{"id":4853,"date":"2026-10-08T10:51:34","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T14:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/?page_id=4853"},"modified":"2026-10-13T10:41:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T14:41:41","slug":"2026-annual-report-toc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/2026-annual-report-toc\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Accountancy 2026 Annual Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-accentred-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\" id=\"g8f56a4e7a13b\">Contents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/department-of-accountancy-2026-annual-report\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"4848\">Back to the Letter from the Chair<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-2 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-45fa7e1d wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5160 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-grey-border-color has-secondary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:15px\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"408\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/Jenny-2026-headshot-400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jenny Darroch\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/Jenny-2026-headshot-400.jpg 408w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/Jenny-2026-headshot-400-300x294.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:20px\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/department-of-accountancy-2026-annual-report\/message-from-the-dean\/\" target=\"_self\" >Message from the Dean<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-background has-secondary-background-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">What a strong start to the semester it has been at Farmer! From students connecting with employers at Meet the Firms to faculty sharing their research and exploring technology in the curriculum, there is so much exciting work happening across the Department of Accountancy. Along with some pickleball! We\u2019re especially pleased with the U.S. News&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/department-of-accountancy-2026-annual-report\/message-from-the-dean\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4896 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-grey-border-color has-secondary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:15px\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/linkedin.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"David Lentz head shot\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/linkedin.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/linkedin-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/linkedin-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:20px\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/department-of-accountancy-2026-annual-report\/alumni-feature-david-lentz\/\" target=\"_self\" >Brewed, Built, &amp; Fiscally Sound: The Entrepreneurial Journey of David Lentz \u201913<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-background has-secondary-background-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">From craft beverages to commercial HVAC services, state legislative advocacy, and self-published business playbooks\u2014David Lentz \u201813 has built a career that combines his accounting skills and a hands-on approach to business. Drawn to math and business while being a \u201cpeople person\u201d, Lentz chose accounting at Miami, with a focus on auditing, after recruiters described the&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/department-of-accountancy-2026-annual-report\/alumni-feature-david-lentz\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4865 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-grey-border-color has-secondary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:15px\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/Rachel-Professional-Headshot-400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/Rachel-Professional-Headshot-400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/Rachel-Professional-Headshot-400-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/Rachel-Professional-Headshot-400-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:20px\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/department-of-accountancy-2026-annual-report\/rachel-ryan-keys-to-succeeding-at-internships-and-at-life\/\" target=\"_self\" >Rachel Ryan: Keys to Succeeding at Internships and at Life<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-background has-secondary-background-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Key takeaways: Be relentless, attend all kinds of things, and be kind When Rachel started applying to accountancy summer internships in the Fall of 2024, she immediately realized what a challenge it was going to be for a student who has taken a nontraditional path to accountancy. Recruiters told her they were already hiring for&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/department-of-accountancy-2026-annual-report\/rachel-ryan-keys-to-succeeding-at-internships-and-at-life\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4912 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-grey-border-color has-secondary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:15px\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/Noah-Normington-Slay-400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Noah Normington-Slay head shot\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/Noah-Normington-Slay-400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/Noah-Normington-Slay-400-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/Noah-Normington-Slay-400-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:20px\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/department-of-accountancy-2026-annual-report\/oscpa-ambassador-noah-normington-slay\/\" target=\"_self\" >Meet This Year\u2019s OSCPA Ambassador \u2013 Noah Normington-Slay<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-background has-secondary-background-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Accountancy junior Noah Normington-Slay is this year\u2019s OSCPA Student Ambassador. In this role, Noah focuses on educating his peers about the versatility of an accounting degree and promoting the CPA license.&nbsp; With light support from Hannah Thomas, OSCPA\u2019s manager of student activities, Noah conducts two presentations each month, sharing his interest in accountancy with fellow&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/department-of-accountancy-2026-annual-report\/oscpa-ambassador-noah-normington-slay\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5002 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-grey-border-color has-secondary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:15px\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"583\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/09\/Department-Photo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/09\/Department-Photo.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/09\/Department-Photo-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/09\/Department-Photo-1024x497.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/09\/Department-Photo-768x373.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:20px\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/department-of-accountancy-2026-annual-report\/meet-our-newest-accountancy-faculty\/\" target=\"_self\" >Meet Our Newest Accountancy Faculty<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-background has-secondary-background-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">We\u2019re excited to welcome three new faculty members to the Accountancy Department this semester. Faculty and staff recently gathered to kick off the semester and get to know our newest colleagues. Learn more about Li Yang, Brent Schmidt, and Nathan Jenkins\u2014and what they\u2019re looking forward to as part of the Miami Accountancy community. Assistant Professor&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/department-of-accountancy-2026-annual-report\/meet-our-newest-accountancy-faculty\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4855 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-grey-border-color has-secondary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:15px\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/07\/Dale-photo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/07\/Dale-photo.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/07\/Dale-photo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/07\/Dale-photo-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:20px\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/department-of-accountancy-2026-annual-report\/thank-you-dale\/\" target=\"_self\" >Thank you, Dale!