Dear Friends,
I wish you could see how beautiful campus is right now! The trees and flowers are in full bloom, the sun has been shining, and a snowy winter is finally behind us. One of the best things about this time of year is watching our soon-to-be alums taking pre-graduation photos in their caps and gowns in all the iconic spots on campus. I can’t stop smiling when I see the joy on their faces and the laughter they’re sharing with their friends—friends who they’ll no doubt have for life.
I hope that reading about our amazing graduate students who received scholarships this spring, and about the amazing donors and firms who make these scholarships possible, will bring you the same smiles and joy we get to experience this time of year. We are so, so lucky.
Not only that—I hope you enjoy catching up on the news about how we’ve transformed our introductory accountancy classes with the help of our MAcc students; how we’re keeping pace with AI (or at least trying to!); accomplishments of lots of students, faculty, and staff; and more. I’ll say it again—we are so, so lucky!
Please join us in celebrating the accomplishments of everyone here, and especially our students who will be graduating the weekend of May 16–17!
Whatever your plans for the next few months, wishing you a summer full of warmth, relaxation, and good health!
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Love & Honor,
Anne Farrell
PwC Professor and Chair
Department of Accountancy
Farmer School of Business
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Andersen Alumni Accounting Scholarship
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Arthur H. Carter Scholarship
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Gracin R. Bacarella • William Gronau • Kaitlyn M. Jarold • Sonja N. Kristianson • Nathan Leipheimer • Kristi Loose • Ryan Pasko • Cameron Dale Phillips • Lainey N. Phillips • Kyle Watson
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Rolland L. Ewell Accountancy Scholarship
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Harold W. Jasper Scholarship |
Kristi Loose • Lainey N. Phillips
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PwC Accountancy Scholarship
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Rankin Accountancy Scholarship
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William D. Stiles Deloitte & Touche Memorial Scholarship
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William R. and Irene R. Vogel Scholarship |
Note: The EY Accountancy Scholarship and the William H. Schaefer Scholarship were awarded to students who preferred to remain anonymous.
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Graduate Assistants Enhance the Introductory Accounting Experience |
All Farmer School of Business (FSB) students and general business minors take ACC 221, Introduction to Financial Accounting, and ACC 222, Introduction to Managerial Accounting. Given this demand, these classes are some of the largest at FSB, with section sizes greater than 250 students each. This can make it intimidating for students to ask questions and seek help when needed.
To help with this issue, the Accountancy Department added Friday morning recitation sessions led by graduate assistants (GAs) from our Master of Accountancy program. Sessions are capped in size to 30–35 students, making it easier for them to ask questions and for GAs to provide them with individualized instruction.
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How Accountancy Courses Implement AI Across the Curriculum |
The Accountancy Department is one of the 13 academic departments at Miami leading the way to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) in its curriculum. Department Chair Anne Farrell, along with Michele Frank and our "AI champion" Ted Polat, have been working on integrating AI guiding principles into key accountancy courses within the curriculum. Michele Frank presented the team's work on April 8 at a gathering of the AI in the Majors participants.
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We would also like to recognize these recent achievements:
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Accountancy senior and Miami hockey forward Blake Mesenburg won the National Collegiate Hockey Conference's Sportsmanship Award. He was also named a finalist for the Team Impact Award.
- William Brink's scholarly research with Chelsea Rae Austin (University of South Carolina), “The effect of enacting third-party verification on taxpayer behavior: A cryptocurrency setting,” has been accepted for publication at Behavioral Research in Accounting.
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A paper by Tim Eaton and EY Student Scholar Jocelyn McAliney, titled “What Professionals Need to Know About the New Pathway to CPA Licensure”, was published by Strategic Finance. He also received the 2025 American Accounting Association (AAA) Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Outstanding Accounting Education Research Award.
- Anne Farrell was awarded the 2025 AAA Outstanding Service Award and named the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business 2026 Accountancy Alumnus of the Year.
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Michele Frank was named an Institutional Winner of the 2026 MAC Outstanding Faculty Award for Student Success. She was also quoted in the CNBC report, ‘Tax resistance’ gains attention amid ICE protests, Iran war — and IRS penalties could follow.
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A paper by Jon Pyzoha, coauthored with Dereck Barr-Pulliam (University of Louisville), Colleen M. Boland (University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee), Dana Hermanson (Kennesaw State University), and John D. Keyser (Arizona State University), titled "Reimagining Public Company Auditing Regulation: A Framework for Auditing Oversight" was published by Accounting Horizons. Pyzoha also received the FSB Faculty Award for Service Excellence.
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Yibo (James) Zhang received the American Accounting Association Accounting Information Systems (AIS) Section and Strategic and Emerging Technologies (SET) Section Outstanding Service Award for his work as a Conference Chair for the 2026 Joint Midyear Meeting of the AIS and SET Sections. He also received the FSB Smucker Teaching Excellence Award.
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A paper by Michele Frank, Jon Grenier, and James Zhang titled "Auditors’ Perceptions Regarding Cybersecurity and Cybersecurity-Related Materiality," has been accepted at Accounting Horizons. The team credit Accountancy Advisory Group members for helping recruit auditors to participate in the study's interviews. This paper is co-authored with Patricia Navarro, who was killed in the tragic shootings at UNLV in December 2023. This paper is dedicated to her family.
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