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Achieving excellence in accounting education
Message from
the Director
The 2014 – 2015 academic year is drawing to a
close, and my days as Interim Director are numbered. It has been enjoyable working with the
faculty, staff, and student
body in the Tull School
and getting to meet so
many supportive alumni
and friends.
The big news, of
course, is that we were
successful in hiring a
new Director of the Tull
School, Ted Christensen,
who will join us this summer. An article about Ted
Steve Baginski
appears in this newsletter.
I am a firm believer that our successes today are
traceable to decisions made a long time ago. So,
to whoever admitted Ted to our doctoral program
many years ago, the Tull School says “thank you.”
He has made his way in life and now returns to
lead us. For that we are grateful. I am confident
that we will all benefit from Ted’s commitment to
excellence and his loyalty to the Tull School.
Our alumni and friends continue to
support us with their gifts and their presence
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SPRING 2015 VOLUME 13, NUMBER 1
Dixon Hughes Goodman makes fiveyear, $324,000 pledge to support
UGA’s Tull School of Accounting
Dixon Hughes Goodman has completed a campaign to provide a gift
of $324,000 to the J. M. Tull School of Accounting at the University of
Georgia’s Terry College of Business.
“Once again, our alumni and friends at Dixon Hughes Goodman
have placed their core value of ‘building leaders for tomorrow’ into
action,” said Steve Baginski, Interim Director. “These funds support faculty research and teaching, student organizations, and scholarships. We
thank the people at DHG for being forward-thinking friends of higher
education, and we value our partnership with them.” In recognition of
the pledge, which will be paid over the next five years, the Tull School of
Accounting will designate a Dixon Hughes Goodman Teaching Fellow.
Dixon Hughes Goodman is headquartered in Charlotte, North
Carolina. It ranks among the top 20 public accounting firms in the
nation, with more than 1,800 professionals in 12 states. The firm has a
strong commitment to personal service and client success.
Ted Christensen appointed
new Director of Tull School
After 20 years, Ted Christensen is returning home to the Tull School
of Accounting. In June of 1991, Ted came to Athens with his wife,
Donna, and their two sons to begin the doctoral program. Prior to
coming to UGA, Ted had earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting at San Jose State
University and worked for a regional public
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accounting firm in California before going
to Brigham Young University (BYU) for a
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MAcc degree in tax. While he was a student
at BYU, he had the opportunity to teach at
a local community college and decided that
teaching accounting was even more fun than
doing accounting, which lead him to UGA
to earn a Ph.D. When he came to Athens the
first time, he never imagined that 24 years later he would return to UGA
as a faculty member. (Actually, he says he dreamed about it but never
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FACULTYactivities
In December, Tim Bentsen was named to the Board of Directors
and Audit Committee of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. In October, Denny Beresford spoke to Beta Alpha Psi and
other accounting students at Kennesaw State University on
“My Career in Four Acts.”
He also participated in a panel on “Enforcement and
Compliance – How Does the Board Fit In?” at the 12th
Annual Directors’ Institute on Corporate Governance sponsored by the Practicing Law Institute in New York City in
November.
In its December issue, Strategic Finance published
“Thanks IMA,” Denny’s article discussing how his involvement for over fifty years in the Institute of Management
Accountants has influenced his career.
In January, he made two presentations at Georgia Regents
University in Augusta: “My Career in Four Acts” to accounting students and “Ethical Issues in Corporate Governance” to
business students, faculty, and external constituents.
Denny has been appointed to an additional three-year
term on the Board of Directors of the National Association of
Corporate Directors where he continues to serve as Chairman
of the Audit Committee.
Additionally, he continues his service as a member of
the Financial Reporting Committee of the Institute of
Management Accountants.
John Campbell’s paper, “Audit Committee Stock Options
and Financial Reporting Quality after the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002,” co-authored with James Hansen (Weber State
University, and former Tull Ph.D. student), Chad Simon
(Utah State University, and former Tull Ph.D. student), and
Jason Smith (University of Nevada – Las Vegas), has been
accepted for publication in Auditing: A Journal of Practice &
Theory.
