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  • Amanda Pyzoha Receives Excellence in Advising Award

    Left: Amy Bergerson, Associate Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Education; Right: Amanda Pyzoha, EY Professional Development Advisor Congratulations to EY Professional Development Advisor Amanda Pyzoha, who received the Miami University Office of the Provost Award for Excellence in Advising! This award is given each year to two recipients who demonstrate excellence in four areas: high quality of…

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    Accountancy Students Inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma

    Twenty Accountancy students were inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, the International Business Honor Society, via a virtual event held April 26, 2023.

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    Accountancy Advisory Group Meets for Curriculum and Recruiting

    The Accountancy Advisory Group held its semiannual meeting on April 20 and 21 in Oxford, Ohio.

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    Accountancy Alum Wendy Batchelder ’06 Announces Upcoming Book on Data Governance

    Congratulations to Wendy Batchelder ’06, who announced her upcoming book release, titled “Data Governance Handbook: A practical approach to building trust in data.” Batchelder, who describes herself as a “data geek,” is the senior vice president of global data governance and chief data officer of trust at Salesforce (watch a CDO Magazine interview about her…

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    Accountancy Junior Elle Scott Awarded FEI Scholarship

    Accountancy major Elle Scott has been awarded the Financial Executives International (FEI) scholarship. Ms. Scott was nominated by the accountancy faculty, and nominations were reviewed by the FEI scholarship committee, led by Mr. Brian Tibbs, CFO of Monti, Inc., and 2021 Cincinnati CFO of the Year. Nominees are chosen for their “enthusiasm, hard work, and…

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    Accountancy Senior Anthony Patrick Recognized among “Best and Brightest” by P&Q

    Congratulations to Anthony Patrick, who is one of two Farmer School of Business seniors recognized by Poets & Quants among the 100 Best and Brightest Business Majors of 2023! We first featured Patrick as a second-year student in the “Profile of a PCAOB Scholar” article of the 2020-2021 Annual Report, which announced his $10,000 award…

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    Accountancy Alum Establishes Scholarship for Miami-Bound High School Students

    William (Bill) Ash ’79, a graduate of Piqua High School, thought of a unique way to encourage students from his alma mater to pursue an accountancy degree: by providing scholarships to graduates who are attending Miami University to pursue a major in accounting and/or finance.

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    Winter 2023 Faculty Conference Updates

    The Winter Term offered several faculty members the chance to share, collaborate, and learn from other leaders in the field of accountancy education. International Accounting and Accounting Information Systems Tim Eaton and James Zhang attended the 2023 Joint Midyear Meeting of the AIS, SET, and International Sections of the American Accounting Association held in Las…

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    Accountancy Students Help Oxford Seniors File Taxes

    Under the guidance of accountancy professors Michele Frank and Bill Moser, accountancy students spent the month of February visiting the Oxford Senior Center to assist senior citizens in completing their tax returns.

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    2023 Shade Family CBL Emerging Leaders Consulting Experience Held in Chicago

    Student leaders from different majors, many in accountancy, participated in a two-week experiential, immersive experience living the life of consultants working for a firm.

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    Fifth Annual Douglas Millett Forensic Accounting Case Competition Held in February

    On February 9, twenty junior and senior Accountancy majors participated in the 5th Annual Douglas Millett Forensic Accounting Case Competition. Five teams delivered high-quality presentations on recent topics of accounting fraud in front of a panel of forensic accountants, which included special guests Amanda Malusky Krauss of Axium Consulting and Robert Vaccari of Ingardus. Faculty members…