Outstanding Accounting Educator Award

01/28/2010

Would you like to recognize your former professor or a colleague for their excellence in the classroom? The Society's Outstanding Accounting Educator Award recognizes full-time accounting faculty who are actively involved in the accounting profession. The winner will receive an award of $1,000 to further his/her professional development and a matching gift will be given to the college's accounting department in their honor. Download the nomination form .  To be eligible for the Outstanding Educator Award, your nominee must be:

  • A full-time accounting educator at a college or university.
  • Distinguished for excellence in classroom teaching, motivating students, and educational innovation.
  • Contributing to the accounting profession, as demonstrated by active involvement in professional activities, such as, participation in professional accounting organizations.
  • An active MSCPA member.
  • Someone who has served as a liaison between the classroom and the business world.

Educators who are noted for their teaching abilities but are now predominantly involved in administration or research are also eligible. Some past recipients of the MSCPA Outstanding Educator award include: John A. Armstrong, CPA, Nichols College; Nancy Baldiga, CPA, College of The Holy Cross, Mary E. Barth, CPA, Harvard Business School; Louis Corsini, CPA, Boston College; Harry J. Courniotes, CPA, American International College; Dennis Hanno, CPA, UMass Amherst; Thomas Hogan, CPA, UMass Boston; Linda Kistler, CPA, UMass, Lowell; Anthony T. Krzystofik, CPA, UMass Amherst; Elliott Levy, CPA, Bentley College; Joseph McHugh, Bentley College; Tracy Noga, CPA, Bentley University; Robert Turner, Babson College; and Theodore N. Wood, CPA, Gordon College.

The MSCPA Academic and Career Development Committee will review the nominations and select a winner who will be recognized at the May 19, 2010 awards ceremony.

The nomination deadline is April 15, 2010. Please be advised that the Society will not inform a nominee of his/her nomination. If the educator you recommend is selected for the award, you will be notified. Please contact biannoni@mscpaonline.org if you have any questions.