His paper, “Do Sophisticated Investors use the
Information Provided by the Fair Value of Cash Flow
Hedges?,” co-authored with Jimmy Downes (University of
Nebraska – Lincoln) and Bill Schwartz (Oklahoma State
University), has been accepted for publication in the Review
of Accounting Studies.
John served as a discussant at the 2014 Conference
on Financial Economics and Accounting in Atlanta and
participated in the 2015 Financial Accounting Standards
Board Financial Reporting Issues Conference in Norwalk,
Connecticut, where he held discussions with and provided
input to FASB and SEC representatives on current standardsetting issues.
Last November, Tina Carpenter served as a Fraud Panel
Speaker at the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board’s Standing Advisory Group Meeting in Washington,
DC to discuss her research and teaching in the fraud area.
Also last fall, she presented “Do Nonprofessional Investors
React to Fraud Red Flags?,” co-authored with Joe Brazel (NC
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State University), Keith Jones (George Mason University), and
Jane Thayer (University of Virginia) at both the University of
Wisconsin and the University of Nevada­­–Las Vegas.
Tina was a discussant at the American Accounting
Association Auditing Midyear Meeting in Miami, Florida in
January.
At Brigham Young University this spring she presented
“Solving the Puzzle: Can Audit Firm Communication
Improve Auditors’ Professional Skepticism and Fraud-related
Judgments when Alumni Affiliations are Present?,” coauthored with Ashley Austin (Tull Ph.D. student).
Tina has been selected to the Editorial Boards of Auditing:
A Journal of Practice and Theory (2015-2018), Behavioral
Research in Accounting (2015-2018), and Journal of Forensic
Accounting Research (2015-2018), and continues to serve on
the Editorial Boards of Issues in Accounting Education and
Current Issues in Auditing.
Margaret Christ’s paper, “Do Extant Management Control
Frameworks Fit the Alliance Setting? A Descriptive Analysis,”
co-authored with Shannon Anderson (UC Davis), Henri
Dekker (VU University) and Karen Sedatole (Michigan State
University) has been accepted for publication by Industrial
Marketing Management. In November at the Ph.D. Project Conference in Chicago,
Mark Dawkins presented “Secrets of a Successful Ph.D.
Applicant,” co-authored with Thomas Lopez (University of
Alabama).
Also that month, at the American Accounting Association
Diversity Section Meeting in Atlanta, he presented “The
Association between Academic Pedigree and Top-6
Publications: A Joint Examination of Ph.D. Institution and
Employment,” co-authored with Natasha Burns (University
of Texas – San Antonio) and Matthew Wieland (Kelley
School of Business, Indiana) and “Faculty-Size Adjusted
Accounting Program Rankings,” co-authored with Donald
Ariail (Southern Polytechnic State University) and Matthew
Wieland.
Mark presented “The Changing Landscape of Accounting
Promotion and Tenure Publication Standards,” co-authored
with Michael Dugan (Southern Mississippi), at the Georgia
Association of Accounting Educators’ Conference at
Kennesaw State University in February.
Jackie Hammersley’s paper, “Auditor Mindsets and Audits
of Complex Estimates,” co-authored with Emily Griffith
(University of Wisconsin – Madison and former Tull Ph.D.
student), Kathryn Kadous (Emory University), and Donald
Young (Georgia Tech) has been accepted for publication
in Journal of Accounting Research.
She also served as the Chair of the Accounting, Behavior,
and Organizations Section of the American Accounting
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wanted a daughter and was finally able to convince Donna
to to try for a girl. She was somewhat reluctant because she
believed they were “only capable of producing male offspring.” Fortunately, the gamble paid off and they finally had
a daughter shortly after moving to BYU. While Ted has been
a faculty member at BYU, he and his family have enjoyed several adventures as a result of opportunities to teach at other
schools. Twice he was able to teach in a semester-long study
abroad program in Italy (the spring semester of 2007 and the
fall semester of 2011). He taught a doctoral seminar at the
University of Utah in the fall of 2012 and he taught advanced
financial accounting in a summer program at Santa Clara
University in California for over 10 years. Last year, he was a
Ted and his family lived in Verona, Italy in 2007
while Ted taught in a study abroad program. L-R:
Scott, Stephanie, Dallin, Matt, Tyler, Josh, Donna,
and Ted
thought it would really be possible.)
