broujos Department of Accountancy: BAP Awards Banquet
INTEGRATED STUDY SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
Louis E. Levy Scholars in Accountancy Fanxin (Amy) Shen and Andrew Rossman
The Cashy Family Scholarship Award Jonathan (Andrew) Henning and Demetri Tsamasiros
Charles and Barbara Webb Scholarship Katherine Buerger and Yankun (Charlie) Hu
BETA ALPHA PSI AWARDS The BAP Leadership Award The BAP Scholars Recognition Award Ruolin (Zoe) Yang Christopher Dunlap
MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY AWARDS
The Director?s Award for Outstanding Student Daniel Cronin and Lu Jiang
The Federation of Schools of Accountancy Award Taylor Lemke
The Outstanding Graduate Assistant Award Alex Carson and Sean Carson
The Director?s Award for Academic Excellence Ruijie (Kelly) Gao Shilun Lu JJ Rathbun Grace Xu Lilli Hooke Gregory Ott Reuben Treatman
Annual Becker CPA Review Scholarship Kirsch Briel and Katelyn Sumpter
MASTER OF ACCOUNTANCY SCHOLARSHIPS
Cohen & Company Scholarship Jenna Alico and Anthony Mehle
Skoda Minotti Scholarship Callan Ganim
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Welcome to our newest PhD students, Maysa Basoudan, Erica (Sackett) Neuman and Robert Sheu
MAYSA BASOUDAN Maysa Basoudan is a second year PhD student with interests in forensic accounting and gender issues in accounting. She holds a bachelor?s degree in accounting from King Saud University in Saudi Arabia and a Master of Accountancy from Case Western Reserve University. After receiving her B.S., Maysa worked in the banking industry for three years and then decided to move into academia where she taught several undergraduate accounting courses. Maysa was eventually awarded a scholarship from the Saudi Arabian government to pursue her graduate studies in the United States. Maysa, her husband, and their three sons live in Cleveland and are enjoying the experience of living abroad and interacting with people from different cultures.
ERICA (SACKETT) NEUMAN Erica Neuman earned her Bachelor?s in Accounting from Case Western Reserve University and her Master of Accountancy from University of Notre Dame in 2013 and 2014, respectively. Erica joined the Accounting PhD program in Fall 2016. Prior to entering the program, Erica was a tax consultant at Deloitte in Cleveland. Erica is a CPA, and is a member of the AAA and of the AICPA. She recently served as a reviewer for the Ohio Regional AAA Conference and attended the Behavioral Tax Symposium in May and the AAA Annual Meeting in August. Erica?s research interests include individual tax compliance and the taxpayer advocacy role of tax preparers. In her free time, Erica enjoys running and traveling with her husband.
ROBERT SHEU Robert Sheu is a 2011 graduate of Michigan State University with an undergraduate degree in Accounting. He also completed his MAcc at MSU and graduated in 2012. His brief four-year career as a CPA was spent in public accounting. During his time in public accounting, he worked at Post, Smythe, Lutz, and Ziel (PSLZ) a local accounting firm in Plymouth, MI. Robert has experience in accounting for small businesses, individual and corporate taxation, and audits of local governments. Robert began the PhD program in Fall 2016 and in May 2016 presented his paper ?An Origin Investigation: Events and Groups that Shaped the Formation of the PCAOB? at the Ohio AAA conference. His current research interests include auditing, accounting education, accounting regulation, and accounting history.
Maysa Basoudan
Erica Neuman Robert Sheu Department of Accountancy: Students & Alumni
Checking in with our current PhD students
AZZAM ALSUHAIBANI Azzam Alsuhaibani completed his second year at the PhD in Accounting program and finished the coursework. Azzam participated in the AAA Annual Meeting held in August 2016 at New York City. Early in the summer, Azzam presented his paper ?The Development of Academic Research Regarding Relations Between External Auditors and Internal Auditors in the United States During the Period 1941 ? 2016" at the Ohio AAA meeting held in May 2017 at Columbus, Ohio. At the conference, Azzam participated as a reviewer and as a discussant. This summer Azzam is working on his qualifying paper to pass into the candidacy stage of the PhD in Accounting program.
