The Bea Sanders/AICPA Innovation in Teaching Award recognizes and disseminates successful practices in the first course sequence in accounting that pique students' interest in accounting and pursuing the CPA profession as a career. The award recognizes changes in a content segment or a subset of skills rather than a programmatic or curricular change.
A selection committee comprised of AAA and AICPA members selects winners from the pool of accepted submissions to the American Accounting Association's Effective Learning Strategies Forum. The award is presented at the AAA Annual Meeting.
The criteria for selection includes the ability to pique students' interest in an accounting career; adaptability for other educational institutions or situations; and ability to enhance student learning and to help students learn on their own. The winner may be an individual or a group of individuals.
For more information, please contact the AICPA Academic & Career Development team at educat@aicpa.org.
Past Award Recipients
2007 Philip A. Brown and Bob Churchman, Harding University
Attracting the Best and Brightest to Accounting: Establishing an Honors Accounting Principles Class
Honorable Mentions
Teaching Financial Literacy in Introductory Accounting Courses
Donna Dietz, North Dakota State University and Athar Murtuza, Seton Hall University
Beyond Debits and Credits
Sharon C. Gibbs and Michelle B. Hagadorn, Roanoke College
Arctic Blast: A Case Using Writing, Decision Making and Teamwork in a First Accounting Class
Keith E. Harrison, Truman State University
Testing Critical Thinking Skills in Accounting Principles
Lee Warren and Marilyn Young, Belmont University
Making-It in Managerial Accounting
Priscilla Wightman, Hartwick College
2006 Richard H. Fern, Eastern Kentucky University
Getting Started in the Thoroughbred Horse Business: A Review of Some Basic Accounting Principles
Honorable Mentions
Business From The Idea To The Seasoned Offering: Accounting and Financial Statements Reflecting Business Activities
Stephen P. Moehrle and Pamela S. Stuerke, University of Missouri – St. Louis
“Let’s Go to the Movies”: Using Movies as an Ethics Assignment
Roselyn Morris, Texas State University-San Marcos