When Ted began the doctoral program in 1991, he was
fortunate to work with several of the then “new” faculty
members: Linda and Michael Bamber and Jenny and Ken
visiting professor at the University of Michigan.
Ted enjoys cycling and competing in triathlons and is the
author of numerous academic articles and two textbooks. The
boys have all “left the nest” and the Christensens return to
Athens with their daughter, Stephanie, who will begin high
school this fall. Although leaving their sons and two grandchildren behind in Utah won’t be easy, they are excited to
return to Athens to another of Ted’s alma maters!
Gaver. When the Christensens came to UGA, they knew their
family wasn’t complete. However, they didn’t want to have a
four-year gap between their kids, so the family expanded by
two more sons while they were in Athens.
Upon completing the doctoral program in 1995, Ted took
his first job as an assistant professor at Case Western Reserve
University in Cleveland, Ohio, where he taught just about
every course offered (from managerial and cost accounting to
introductory and intermediate financial accounting to corporate tax).
After five years in Ohio and the birth of a fifth son, Ted
returned as a faculty member to one of his alma maters, BYU,
where he has taught for the past 15 years. Fortunately, Ted
has been able to focus his teaching and research in the financial accounting area during his time at BYU. While five sons
is a large family by just about anyone’s standards, Ted always
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Association’s Doctoral Consortium in Philadelphia.
Jackie presented a panel session on how to effectively
co-author research projects and served as a small group
leader at the Auditing Section of the American Accounting
Association’s Doctoral Consortium held in Miami in
February. She is currently serving on the Competitive Manuscript
Award Selection Committee for the American Accounting
Association.
Ted’s 1996 graduation from Tull. L-R Ted (holding Matt), Dallin, Scott, Tyler, and Donna
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HONOR roll
J. M. Tull School of Accounting
We thank the following individuals and companies for their contributions to the Tull School in 2014.
$100,000 and Up
Deloitte
Ernst & Young
$50,000 to $99,000
CohnReznick
Dixon Hughes Goodman
KPMG
PricewaterhouseCoopers
$25,000 to $49,999
AICPA Foundation
Julian B. Branch and
Catherine Branch
$10,000 to $24,999
James H. Brock and
Wendy J. Brock
Terry S. Brown and
Lisa Brown
Warren G. Carson Jr. and
Julie Carson
Cherry Bekaert
Robert J. Dumas Jr. and
Rene Dumas
Grant Thornton Foundation
William A. Herman IV and
Lonii V. Herman
Phillip S. Hodges and
Catherine D. Hodges
John P. Lloyd and
Karole F. Lloyd
Kent M. Plowman Jr. and
Tina Plowman
Scott C. and Becca W. Shell
TaxConnex
Truist
$5,000 to $9,999
Kenneth G. Abele and
Sara M. Abele
and M. Brantley Barrow
Roy E. Bennett and
Terry Bennett
Dennis R. Beresford and
Marian Beresford
Donald B. Blackburn Jr. and
Pamela C. Blackburn
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Michael H. Blount and
