Lecturer Donna Johnston-Blair Selected for Fall 2016 Faculty Honor Roll
Lecturer Donna Johnston-Blair was one of a handful of professors in the McCombs School of Business to be selected for the Fall 2016 Faculty Honor Roll! Her students rated her as excellent across all the criteria of the Course Instructor Survey, noting she was a standout among the exceptional faculty at the business school.

Donna is currently teaching Fundamentals of Taxation and Fundamentals of Financial Accounting and we fully expect her students will continue to rate her as excellent because of her passion for teaching and how much she cares for her students.

Congratulations Donna!

Michael Clement Appointed as Director of New York Mortgage Trust, Inc.
New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) announced its Board of Directors has appointed Michael Clement as a Director of the Company, effective immediately. Dr. Clement has also been appointed to serve as a member of the Board’s Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.

Commenting on the announcement, Steven R. Mumma, the Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We are excited to welcome Kevin [Donlon] and Michael to the Board. Michael is a highly regarded thought leader in the accounting arena who also has significant experience working with financial institutions and financial market participants. His wealth of knowledge in economics, finance and accounting will be of great benefit to the Company and Board.”

Lillian Mills Selected as Editor for TAR
Lillian Mills was selected to serve as an Editor of The Accounting Review for 2017-2020. The Accounting Review is considered to be one of the leading accounting journals and is used by the Financial Times to compile its business school research rankings.

It is a high honor to be selected as an Editor and we are pleased they selected Dr. Mills, who has demonstrated excellence in both research and teaching during her time as Department Chair!

Shuping Chen and Volker Laux Chosen for Endowments
The McCombs Department of Accounting is pleased to announce that Professors Shuping Chen and Volker Laux have been selected for endowment appointments, effective September 2016. Shuping is the new Wilton E. and Catherine A. Thomas Professor in Accounting. Volker is the Aubrey and Elsie Fariss Professor in Accounting.