JILL CADOTTE Jill Cadotte completed her third year in the Accounting PhD program. At the May 2017 Ohio AAA meeting, she presented a paper as well as participated as a reviewer and discussant. Jill was a doctoral consortium fellow at the AAA Deloitte Foundation J. Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium in June. She will present her paper ?The Advertising Practices of Ernst & Ernst? at the Annual AAA meeting in San Diego in August.
MARY SASMAZ Mary Sasmaz is in the PhD Candidacy stage of the PhD program. She has current research projects focused on individual income tax compliance and work life balance in public accounting firms. Mary expects to complete her PhD program this school year and looks forward to the next stage of professorship. Mary continues to have research interests in taxation, family wealth transfer, family business, work-life balance, and mentoring.
The Ohio Society of CPAs Accounting Ambassador program This year, Andrew Rossman filled the role as Weatherhead?s Accounting Ambassador. Since its inception in 2002, the Student Ambassador Program has introduced thousands of Ohio college students to the opportunities and benefits that come with an accounting degree. Student Ambassadors employ the power of peer-to-peer networking to reach students who have not yet declared a major with information about accounting and the CPA profession.
The Student Ambassador Program operates at 18 universities. With the help of the Ambassadors, students have a better understanding of rewarding career opportunities that come with an accounting degree and the benefits of becoming a CPA.
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Accounting majors study abroad
John Landschulz ? Full Year, National University of Singapore (NUS) (Singapore) Michael Corridon ? FA16, University of Sydney (Australia) Thania Arizmendi ? SP17, Universidad de Salamanca (Spain) Melinda Qiao ? SP17, National University of Singapore (NUS) (Singapore) Heather Wattles ? SP17, University of Manchester (United Kingdom) Alexis Febres ? SU16, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (United Kingdom) Kaitlyn Gorski ? SU16, DAnish Institute for Study Abroad (Denmark) Joseph Thiel ? SU16, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (United Kingdom)
MGMT 315 - International Management Institute, Spring Break, Dublin, Ireland: Mabel Chiu, Lilli Hooke, Mahya Krouse, Anthony Mehle, Kyle Pavilonis, Kayla Reaves, Grace Xu
MGMT 315 students in Dublin, Ireland. Department of Accountancy: Students & Alumni
Students continue to pursue practicum experiences Practicum allows students to retain their student status while participating in a full-time work experience. We?ve received wonderful feedback from students and we thank the employers for providing these opportunities to our students. If your firm is interested in hiring students for a practicum experience, please contact the University Career Center. The following students took part in a practicum experience during the 2016-2017 academic year. Dominic Adams, Novogradac & Company Pawel Kotowski, BDO USA, Jiuzhu An, Zinner & Co. Weiran Li, Meaden & Moore, Ashley Carnes, Howard, Wershbale & Co. Yaqi Li, Wipfli Allyson Chan, BDO USA Gavin Lux, PwC Xiwei Chen, Zinner & Co. Andres Rios, Cohen & Company Alexis Febres, Cohen & Company Samuel Tedesco, PwC Wei Fei, ON Semiconductor Sipei Wang, Donovan, Klimczak & Company Toriea Foster, EY Yulun Wu, Charles E. Harris & Associates Alexander Frye, Plante Moran Minjun Xu, TE Connectivity Jennifer Kim, Grant Thornton Yang Yu, Meaden & Moore
2017 Wolstein Society inductees include nine accounting students Weatherhead News, Posted 9.23.16
On September 22, 2016 the eleventh class of Weatherhead undergraduate students was inducted into the Wolstein Society, nine of the nineteen inductees were accounting majors. The Wolstein Society recognizes outstanding undergraduate students in their senior year who represent the spirit of enterprise as demonstrated by leadership, scholarship, community service and professional will.