Karen T. Blount
George T. Ethridge and
Alecia Ethridge
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Charlie B. Fiveash
Christopher M. Griffin and
Jennifer L. Griffin
Habif, Arogeti & Wynne
Lester L. Harper Jr. and
Katherine C. Harper
Deborah Hembree and
Hal Hembree
Edward S. Heys Jr. and
Lori Heys
Stephen M. Joiner and
Margaret Joiner
Timothy A. Keadle and
Kathryn Keadle
Stephen J. Konenkamp and
Letty Konenkamp
Franklin D. Leiter Jr. and
Michelle Leiter
Joseph W. Reid and
Elizabeth S. Reid
Richard L. Rodgers and
Lara J. Rodgers
David G. Schlitt and
Cheryl Schlitt
John Schraudenbach and
Terri Schraudenbach
Keith H. Shurbutt and
Tiffaney Shurbutt
Ralph M. Snow
Gregory A. Thompson and
Maria G. Thompson
William T. Walton and
Darlene Walton
$2,500 to $4,999
Tim E. Bentsen and
Elesa Bentsen
Michael P. Berrigan and
Blair S. Berrigan
Donna V. Bolien and
Jacques Bolien
James N. Bosserman
Scott C. Brooks
Michael W. Browder and
Kimberly Browder
Craig R. Brown
Randy D. Butler and
Beth B. Butler
Britt K. Byrom and
Frances C. Byrom
Emily M. Cochran
Crowe Horwath
John A. Dowdy
Elliott Davis
Christopher E. Etheridge
and Ellen Etheridge
ExxonMobil Foundation
Deborah K. Fox
Jon M. Glazman and
Marsha Glazman
Megan Goeltz and
Robert C. Goeltz
Kenneth G. Jackson and
Jody Jackson
Eric G. Janis
Scott C. McGee and
Wendy McGee
Moore Stephens Tiller
Network for Good
Stephani G. Newall and
Matthew Newall
Alex N. Park
James R. Peterson and
Amy C. Peterson
Carter R. Posner and
Angela L. Posner
Travis Storey and
Margaret Williams Storey
Clarence B. Stowe and
Lynn W. Stowe
Hideo Takada
Mary Alice Trussell
and Philip E. Trussell
United Way of Greater Atlanta
$1,500 to $2,499
Suraj V. Amarnani
Stephen P. Baginski and
Lynn Baginski
Joseph K. Bakal
James Guyton Cochran Jr.
and Mary Alice T. Cochran
James B. Davis
Thomas M. Doherty
Allison Dyer and
Walter A. Dyer
Robert Fleshman
Frazier & Deeter
Richard Gebert
Rodger E. Herndon II and
Margaret E. Herndon
David E. Homrich and
Lynne Homrich
Matthew W. Hunt and
Cathy L. Hunt
Tracie D. Kambies and
Duane E. Kambies
Dexter Manning and
Claire S. Manning
Michael S. Marx
Mauldin & Jenkins
Moore Colson
Porter Keadle Moore
David M. Rainey and
Jane P. Rainey
Jacob S. Richardson and
Susan S. Jacobson
Jason P. Rogers
William E. Smith and
Camille Smith
Jason D. Solomon
Michael Stokke
Turner Broadcasting
System, Inc.
Souraya T. Uniejewski
Vanguard Charitable
Endowment Program
Warren Averett
Companies
$1,000 to $1,499
William G. Adkisson
Alexander S. Aldworth
Dean Benjamin C. Ayers
and Marilyn Ayers
BDO
Karen Braun
Charles and Miriam Butler
Jennifer Camp
Danielle R. Campolongo
Edward L. Casey
Norman Clark
Anonymous
Patrick W. Crouch and
Ashley C. Crouch
Aaron F. DeSouza
William G. Dodge
Carl W. Duyck and
Dennis J. Flood
Equifax Foundation
David M. Evans and
Dana M. Evans
Leslie W. Gates and
Greg B. Gates
Jennifer J. Gaver
General Electric Foundation
Carey L. Gordon and
Eileen Gordon
Craig B. Grosswald and
Marcia Grosswald
Stephen A. Hodge and
Marina Hernandez
Terry R. Huggins and
Katherine Huggins
Charles K. Johnson and
Kathleen Johnson
Gary L. Mimbs Jr.
