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August 2017

Department Chair Letter – Summer 2017

DEAR ACCOUNTING LONGHORNS: On May 20, we celebrated 106 years of UT accounting education at the 2017 MPA Commencement Ceremony. As always, our graduates richly deserve a great send off. For the past seven years, one or more UT students… Continue Reading →

Giving Back to the Community Is Its Own Reward

Each year, students volunteer with the Community Tax Centers of Austin as part of the Tax Practicum course led by Brian Lendecky and J Kamas, lecturers in accounting. It’s often a life-changing experience for these students as they help low-income… Continue Reading →

In Memoriam Ken Brown

It is with great sadness that we share the news of our friend and colleague Ken Brown passing away in November. Retired after thirty-eight years with EY and 28 years as an EY partner, Ken joined our faculty in August… Continue Reading →

Accounting Professor Paul Newman Retires

On April 26, the Department of Accounting celebrated the long and distinguished career of accounting Professor Paul Newman. Retiring this year, he says goodbye to 30 years of teaching and over 40 years of being on The University of Texas… Continue Reading →

Faculty News – Summer 2017

Congratulations to Kristina Zvinakis on her promotion to Senior Lecturer. This well-deserved promotion recognizes her tireless work for the Department of Accounting. In addition, Kristina was honored with the Outstanding Faculty Award at this year’s MPA Commencement. Several Faculty Members… Continue Reading →

Student News – Summer 2017

Congratulations to PhD Student Prasart Jongjaroenkamol on his full-time faculty job at the Singapore Management University. The school specializes in business and management studies, modelling itself after the Wharton School. We hope he finds success educating a new crop of… Continue Reading →

MPA Students Earn Elijah Watt Sells Awards

Two Texas MPA students won the 2016 Elijah Watt Sells Award. Charles Sims (BBA ’15, MPA ’15) and Andrew J. Smith (BBA ’15, MPA ’16) not only passed all 4 sections of the Uniform CPA Examination, they obtained a cumulative… Continue Reading →

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