The 2017 Wolstein Society inductees represent the true meaning and character of the Wolstein Society. Not only are these students excelling in the classroom, they are also making a positive impact on campus and in the community. These students are active members of Alpha Kappa Psi, Beta Alpha Psi, Greek Life, Varsity Athletics, and many more organizations. This year?s inductees include members of the varsity baseball, cross country, football, soccer, tennis, and track and field teams. They have held leadership positions across campus and every inductee demonstrated their commitment to professional will by having at least one internship during their time at Weatherhead.
The future is bright for these students as they are planning to start their careers at firms including Deloitte, KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and RaveNectar. Also, several inductees plan on continuing their education in graduate school.
The 2017 Wolstein Society inductees with a major in accounting: Sarah Berchuck Christopher Dunlap Andrew Rossman Zach Broujos Brian Fokken Grace Xu Kevin Dong Sijie Peng Isaac Yeh
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CWRU? s Broujos selected to receive NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
CWRU Athletics Website March 7, 2017
Case Western Reserve University senior men?s soccer player Zach Broujos (Pittsburgh, Pa./ Pittsburgh Central Catholic) was selected to receive one of the 58 prestigious Fall NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships awarded to fall sport athletes across all three divisions of the NCAA for their excellence both academically and athletically, along with their leadership and community involvement.
Broujos is the 25th CWRU athlete ever to win the scholarship, and the second in the history of the men?s soccer program.
The NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship is awarded to student-athletes who excel academically and athletically, and are in their final year of intercollegiate athletics competition. The Association awards up to 174 postgraduate scholarships annually, 87 for men and 87 for women. This season's NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship recipients (29 men, 29 women) represent fall sports participants, who will receive one-time, nonrenewable grants of $7,500 to be used for graduate study.
Broujos was a key member of the Spartans? defense during his senior campaign in 2016, serving as a team captain. He is a two-time All-University Athletic Association honoree, earning a selection to the First Team this past season, after claiming an honorable mention as a junior, in addition to being named to the OCSA All-Ohio Third Team in 2016. Over the course of his career, he played in 69 games and made 66 starts, recording a goal and three assists for five points.
Academically, Broujos has a 3.781 cumulative grade point average as an accounting major with a minor in finance. He is a three-time UAA All-Academic honoree, while also earning Dean?s List selection during his time at CWRU, and is on pace to claim a spot on the UAA Presidents? Scholar-Athlete Team this season.
Ruolin (Zoe) Yang receives PCAOB scholarship for 2017-2018 Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, monetary penalties imposed by the PCAOB must be used to fund merit scholarships for students in accredited accounting degree programs. The Board has established the PCAOB scholarship program to provide a source of funding to encourage outstanding undergraduate and graduate students to pursue a career in auditing.
Next year is the PCAOB's seventh year granting scholarships.
"Over the years, the academic achievements of more than 400 students have been recognized through this program," said PCAOB Chairman James R. Doty. "We hope this recognition inspires future accountants to become leaders in audit for the benefit of investors." Department of Accountancy: Students & Alumni
5 questions with? La Alianza President, senior Xavier Murillo the Daily, September 30, 2016
Xavier Murillo has a passion for stories.
He?s not a writer by trade; numbers are more his forte (he?s a senior accounting major who just interned for the Chilean Ministry of Finance). But hearing people?s stories? and sharing his own? drives Murillo.
After moving from Central California to Alabama in high school, Murillo went from a predominantly Mexican community to one in which he was among four Latinos in his entire school. So he took that opportunity to listen to? and understand? the perspectives of different people in his new home.
When Murillo came to Case Western Reserve as a first-year student in 2013, he struggled to adjust to campus life. So he sought out people whose stories might resonate with him.
So Murillo became involved in La Alianza, then a relatively small organization for Latino students. He also became a resident assistant, in hopes that he could share his experiences with students so they could grow from hearing his stories and reflecting on their own.
This powerful connection he made with his peers spurred Murillo and others to determine and strengthen the future of La Alianza so it better reflected the needs and presence of Latino students at Case Western Reserve.
Each year, he?s taken on increasing responsibilities and leadership roles in the organization? from treasurer as a sophomore to vice president as a junior and now president as a senior. The organization has grown significantly in just four years? both in terms of size and impact.