Meredith M. Moore
Walter Mores and
Alexandra Mores
Taylor L. Nilan and
Lauren A. Nilan
Denise M. Posey and
William D. Posey
Marcum D. Sasser and
Lauren A. Sasser
Ashley P. Scott and
Carr D. Scott
Edward W. Smith Jr. and
Catherine M. Smith
Smith & Howard
Richard B. Taylor and
Sherrie Taylor
Holly D. Thomas
Edwin E. Thomas and
Amy R. Thomas
Edwin W. Thomas
Sydney L. Traub
Scott Voynich and
Rhonda Voynich
John M. Waters
Jeffrey L. Williamson
Billy J. Woodall and
Elizabeth A. Woodall
Faith J. Woodley
Robert R. Woodson and
Carolyn Bridges Woodson
Barton W. Baldwin and
Brenda F. Baldwin
John B. Barrack and
Patricia D. Barrack
Daniel A. Bennett and
Jessica A. Bennett
John W. Bishop Jr. and
Alicia R. Bishop
Eric S. Blades and
Whitney E. Blades
Kimberly A. Bloomquist
Mark G. Bryson and
Melissa Bryson
Blaney G. Carter
James R. Carter and
Susan G. Carter
Amanda L. Chamberlain
Nathan W. Dean and
Mary F. Dean
Christopher R. Deitrich and
Megan A. Deitrich
Educational Foundation of
the GA Society of CPA’s
Karl J. Ehrsam
Myles D. Emmert
Frazier & Deeter
Foundation
Jian N. Fu and Jing Lin
William M. George III and
Elizabeth B. George
Kyle R. Herndon and
Amy Herndon
Patrick R. Hickey
Gretchen R. Kent
Allison R. Kessler
Cameron K. King and
Jennifer M. King
Jonathan K. Korol and
Janet Korol
Eileen L. Little and
William W. Little
Laurence A. Madeo and
Silvia A. Madeo
Jason F. Martin and
Sarah C. Martin
Kelly L. McCauley and
Patrick M. McCauley
Emily A. McGee
Miriam & Charles Butler
Charitable Fund
Frederick Peng
Eunicia O. Peret
Joseph S. Pinson
William T. Rahn
Jessica R. Rhodes
Paige N. Roper
$500 to $999
Duff B. Ayers and
Ashley N. Ayers
Christopher W. Ruffner and
Wendie Ruffner
Robin Sawyer
Maggie Clemons Schanen
Stephen J. Schlesser
Schwab Charitable Fund
John E. Seymour
William C. Shimp and
Laurie R. Shimp
Anita C. Soucy and
Bruce Serchuk
Jun P. Sutherland and
Stephen G. Sutherland
Douglas D. Thornton and
Elizabeth Thornton
Brett M. Williams and
Nicole M. Williams
$100 to $499
Dennis Bannister and
Katy Bannister
Lindsay C. Barrett
Jason D. Barwig
Todd M. Benson
Steven R. Biagioni
Justin K. Bradley
Katelin M. Brown
Timothy P. Brunelle
Claire T. Bruton
Daniel J. Busby
Estelle C. Busch
Angela Cain
Mary F. Calegari and
Michael J. Calegari
Donald I. Carpenter and
Tina D. Carpenter
Anna E. Carvalho
Jesse Y. Chan
Miss Jennifer L. Chapman
William P. Chapman III and
Bethanne R. Chapman
Margaret H. Christ
Coca-Cola Company
Christopher S. Cooper and
Melissa J. Cooper
Robert A. Corbitt
Brian P. Curth
Colie A. Dalton
Seth W. Davis
Allison L. Davis
Mark C. Dawkins and
Janyce Dawkins
Denise J. Demick and
Paul A. Demick
Sherry L. Doughty
Michelle L. Duncan
Lauren E. Edson
Marla E. Flanigan
Rebecca E. Flynn
Joseph J. Gaines Jr. and
Vicki S. Gaines
Desiree Gallyot-Spencer
Pamela C. Givens
Patrick J. Goethe
Kelly-Ann G. Green
Jacqueline S. Hammersley
David M. Hanson
Steven B. Hardegree and
