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Accounting Historians Notebook Volume 16 Number 1 Spring 1993 Article 19 Spring 1993 Accounting historians notebook, 1993, Vol. 16, no. 1 (spring) [whole issue] Follow this and additional works at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/aah_notebook Part of the Accounting Commons, and the Taxation Commons Recommended Citation (1993) "Accounting historians notebook, 1993, Vol. 16, no. 1 (spring) [whole issue]," Accounting Historians Notebook: Vol. 16 : No. 1 , Article 19. Available at: https://egrove.olemiss.edu/aah_notebook/vol16/iss1/19 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Archival Digital Accounting Collection at eGrove. It has been accepted for inclusion in Accounting Historians Notebook by an authorized editor of eGrove. For more information, please contact [email protected]. et al.:THE Accounting historiansAccounting notebook, 1993, Vol. 16,Hi no. 1storians Notebook Vol. 16, No. 1 ©Academy of Accounting Historians Spring, 1993 HALL OF FAME HISTORY CONFERENCE: A REPORT by Thomas J. Burns The Ohio State University The Academy held its annual research Lybrand); Yuji Ijiri (Carnegie-Mellon conference on "U.S. Accounting History: University); Charles T. Horngren (Stanford 1965-1990," an Accounting Hall of Fame University); Robert K. Mautz (Universities of symposium co-sponsored with The Ohio State Illinois and Michigan); Herbert E. Miller University (where the Hall is located) on (Michigan State University and University of November 20-21, 1992. The conference Georgia); Maurice Moonitz (University of consisted of three panel discussions; each one California); and David Solomons (London on U.S. accounting history from a different School of Economics and the Wharton School, perspective: academic, industrial, and profes University of Pennsylvania), the 1992 Hall sional. The distinguished panelists who helped inductee. Other panelists included the current create much of this history included ten CFO's of five large corporations: Eugene Accounting Hall of Fame members: Robert Flegm (General Motors); Gaylen Larson Anthony (Harvard University); Norton (Household International); Michael Sullivan Bedford (University of Illinois); Sidney (Sun Oil); Christopher Steffen (Honeywell); Davidson (University of Chicago); Philip and John Quindlen (DuPont). Panelists from DeFliese (Columbia University and Coopers & continued on page 23 The Accounting Historians Notebook, Spring, 1993 1 Published by eGrove, 1993 1 Accounting Historians Notebook, Vol. 16 [1993], No. 1, Art. 19 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE ACADEMY COMMITTEES AND TASK FORCES The Academy year began with a productive start. The response to my request for committee participation was enthusiastic. All respondents were assigned to a committee of their choice. The committees have begun their tasks. In addition to the committees, two task forces have been named. The Centers Task Force is chaired by Richard Vangermeersch and is to evaluate options, risks, opportunities, and costs of operating the Academy-sponsored Centers now and in the future. The Strategic Organizational Task Force, chaired by Gary Previts, is to begin a study involving changing principal organizational functions of the Academy. 1980s). Some of the books are classics. Other Committees and task force chairs are to donations have come from Don Adams prepare a. preliminary report for the April 24 (AICPA), Stan Halper (Coopers & Lybrand), meeting of the Trustees, Officers, and Key and Robert Parker (historian for EDPAA). members in Atlanta. A complete list of Tommie is entering the contents of the committees and charges may be found collection into a computerized data base. elsewhere in this newsletter. Additional space has been requested in the ACADEMY MEETINGS planned new School of Accountancy building The Trustees, Officers, and Key Members at the University of Mississippi to house this have established that the agenda for the collection. Academy meetings this year should be as MAJOR ADDITION TO THE follows: Spring Meeting - strategic planning; VIDEOTAPE LIBRARY August Meeting - urgent business; and the The Videotape Library housed at The Fall Meeting - committee reports. The date University of Mississippi contained approxi and location of the Spring Meeting was chosen mately 50 tapes which featured interviews to coincide with the Southeast Regional with major accountants. These tapes are loaned Meeting of the AAA. The Fall Meeting will be out all over the world. Recently, Gerald held at the conclusion of the Conference on Searfoss of Deloitte & Touche arranged to have Biographical Research in Accounting to be 127 videotapes of the Dingell Commission held at the University of Mississippi on hearings donated to the Library. Dale Flesher December 3-4, 1993. A call for papers may be is the director of the