Through La Alianza, Murillo works to create a social and academic support network for Latino students, serve the Greater Cleveland community, and celebrate and raise awareness of Latino culture across Case Western Reserve.
?Seeing a reflection of my story in other people really made me think about how there are many of us going through similar journeys of figuring out college by ourselves,? he said. ?As a community, we can mentor each other during our undergraduate career and as we transition into life after college. I think it is also important that alumni stay connected and give back to our community.?
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All-around athlete: men? s swimmer Andrew Henning selected for prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship
the Daily, June 21, 2017
Andrew Henning never considered himself the star athlete on the Case Western Reserve University men?s swimming and diving team. But during his four years with the team, he knows that he developed into an all-around student-athlete: a strong swimmer, an even stronger student and an individual who is dedicated to serving the community. And now, he?s being recognized for all three of those qualities.
Henning, who graduated in May, received one of the prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, which recognizes a student-athlete?s athletic and academic success and community service. Representatives from Case Western Reserve nominate student-athletes for the award.
The honor makes Henning the second Spartan athlete this year to win the scholarship (the other was men?s soccer player and accounting major Zach Broujos) and the 26th in university history. Henning is only the second member of the men?s swimming and diving team to earn the award, with Guy Genin claiming the scholarship in 1990.
?The scholarship is such a big thing; it recognizes achievements in multiple different categories? it?s like the ideal student-athlete,? Henning said. ?It?s a huge honor. I?m very thankful for it? to be recognized for all the things that I?ve done.?
In addition to his achievements in the pool, Henning claimed All-UAA All-Academic honors during each of his three years of eligibility for the honor. He graduated with a 3.97 cumulative GPA while majoring in accounting.
Now, Henning is working toward a master?s degree in accounting at CWRU. He anticipates completing the degree in December, and plans to put the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship?s $7,500 grant toward tuition.
Thania Arizmendi on winning team for case competition
This year, Thania Arizmendi, an undergraduate accounting student at Weatherhead, participated on the first place winning team of the case competition at the 9th Annual KeyBank and Fisher College of Business Leadership & Creativity Undergraduate Minority Student Symposium.
This three-day event, held at The Ohio State University, provided undergraduate business and engineering students with an intensive camp on leadership, creativity, product innovation, spreadsheet management, entrepreneurial thinking, persuasive communication, and the art of "putting it all together." Department of Accountancy: Students & Alumni
Rahmadi Murwanto (MAcc '01, MBA '01), Director of Politeknik Keuangan Negara STAN Directly following his inauguration on December 16, 2016, Director of PKN STAN, Rahmadi Murwanto was given a special mission by the Minister of Finance to immediately make major changes in PKN STAN. "I would like in the near future the Director of PKN STAN to deliver ambitious and deeply rooted reform and reform plans," said the Minister. Thus, as the new director he had no choice but to immediately implement reforms in the body of PKN STAN. The father of two sons was born in Metro on March 13, 1970. He received Diploma III and Diploma IV Accounting at State College of Accountancy (STAN) and an Accountant degree was awarded in 1997. He received his Master of Accountancy and MBA in 2001 from the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University and in 2010 he earned his Ph.D. irom Victoria University, New Zealand. Rahmadi started his career in 1991 at the Ministry of Finance's Education and Training Agency (BPLK) and has held several positions in the Secretariat of the Agency and Pusdiklat. In 2003, his first position was as Head of the Organization Sub-Division of BPPK Secretariat. In 2011, Rahmadi was promoted to an echelon III officer at Pusdiklat Bea and Cukai as Head of Evaluation and Performance Reporting. Three years later, he becomes Head of Organization and Administration Division of BPPK Secretariat and on December 16, 2016 he was promoted to Director of PKN STAN.
Devon (Worrell) Konikow's (BS '08/ MAcc '08) career highlighted by Deloitte
The work you do matters. The people you work with matter just as much or more. Devon Konikow knows this well. She started at Deloitte back in 2007 when her cousin, who worked at another of the Big 4 public accounting organizations, submitted her resume to his friend at Deloitte. ?I got a call from a Deloitte recruiter, but I didn't even know they had my resume. It went well though. I got the internship.?
