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Miami Accountancy Team Advances to the National Deloitte FanTAXtic Competition
A team of accountancy students—Tyler Shobert, Elise Patti, Celia Espe, Amelia Hopkins, and Anastasija Mladenovska—placed among the top two teams in the regional round of the Deloitte FanTAXtic Competition, earning a spot in the national competition at Deloitte University in Westlake, Texas, on January 23–25, 2026.
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Accountancy Team Wins Mini-Presentation Competition at Terillium Workshop
On October 24, company officials from Terillium, a Cincinnati-based consulting company focusing on enterprise resource planning, held a workshop attended by students majoring in accountancy and supply chain and operations management. President David Woodworth, VP of NetSuite & Marketing Steve May, and Career Development Coordinator Molly Monson shared the company’s best practices for communicating—both internally…
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Department of Accountancy Gathers to Advance Curriculum, Teaching Culture, and Scholarship
The Department of Accountancy faculty and staff gathered at Hueston Woods on September 26 for a department retreat, a morning of reflection and focused conversations on how to strengthen the program, sharpen its curriculum, and chart out new opportunities for students and colleagues. Curriculum Innovation was a central theme. First, Michele Frank guided a discussion…
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Meet the Firms Night 2025: Connecting Students and Employers
Each fall, the Omega chapter of Beta Alpha Psi at Miami University hosts its signature event, Meet the Firms. This year’s event will welcome 30 firms and organizations, giving students the chance to connect directly with recruiters from accounting, finance, and information systems & analytics.
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Thank You for Joining Us at #MoveInMiami 2025!
We’re so grateful for our accountancy alumni—you’re the best! This year, we raised $12,754, which will go a long way in helping us to strengthen our department’s efforts to: It’s not too late to make a last-minute gift. Thank you for all you do to support us!
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Meet Layla Gardner and AJ Hainline, this year’s PCAOB Scholars
Accountancy students Layla Gardner and AJ Hainline were selected to receive the prestigious award from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Scholars Program for the 2025–2026 academic year. This annual program was established in 2011 to attract and encourage students who demonstrate an interest and aptitude in the auditing profession. Each student will receive…
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Congratulations to our 55 Master of Accountancy Graduates!
Fifty-five Master of Accountancy graduates were recognized on May 18, 2025, at the Wilks Theater in Armstrong Student Center. The program opened with welcome remarks from Farmer School of Business Dean Jenny Darroch. The keynote address was given by Daniel Perschke 01 (‘02 MAcc), senior vice president and controller at the E.W. Scripps Company. Graduating…
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Accountancy Department Chair Anne Farrell Receives National Recognition for Service to the Profession
The American Accounting Association (AAA) has selected Professor Anne Farrell to receive the 2025 Outstanding Service Award, which will be presented at the 2025 Annual Meeting to be held in Chicago in August. The American Accounting Association, founded in 1916, is the largest academic community of accountants, advancing the field through research, collaboration, and innovation.…
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Accounting Faculty Recognized for Teaching and Service Excellence
At the end-of-semester Farmer School of Business meeting held May 9, faculty awards were announced. Yibo (James) Zhang was awarded the Richard K. Smucker Teaching Excellence Award for Outstanding Junior Professor, and Jon Pyzoha was given the Farmer School of Business Faculty Award for Service Excellence. James Zhang, Outstanding Junior Professor Professor Zhang teaches ACC 361 (Modeling…
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Guest Speaker Daniel Perschke Talks about Accounting in the Real World
Students in ACC 321, Intermediate Financial Accounting, learned from guest speaker Daniel Perschke (’01, ’02 MAcc), senior vice president and controller of The E. W. Scripps Company, one of the largest broadcast companies in the US. The company was founded by Edward Willis Scripps in 1878, starting as a newspaper company based in Cleveland, Ohio.…
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Congratulations to our 2025 Beta Gamma Sigma Inductees
Congratulations to the following Accountancy majors and minors who will be inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma at a ceremony held Monday, April 28. The organization was founded in 1913 to recognize and reward high levels of achievement in the study of business. Today, its members include numerous leaders in both business and higher education. Audrey…
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Accountancy Advisory Group: Collaborating to Shape the Future of Accounting Education
Pictured, left to right: Dan L. Heitger, Mike Hemsath, Brian Ballou, Erik Rosenfeld, Bob Craycraft, Donna Deye, Jen Burgas, Matthew Phillippi, Daniel Perschke, Chrissy Walters, CPA, Jenny Harves, Craig Glazier, Anne Farrell, Megan Staley, Laura Hay, Bob Woolman, Matt Bratton, Jay Moeller, Chris Linck, Jon Pyzoha, Jan Eighme, and Yibo (James) Zhang. The Accountancy Advisory…