Dear Miami Accountancy Alumni and Friends,
It’s hard to believe that the end of another academic year is here. It’s such a bittersweet time. While we celebrate all our students achieved in our classes and our graduates’ accomplishments since they’ve been at Miami, we’re also going to miss them when they leave. The small upside is that for a few short months, there are no waits at Oxford’s best spots.
Accountancy faculty and staff will be busy this summer hosting our Make it Miami Accounting Camp for high school students, developing new experiential learning activities for our courses, and using concentrated blocks of time to advance our research. We’ll also enjoy some vacation time with family and friends. I’m also happy to share that effective July 1, the ‘Interim’ will drop from my title.
In the meantime, I hope you enjoy these stories about the successes of some of our alums, their generosity with the time they spend with students, and our faculty, staff, and students’ accomplishments.
Lastly, a reminder about the For Love. For Honor. For Those Who Will capital campaign: The Farmer Family Foundation has increased its matching gift offer to match dollar-for-dollar all cash received between July 1, 2023, and June 20, 2025, up to $20 million. The match goes to the same account as your contributions, and also applies to organizations’ matching gift programs—so $100 can quickly become $400. My understanding is that there is not much of the $20 million match left, so give today, if you’re able.
Wishing you the summer of your dreams!
Love and Honor,
Interim Chair and PwC Professor of Accountancy
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- Congratulations to the RedHawk50 businesses led by Accountancy Alumni!
- Paul Shade ’03 Speaks on Asset Relifing in the Healthcare Industry
- Meet Ally Secor, our Social Media Student Specialist
- Jake Stone ’24 Selected as FSB Commencement Speaker
- Congratulations to our MAcc Graduates!
- Tax Accounting in the News
- Faculty Publications and Professional News
- Student and Alumni News
Congratulations to the RedHawk50 businesses led by Accountancy Alumni!
Seven businesses led by the accountancy alumni below were named RedHawk50 honorees for 2023 in an awards gala held March 15 at the Cincinnati Music Hall.
Paul Shade ’03 Speaks on Asset Relifing in the Healthcare Industry
Paul Shade ‘03, founder and managing partner of Principle Valuation LLC, provided accountancy students with a view of the economic implications of accounting in the healthcare industry.
Meet Ally Secor, our Social Media Student Specialist
If you follow the department’s Instagram page, you’ve likely seen the creative and lively updates from our student specialist for social media, Ally Secor ’25. In her posts, Ally keeps us all informed about campus events, promotes the benefits and career paths for accountancy majors (and minors), and assists with various aspects of the department’s social media strategy.
Jake Stone ’24 Selected as FSB Commencement Speaker
Graduating senior Jake Stone ’24 was selected as this year’s speaker for the Farmer School of Business commencement ceremony. Jake is an Accountancy and Marketing major with a minor in Real Estate.
Congratulations to our MAcc Graduates!
Thirty-eight students were awarded their Master of Accountancy degree during a ceremony held May 19 at the Wilks Theater in Armstrong Student Center. Jennifer Kemp (‘07, MAcc ‘08) gave the keynote address, and Ian Young was the student speaker.
Tax Accounting in the News
With the recent tax deadline, news outlets have approached our faculty for their expertise in tax matters. Professor Michele Frank provided some insights for the following articles:
“What happens if I don’t file my taxes?” in USA TODAY
“Are personal loans taxable?” in US News
Frank also wrote a thoughtful analysis of interesting historical and philosophical views on taxation in The Conversation article titled “Taxes are due even if you object to government policies or doubt the validity of the 16th Amendment’s ratification.”
Frank was recently presented the Richard K. Smucker Teaching Excellence Award for Outstanding Professor. Congratulations, Michele!
We send Beth Killy our best wishes and thank her for 16 years of faithful service to the Accountancy Department. Beth joined the teaching staff in 2008 and has been a valuable resource for students, many of whom took their first accounting classes with Beth in ACC 221.
We also thank Dale Stoel, who is stepping down as MAcc Director. The impact Dale has had on the program, the students, the faculty, and others in the university is immeasurable. Michele Frank will become MAcc Director on July 1, 2024.
We celebrate with our faculty, staff, and students on their recent accomplishments.
Faculty Publications and Professional News
- Jon Pyzoha has been appointed Assistant Department Chair as of May 21, 2024.
- Tim Eaton and coauthors Natalie Churyk and Linda Matuszewski (Northern Illinois University) wrote a review of 120 articles published in five accounting education journals, titled “Accounting education literature review,” which has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Accounting Education.
- Anne Farrell published a teaching case study about accounting in the movie production industry (with Margaret B. Shackell of Ithaca College and Monte R. Swain of Brigham Young University).
- Jon Grenier‘s research study, “PCAOB Inspections and Auditor Liability” was accepted for publication in Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory. Jon coauthored the study with Jesse Robertson (University of North Texas), Chad Simon (Utah State University), and Jeremy Vinson (Clemson University).
- Jon Pyzoha and his colleagues on the AAA Auditing Section Auditing Standards Committee wrote a comment letter that has accepted for publication in Current Issues in Auditing, titled “Additional Comments of the American Accounting Association Auditing Section Auditing Standards Committee on the PCAOB’s Amendments to PCAOB Auditing Standards Related to a Company’s Noncompliance with Laws and Regulations and Other Related Amendments.” The comment letter is in response to the ongoing and often contentious debate over the PCAOB proposal for auditing standards related to testing a company’s noncompliance with laws and regulations.
- The Accountancy Advisory Group (AAG) held its semiannual meeting on April 18 and 19. The theme of the meeting was outreach.
Student and Alumni News
- Thirty accountancy students were recently inducted to the international business honor society Beta Gamma Sigma.
- Dylan Boone ’23 has won the AICPA’s prestigious Elijah Watt Sells Award. To qualify for the award, CPA candidates must obtain a cumulative average score above 95.50 across all four sections of the Uniform CPA Examination®, pass all four sections on their first attempt and have completed testing in 2023.
- Alexa Leach ’25 has been awarded the FEI scholarship.
- Jillian Griffiths ‘92 was interviewed by Dean Jenny Darroch in a Beyond High Street podcast
- Rick Jenkins ’97 was named CFO of Avison Young
- On February 15, nineteen Accountancy majors participated in the 6th Annual Douglas Millett Forensic Accounting Case Competition (winning team in photo below).