Following that, she took a full-time position with Deloitte in Seattle.
?Always say yes to new learnings and challenges. You're going to have a lot of different opportunities thrown your way ? working with different teams, working with different people, and working in different industries. Always keep an open mind.? Click picture for full story. "Full-time audit manager with eight years of financial services experience. Enjoying the challenge of being a mother, wife, volunteer, friend, runner, and culinary crafter."
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5 questions with? international sorority leader, senior Keniece Gray the Daily, September 16, 2016
The decision to pursue membership in Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority Inc. was a natural one for Keniece Gray.
Many of her family members and mentors were involved in Alpha Kappa Alpha, which is the first the first Greek-letter sorority established by African-American women (in 1908).
Today, the sorority remains committed to initiatives on which it was founded: cultivating high scholastic and ethical standards, promoting unity and friendship amongst college women, leadership development, and implementing programs internationally to make a positive global impact. Picture by Victor Powell. But it was the organization?s emphasis on bettering the Greater Cleveland community through service that most moved Gray, a native Clevelander and an avid volunteer.
?I really care about uplifting the community and leadership development. Alpha Kappa Alpha is my platform to serve,? said Gray, who is in an undergraduate in the accelerated/ integrated masters of accountancy program at the Weatherhead School of Management. ?If I can use that platform to make the city even better, or do even greater things, I want to do that.?
This summer, after campaigning for months and giving a speech at Alpha Kappa Alpha?s 67th bi-annual meeting in Atlanta, Gray was elected to serve on the directorate as the international second vice-president.
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Accounting Majors Receive Athletics Awards
2016-2017 All-America Drew Hamilton, NCAA All-America Honorable Mention (15th in 500 Free, 9th in 400 IM)
2017 Dr. David Hutter Male Athlete of the Year Top male student-athlete Recipient: Nathaniel Wahner
2017 Arthur P. Leary Award The award is given to the outstanding freshman, sophomore, or junior who has demonstrated leadership on the team, maintained good academic standing in the University, demonstrated good sportsmanship, and made a contribution to the department and University. Recipient: Drew Hamilton
2017 Philip K. ?Nip? Heim Award Presented annually to the senior male student-athlete who has made the most outstanding contribution to CWRU through the athletics program. The selection is based on team leadership, good academic standing, good sportsmanship, at least two years in the athletics program, and loyalty to team and University. Recipient: Andrew Henning Department of Accountancy: Students & Alumni
Alumni career updates, promotions, changes, etc.
Sam Altman, BS ?14 Senior Accountant, Monarch Private Capital (Atlanta)
Ken Ashe, BS ?01, MAcc ?02 Project Manager, Prudential Financial (Newark)
Geraldine Barnett, MAcc ?06 Senior Tax Accountant, Sherwin Williams Paints
Mike Basirico, BS ?12, MAcc ?13 Tax Manager, Skoda Minotti
John Boyer, BS ?09, MAcc ?09 Internal Auditor, Gemalto (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Kelly (Xinwen) Cai, BS ?15 Master?s in Engineering/ Industrial Management, Duke University
Yi Chai, MAcc ?11 Senior Internal Auditor, Cuyahoga Community College
Cathy Chang, MAcc ?98 Director, Global Tax Provision, Avery Dennison (Los Angeles)
Bryce Coleman, BS ?12, MAcc ?13 Accounting Manager, Riddell
Roman Fatkhiyev, MAcc ?99 Cost Accountant, Northern Technologies International Corporation ("NTIC"?) (Minneapolis)
Joe Fogarty, BS ?12, MAcc ?13 Tax Analyst, Danaher
Aria (Tianyue) Gao, MAcc ?16 Accountant, Licata Law Group
Lexie Gao, MAcc ?17 Financial Analyst, Ohio Health
Lining Ge, MAcc ?14 Technology Risk Consultant, Deloitte (NYC)
David Hammon, MAcc ?13 Senior Consultant, Tax Management Consulting, Deloitte
Rachel Harkey, BS ?10, MAcc ?11 Risk Analyst, KeyBank
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Alumni career updates, promotions, changes, etc.