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-background has-secondary-background-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In May, we were sad that we had to say goodbye to Dale Stoel, who embarked on a new adventure\u2014retirement! Dale joined us nearly twenty years ago, bringing an impressive r\u00e9sum\u00e9 and a background that was equal parts engineer and consultant. A Purdue man with a Buckeye doctorate, he had exactly the right combination of&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/department-of-accountancy-2026-annual-report\/thank-you-dale\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4880 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-grey-border-color has-secondary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:15px\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/Kirby-Copper-head-shot-600-e1791897582400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kirby Copper Head Shot\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:20px\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/department-of-accountancy-2026-annual-report\/alum-feature-kirby-copper\/\" target=\"_self\" >Auditing the Tech Engine: IT Risk Assessment Takes Kirby Copper &#8217;22 Around the Globe<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-background has-secondary-background-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">When Kirby Copper (MAcc &#8217;22) graduated from Miami University with a double major in Accounting and Business Analytics, she took a bold leap by moving out west to join EY\u2019s Denver office in technology risk auditing. She had initially set her sights on the traditional accounting milestone\u2014the CPA exam\u2014but after a few setbacks (including missing&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/department-of-accountancy-2026-annual-report\/alum-feature-kirby-copper\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5006 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-grey-border-color has-secondary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:15px\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/Somich-Andrew-400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Andrew Somich head shot\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/Somich-Andrew-400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/Somich-Andrew-400-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/Somich-Andrew-400-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:20px\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/department-of-accountancy-2026-annual-report\/andrew-somich-11-growing-a-business-supporting-his-community\/\" target=\"_self\" >Andrew Somich \u201911: Growing a Business, Supporting His Community<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-background has-secondary-background-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Andrew Somich \u201811 is the CEO of Somich &amp; Associates, an accounting and business advisory firm serving individuals and small, family-owned businesses in Northeast Ohio. For the past three years, the firm has been recognized in the Redhawk50, one of Miami University&#8217;s 50 fastest-growing RedHawk-led businesses. Founded in 2018, the firm was built on Somich\u2019s&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/department-of-accountancy-2026-annual-report\/andrew-somich-11-growing-a-business-supporting-his-community\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4886 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-grey-border-color has-secondary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:15px\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/Hay_Laura_4_400.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Head shot Laura Hay\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/Hay_Laura_4_400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/Hay_Laura_4_400-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/Hay_Laura_4_400-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:20px\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/department-of-accountancy-2026-annual-report\/meet-aag-member-laura-hay\/\" target=\"_self\" >Meet Accounting Advisory Group Member Laura Hay &#8217;88<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-background has-secondary-background-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Laura Hay \u201888 first joined the Accountancy Advisory Group (AAG) in 2019, while serving as executive vice president of The Ohio Society of CPAs (OSCPA), where she is now president and CEO. Founded in 1908, the OSCPA represents 17,000 members and has a 29-member staff headquartered in Columbus. Hay joined the OSCPA soon after graduating&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/department-of-accountancy-2026-annual-report\/meet-aag-member-laura-hay\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4918 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-grey-border-color has-secondary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:15px\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"664\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/2026-EY-feature-photo-copy.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Tim Eaton, Addison Lemon, Jocelyn McAliney\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/2026-EY-feature-photo-copy.jpg 664w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/2026-EY-feature-photo-copy-300x146.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:20px\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/department-of-accountancy-2026-annual-report\/ey-teacher-scholar-update\/\" target=\"_self\" >EY Teacher- Scholar Update<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-background has-secondary-background-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">In 2026, Miami continued its very successful EY Teacher-Scholar mentoring program, in which an undergraduate spends the summer engaged in research with a Miami University faculty member, EY Teaching Scholar and Arthur Andersen Alumni Professor Tim Eaton. With a strong group of applicants and four exceptional finalists, Addison Lemon was selected to be the 2026&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/department-of-accountancy-2026-annual-report\/ey-teacher-scholar-update\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4928 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-grey-border-color has-secondary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:15px\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/Web-traffic-timeline.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Timeline of Firms&#039; web traffic disclosures and Comscore multiplatform data releases 09\/30\/2017: Facebook&#039;s third quarter end 10\/17\/2017: Comscore September estimates released 11\/01\/2017: Facebook reports web traffic metrics in third-quarter earnings announcement 11\/17\/2017: Comscore October estimates released 12\/14\/2017: Comscore November estimates released 12\/30\/2017: Facebook&#039;s third quarter end 01\/16\/2018: Comscore December estimates released 01\/31\/2018: Facebook reports web traffic metrics in fourth-quarter earnings announcement\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/Web-traffic-timeline.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/Web-traffic-timeline-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2026\/10\/Web-traffic-timeline-768x339.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:20px\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/department-of-accountancy-2026-annual-report\/website-metrics-research-feature\/\" target=\"_self\" >Beyond the Click: What Website User Metrics Say About Future Revenue<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-background has-secondary-background-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Standard balance sheets show where a business has been, but direct digital traffic signals where its revenue is heading quarters in advance. When e-commerce pioneers like Amazon and eBay emerged in the 1990s, financial markets faced new challenges. Traditional accounting, built for brick-and-mortar factories and physical inventory, struggled to capture the value created by software-driven&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/department-of-accountancy-2026-annual-report\/website-metrics-research-feature\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5102 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-grey-border-color has-secondary-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width:1px;padding-top:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-bottom:15px;padding-left:15px\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/files\/2024\/09\/Congratulations-Warm-1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Congratulations\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:20px\" class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/department-of-accountancy-2026-annual-report\/congratulations-faculty-2026-annual-report\/\" target=\"_self\" >Congratulations to Our Faculty and Students for Their Accomplishments This Year!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt has-background has-secondary-background-color\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The accountancy faculty and students have published research and were recognized for their outstanding work this year. Read the list below to learn more! 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