{"id":3426,"date":"2025-05-13T13:58:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T17:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/?p=3426"},"modified":"2025-05-13T13:58:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T17:58:54","slug":"accounting-faculty-recognized-for-teaching-and-service-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/doamu\/2025\/05\/accounting-faculty-recognized-for-teaching-and-service-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Accounting Faculty Recognized for Teaching and Service Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At the end-of-semester Farmer School of Business meeting held May 9, faculty awards were announced. Yibo (James) Zhang<\/a> was awarded the Richard K. Smucker Teaching Excellence Award for Outstanding Junior Professor, and Jon Pyzoha<\/a> was given the Farmer School of Business Faculty Award for Service Excellence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Zhang, Outstanding Junior Professor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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L\u2013R: <\/em>FSB Dean Jenny Darroch, Professor James Zhang, and Department Chair Anne Farrell
Photo by Jay Murdock<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Professor Zhang teaches ACC 361 <\/strong>(Modeling Business Processes in Accounting Information Systems), a junior-level course focusing on accounting information systems, technologies, and business controls; and ACC 495\/595<\/strong> (Accounting Analysis), a capstone course that focuses on data analytics and emerging technologies in accounting. His teaching philosophy focuses on the following themes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Experiential learning in classrooms<\/strong>\u2014hands-on exercises on accounting technologies (Alteryx, Gen AI, and Tableau), in-class role-playing transaction simulation games on understanding the transactions that produce the accounting journal entries, and client projects partnering with the PwC and inviting professionals to judge student presentations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Student advising<\/strong>\u2014connecting students with recruiters and participating in student organization events (e.g., Meet the Firms and the Beta Alpha Psi events)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Teaching-motivated research<\/strong>\u2014published three research articles with Miami students to study the impact of emerging technologies in the accounting profession.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    In addition, his research focuses on accounting information systems and emerging technologies in accounting, data visualizations in financial disclosures, and qualitative\/interview research that explores professional insights on topics such as cybersecurity and enterprise risk management. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Jon Pyzoha, Service Excellence Award<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    L\u2013R: <\/em>FSB Dean Jenny Darroch, Professor Jon Pyzoha, and Department Chair Anne Farrell
    Photo by Jay Murdock<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Professor Jon Pyzoha firmly believes in the important and critical role of service in maintaining a high level of academic quality at Miami University, the FSB, and the Accountancy department. Beyond Miami, he also also takes a position of leadership to make a difference in the accounting profession. His notable service activities include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Service to the Profession<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • Chair of the American Accounting Association (AAA) Auditing Standards Committee <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Member of the AAA Education Committee<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Hosted an Ohio Society of CPAs career day conference with 75+ high school students from Southwest Ohio to promote Miami and accountancy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Service to Miami University and the Department <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      • Elected FSB representative on the University Senate<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Chair of the Department of Accountancy External Engagement Committee, shaping and implementing a new communications strategy targeted at college and high school students, parents, guidance counselors, alumni, and faculty through developing multimedia content for online communications<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Spearheaded development efforts during #MoveInMiami<\/em>, implementing a new strategy and raising over $22k after the Farmer Family Foundation match<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Support faculty growth by serving as co-chair of TCPL and course coordinator search committees, and as member of the department’s faculty development committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Student-Focused Service<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        • Chaired the FSB Quantitative Literacy Committee, which worked with the Math Department to address student success in calculus issues, leading to a proposed Quantitative Success Center in the FSB’s Innovation Factory<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Serving as Faculty Advisor for the Deloitte Audit Innovation Campus Challenge Case Competition since 2017<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Worked with students on seven independent studies and four published papers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Developed guiding principles for use of AI in the classroom with two Accountancy professors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          We’re very lucky to have these outstanding faculty members in our department. Congratulations to both!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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