John Hill, BS ?08, MAcc ?09 Strategy & Operations Management Consultant, Deloitte (Seattle)
Rudi Huo, MAcc ?16 Financial Analyst, Proctor & Gamble (Guangzhou, Guangdong, China)
Yan Huo, MAcc ?07 Accounting Manager, Parker Hannifin (San Diego)
Chen Jacobson, MAcc ?13 Tax Principal, Riot Games (Los Angeles)
Emily (Barkas) Kirsch, BS ?08, MAcc ?09 Director in Capital Markets and Accounting Advisory Services, PwC (Chicago)
Jane Koltsova, BS ?06, MAcc ?06 Director, Revenue, Salesforce (NYC)
Emily Kwong, BS ?11, MAcc ?11 Accounting Manager, Zaremba Management Company
Simeng Liang, MAcc ?11 Tax Manager, EY (Chicago)
June (Junhui) Lin, MAcc ?17 Financial Analyst, Proctor & Gamble (Guangzhou, Guangdong, China)
Chris Linderwell, BS ?12, MAcc ?12 Director, Digital Analytics and Optimization, LBrands (Columbus)
Susan Liu, BS ?14 Senior Consultant, EY (Chicago)
Victoria Ma, MAcc ?14 Experienced Associate, Barnes Dennig
Ted Mueller, BS ?12 MBA Candidate at University of Notre Dame, Mendoza College of Business
Zhen Pan, MAcc ?16 Tax Analyst, Belden Inc. (St. Louis)
Meredith Peck, MAcc ?05, MBA ?05 Corporate Controller, COTSWORKS
Shayna Raj, BS ?11, MAcc ?11 Senior Financial Analyst, Abercrombie & Fitch Department of Accountancy: Students & Alumni
Alumni career updates, promotions, changes, etc.
Wendy (Wenyi) Ruan, MAcc ?16 Tax Associate, Andersen Tax (Seattle)
Amanda Saylor, MAcc ?09 Advisor, Cardinal Health
Laurel Shickler, BS ?16, MAcc ?16 Tax Analyst, KeyBank
Arthi Sridar, BS ?12, MAcc ?13 Senior Internal Auditor, United Airlines (Chicago)
Drew Volbers, BS ?14, MAcc ?15 FMC Division Analyst, Eaton Corporation (Dallas/ Ft. Worth)
Chaoyi Wang, MAcc ?07 Executive Director/ President, Shandong Yinghua Ocean Shipping Group, Inc. (Weihan, Shandong, China)
John Witkowski, BS ?12, MAcc ?12 Lead Tax Analyst, Eaton Corporation
Leo (Yeru) Wu, MAcc ?15 Senior Tax Accountant, HW&Co.
Yuki (Yiyan) Xiong, MAcc ?14 Senior Associate, PwC (NYC)
Yijie Yang, MAcc ?15 Business Intelligence Engineer, Amazon Web Services (Seattle)
Jonathan (Jia) You, MAcc ?08 AVP - Financial Analysis & Reporting Manager, First Sound Bank (Seattle)
Tian Zeng, MAcc ?14 Experienced Assurance Associate, BDO USA (Washington, DC)
Bonnie (Yuxuan) Zhang, MAcc ?15 Global Operations Associate, Flexport (China)
Crystal Zhuang, MAcc ? Credit Risk Analyst, AVP, Citi (Dallas/ Ft. Worth)
Shuxin Zheng, MAcc ?11 Senior Associate, Management Consulting ? Finance (Washington, DC)
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7th Annual Chinese New Year party & Valentine's Day celebration
On February 11th, the department held its 7th annual Chinese New Year party and this year combined it with a Valentine's Day celebration. As usual, the department selected local restaurant, Li Wah, to prepare an array of delicious traditional Chinese dishes from potstickers to steamed buns and picked up Valentine's Day treats and candies from local bakeries. We had another strong turnout and the party was a success for the department, bringing together both domestic and international students from both the undergraduate and graduate accounting programs, as well as faculty and staff.