Lauren Hardegree
Charles J. Hemard III
and Jessica D. Hemard
Andrew W. Hewitt and
Mandy L. Hewitt
William B. Hopper
Robert E. Hoyt and
Patricia G. Hoyt
Leah K. Humphrey
Alice P. Hymson
Courtney M. Ideker
Sarah C. Jakelski
Alyssa M. Jaklitsch
Edwin M. Jenkins
Eryk R. Johnson
Jason P. Johnston
Randolph B. Jones Jr. and
Kristin R. Jones
Frank J. Jones
Stephen L. Kahn and
Debra Kahn
Lindsay C. Kaiser
Amirouche Kherbouche
Lucy A. Knapik and
William M. Knapik
Charles B. Knapp and
Lynne V. Knapp
Nicole L. Lamb
Philip E. Laminack
William Lazer and
Joyce Lazer
Earl T. Leonard Jr. and
Bebe B. Leonard
Casey E. Lewis
Matthew D. Liber
Wenxian Lin and
Tao Shu
Christopher M. Lippert
Kristina A. Lischke
Joseph E. Lowe and
Edith L. Lowe
Steven Lyman
Matthew M. Mabe
Vera Maladtsova
Alison L. Marlett
William Mateer
Tiffany E. Mauldin
Johnathan E. McGinty and
Julie A. McGinty
David J. McGowan
Adam H. McTish
Steven R. Meek
Patrick B. Metz
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Honor Roll
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Joyce M. Middleton
Michael D. Moore
Perry G. Moore and
Dawn Moore
Charles E. Moore Jr.
Erin L. Morris
Sean M. Nolan
Lela M. Norras
Ashlan E. Norwood
Keith M. Oelke and
Lisa K. Oelke
David J. O’Hare
Margaret J. O’Shea
Gordhan L. Patel and
Virginia B. Patel
Steven W. Peake
Ashton C. Pellicano
Cory W. Pittman
Sharon J. Price and
David L. Coker
Todd S. Restel and
Eva M. Restel
Joseph A. Richwine
Susan L. Robinson
Andrew P. Sandage
Casey M. Schwab
Eric T. Sconyers
Brittany V. Scrudder
John E. Seymour and
Jill Seymour
Benjamin E. Shaw and
Shannon M. Shaw
Chenghong Shen and
Hang Liu
Eric C. Shreve
Sarah L. Smith
Harold Sollenberger and
Lois Sollenberger
Kari A. Stark
Thomas P. Sterne and
Kathleen Sterne
Leslie K. Strickland and
Jeremy S. Strickland
George L. Strobel II and
Jamie Golden
Darren M. Strozier and
Kimberly A. Strozier
Robert T. Sumichrast
and Carol A. Sumichrast
Katherine W. Swafford and
James H. Swafford
Adam T. Tarpley and
Christie Livingston Tarpley
C. Herman Terry
Jerry E. Trapnell and
Sally Trapnell
Betsy S. Tuck
Christopher T. Tyndal and
Ashley M. Tyndal
Shannon Underwood and
James K. Underwood
David A. Vernon
Bryan S. Warnock and
Amy C. Warnock
Jonathan D. White
Lt Col Hoke S. Wilder Jr.
and Margaret D. Wilder
Ashley D. Windom
Bradley D. Wong
Mark E. Young and
Diane Young
YourCause
Zhufang Zhao
$99 and Under
Mary J. Alford and
Randy Alford
Anonymous
Louis J. Boyd and
Rebecca Boyd
Michael J. Brake
Jacquelyn J. Brown
Casey L. Caledonia
James T. Cook and
Elaine D. Cook
Rev. Robert C. Corbett Sr.
and Sandra Corbett
John F. Crowley III and
Ann Crowley
Milner G. Durden Jr. and
Jennifer Durden
Daniel C. Feldman
Tull School Corporate Sponsorships
Thank you to these amazing firms for making a multi-year
gift to the Tull School and a tremendous difference for our
faculty, students and programs. We are extremely grateful!