Videotape Library. found in this newsletter. CONFERENCE ON BIOGRAPHICAL NATIONAL ARCHIVE FOR RESEARCH IN ACCOUNTING EDP AUDITING The highlight of the Academy year will be Another very exciting event in the life of the Conference on Biographical Research in the Academy occurred at the beginning of Accounting held at the University of 1993. A doctoral student at the University of Mississippi on December 3-4, 1993. The Mississippi, Tommie Singleton, has been purpose of this conference is to focus on the involved in an extensive research project importance of studying and assessing the locating early materials written about EDP influence of individuals on the development of auditing. He has interviewed the pioneers in accounting thought and practice. Please refer the field and asked them to donate their to the call for papers in this edition of the materials to a National Archive for EDP newsletter. The major airlines serve the Auditing to be housed at the University of Memphis International Airport which is Mississippi and sponsored by the Academy of slightly over an hour away from Oxford. Accounting Historians. Several donors have Transportation will be available on campus at made contributions of materials. The Academy the Alumni Hotel. More details regarding financed a trip and the rental of a truck to arrangements will follow. All Academy collect materials from Harold Weiss. Many of members are encouraged to submit papers and the documents are rare and include papers attend the Conference. from the Big Eight firms (1950s through Tonya Kay Flesher 2 The Accounting Historians Notebook, Spring, 1993 https://egrove.olemiss.edu/aah_notebook/vol16/iss1/19 2 et al.: Accounting historians notebook, 1993, Vol. 16, no. 1 CALL FOR PAPERS CONFERENCE ON BIOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH IN ACCOUNTING UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI DECEMBER 3-4, 1993 SPONSORED BY THE ACADEMY OF ACCOUNTING HISTORIANS Statement of Purpose: The purpose of butions to the development of accounting this conference is to focus on the thought and institutions. The reason for importance of studying and assessing the this preference is that the conference is a influence of individuals on the prelude to the 1996 CPA Centennial development of accounting thought and program headed by James Don Edwards. A practice. The papers and the discussion will noninclusive list of possible candidates for include methodologies and assessment of biographical study whose lives have not the impact of individuals on the been extensively documented follows: development of accounting. Richard Baker Ralph C. Jones Andrew Barr Robert K. Mautz Conference Structure: Papers selected for Norton Bedford Herbert E. Miller presentation will be sent to participants in Harry C. Bentley Maurice Moonitz advance. Proceedings will not be published. Donaldson Brown Mary Murphy Editors of several academic journals plan to Percival F. Brundage Thomas A. Murphy attend. Papers which illustrate the use of Charles Coachman Weldon Powell biography or show the influence of an Sidney Davidson John W. Queenan individual on the profession of accountancy Carl Devine Earl A. Saliers are welcome. A. C. Ernst J. S. Seidman S. Paul Garner Charles E. Sprague Format: Papers must be in a form suitable Oscar Gellein Joseph E. Sterret for consideration by The Accounting Stephen Gilman Kenneth Stringer Historians Journal. Paul Grady Robert Trueblood Charles W. Haskins William Werntz Selection Panel: The panel that will select Henry R. Hatfield Arthur Wyatt the papers for the conference include: Ralph Johns Thomas J. Burns—The Ohio State University Doris Cook—University of Arkansas James Don Edwards-University of Georgia Submission Instructions: Submissions Eugene Flegm-General Motors Corporation should be postmarked by June 30, 1993. Dale L. Flesher-University of Mississippi Revised papers must be received by Gary J. Previts—Case Western Reserve University October 31 for prior distribution. Alfred R. Roberts-Georgia State University Inquiries and submission of papers to: Richard Vangermeersch—University of Rhode Island Tonya K. Flesher School of Accountancy Suggested Topics: Although biographical University of Mississippi subjects from throughout the world are University, Mississippi 38677 welcome, preference will be given to papers about U.S. academic and CPA practitioners Telephone: (601) 232-7468 who have made unique and valuable contri- Fax: (601) 232-7483 The Accounting Historians Notebook, Spring, 1993 3 Published by eGrove, 1993 3 Accounting Historians Notebook, Vol. 16 [1993], No. 1, Art. 19 SCHEDULE OF ACADEMY THE PACIOLI SEMINAR FUNCTIONS 1994 AND FESTIVAL OF AUGUST 8, 1993 ACCOUNTING San Francisco Marriott Hotel The Institute of Chartered Accountants of MEETING OF THE TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS Scotland (ICAS) is sponsoring