Happy Year of the Rooster!
Karen Braun, Chelsea An, Lionel (Xiangyu) Wan
Grace Xu celebrates the Chinese New Year with the department. Department of Accountancy: Students & Alumni
Huang Huang, Xiaofan Zhu, Jingzhao Liu Lilli Hooke enjoys food from Li Wah.
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Master of Accountancy Hooding Ceremony
On Saturday, May 20, 2017, on the lower level of the Peter B. Lewis Building, the Department of Accountancy held a hooding ceremony for MAcc students the day before commencement. Faculty, staff, students, family and friends were all on hand to participate and to enjoy light refreshments.
Watch the slide shows below to see some of our 2016-2017 Master of Accountancy graduates and their guests at the 2017 MAcc Hooding Ceremony.
Candid Ceremony Photos Individual Candidate Photos
Not sure what a hooding ceremony is? The Hooding Ceremony is a special recognition ceremony for masters or doctoral degree candidates. During the ceremony, a faculty member places the doctoral hood over the head of the graduate, signifying their success in completing the graduate program. Department of Accountancy: Other Information
Department of Accountancy Advisory Board 2017 Philip (Chip) Bell - Accenture David R. Campbell, Jr. - McGean Kevin Dudgeon - PwC Satyajit Dutta - EY Ken Haffey - Skoda Minotti Gary Juhnke, Chair - Deloitte J. Michael Kolk - Cohen & Co. Romeva Prcela - Fairmount Santrol Patricia (Patty) Rubin - BDO Victor S. Voinovich, Sr. - SVN/ First Place Commercial Realty LLC Stephen J. Young - Citigroup, Inc.
Faculty: Karen W. Braun, Dennis A. Conrad, Thomas A. King, Mark H. Taylor
Case Young Accountancy Advisory Board 2017 Mike Basirico (BS ?13, MAcc ?13) - Skoda Minotti Vinnie Bell (BS ?12, MAcc ?13) - PwC Susan (Pho) Burnoski (BS ?07, MAcc ?07) ? Apple Growth Partners Drew Dixon (BS ?11, MAcc ?11) - Riddell Rich Doolin (BS ?12, MAcc ?13) - EY Ashley Lu (MAcc ?09) ? Case Western Reserve University Baixue Ma (MAcc ?15) - Cohen & Co. Blake Parker - Deloitte (BS ?15, MAcc ?16) - Deloitte Kosta Pyatkovski (BS ?02, MAcc ?03) - Eaton Anqi Ren (BS ?13, MAcc ?14) - PwC Mark Schierholt (BS ?08, MAcc ?09) - KPMG David Srsen (BS ?10, MAcc ?10) ? GE Advisor, Kevin Dudgeon (BS '05) - PwC
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2017 - 2018 CONTACT INFORMATION
Department Chair Faculty Director Faculty Director Accountancy UG Program MAcc Program Mark H. Taylor Karen W. Braun Thomas A. King 216.368.2074 216.368.3532 216.368.6091 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Assistant Dean Program Manager Department Administrator UG & MAcc Programs MAcc Program Elaine Iannicelli Tiffany J. Welch Ashley Lu 216.368.4141 216.368.2058 216.368.5376 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Department Offices: Peter B. Lewis Building, 4th Floor 11119 Bellflower Road (Ford Road at Bellflower Road) Cleveland, OH 44106-7235 Save the Date
Meet the Accountants Breakfast Monday, September 18, 2017, 9:00 AM-11:30 AM Tinkham Veale University Center Ballroom
2017 Braden Award Presentation Mark Weinberger Friday, November 3, 2017 Woodland Hall, Cleveland Botanical Garden
2018 Beta Alpha Psi Annual Awards Banquet and Thomas Dickerson Lecture Thursday, April 26, 2018 Tinkham Veale University Center Ballroom