Tull Fellowships ($50k and above)
CohnReznick
Deloitte
Dixon Hughes Goodman
Ernst & Young
KPMG
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Friends of Tull ($10k – $24,999)
Cherry Bekaert
TaxConnex
The University of Georgia Foundation is registered to solicit in
every state and provides state specific registration information
at ugafoundation.org/charity
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Jonathan L. Fowler and
Carrie A. Fowler
Frank W. Seiler
William F. Kauder Jr.
Garrett C. Landreneau
Thomas W. Lawhorne Jr.
and Susan Lawhorne
Lesli C. Lipson and
Stephen J. Lipson
Martha B. Machado
Ashley N. Price
Tommy Saye and
Ann C. Saye
Douglas K. Schneider
Frank W. Seiler and
Cecelia Seiler
Stephen B. Tippins Sr. and
Jane Tippins
Nelwyn K. Trensch
Marla M. Watson and
James T. Watson Jr.
Nancy C. Willis
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Excellence Fund at the University of Georgia. Please
accept my annual fund gift of $___________ to benefit the Tull School of Accounting Excellence Fund.
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Terry College of Business, The University of Georgia
Brooks Hall, Athens, GA 30602
Tarpley named Terry Academic
Advisor of the Year
Tull’s Christie Tarpley
has received the 2015 Terry
College of Business Academic
Advisor of the Year Award.
A graduate of Terry herself, Christie was a student
employee in the College
while pursuing her degree in
Management. Upon graduation in May of 2013, she
was hired by Tull, originally
as an assistant for the MAcc
program, but was quickly
promoted to undergraduate advisor. Proving herself
in both positions, she was a natural fit when the Program
Coordinator position for the MAcc program opened, and
she has excelled advising both undergraduate and graduate
students. The Terry College will formally honor Christie for
this award at the Terry College Honors Day in April, and
will nominate her for the university-wide advising award in
January 2016.
News About
Tull Graduates
Atlanta’s Bennett Thrasher has promoted Cory Bennett
(MAcc & BBA ’01) from Senior Manager to Partner in their
Financial Reporting & Assurance department.
Moore Colson of Atlanta announces the hiring of Chad
Creasman (BBA ’14) as a Lender Services Associate and
Katherine Gleaton (BBA ’12 & MAcc ’13) as a Tax
Associate.
Mac Smith (BBA ’91 & MAcc ’92) has been promoted to
Partner at Carr, Riggs & Ingram in Atlanta.
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on campus. Our faculty remains dedicated to excellence in
teaching and research. As a faculty member, I tend to be
focused on my own work and, as a result, miss many of my
colleagues’ achievements. As Director, I read everyone’s performance report. It is eye-opening to see the magnitude of
their research and service
contributions at the national
and international levels.
Moreover, student ratings
of their teaching confirm
my belief that our faculty
don’t trade off teaching and
research effort – they excel
at both!
Our undergraduate and
MAcc students continue to
take full advantage of the
great opportunity to study
at the Tull School. In the
Tull doctoral
last newsletter, I reported
student Lisa Hinson
that they passed the CPA
has been selected
exam at an extraordinary
as a 2015 Deloitte
first-time pass rate of 84%.
Foundation Doctoral
It would be unreasonable to
Fellow.
expect improvement, right?
Well, the most recent statistics just reported that they passed
at an 86.2% rate, finishing third among all large programs.
Among all large public programs, we were second only to
those pesky Wisconsin Badgers.
Our Ph.D. program also continues to place well and generate award-winning students. Steve Utke will join the faculty
at the University of Connecticut this fall. Also, I am happy
to announce that one of our doctoral students, Lisa Hinson,
recently learned that her dissertation year will be funded by
the prestigious Deloitte Foundation’s Doctoral Fellowship
Program which awards only ten such fellowships each year.
Our faculty have the privilege of working with these students
for five years, teaching them to follow our career paths. So,
their achievements are especially meaningful to us.
Thank you for your support during this past year. I look
forward to rejoining the faculty. Please join me in welcoming
Ted Christensen as he steps into this very important role.
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