The Ledger

Florence Atiase, a lecturer in the Department of Accounting, has received the Texas Society of CPAs’ (TSCPA) Outstanding Accounting Educator Award for 2009. The award honors those who have demonstrated excellence in teaching and have distinguished themselves through active service to the accounting profession.
Atiase fits the profile perfectly. Since joining the McCombs faculty in 1993, [...]

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BP has awarded Nathan Rice, MPA ‘10, a BP fellowship in the amount of $10,000. The competitive award is specifically for MPA students with an interest in exploring a career in the energy industry.
 
A Lake Charles, LA native, Nathan was a full-time tax intern at McElroy, Quirk & Burch CPAs in spring 2009. He graduated with [...]

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From Mondovisione
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance today announced the selection of John R. Robinson as the Academic Accounting Fellow for a one-year term beginning next month.
“Each year, we look forward to the important contributions made by those participating in our Academic Accounting Fellow program. John’s experience and perspective will be extremely [...]

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Seven MPA students have been awarded Unrestricted Endowed Presidential Scholarships (UEPS) for 2009-10. The students were nominated by the Department of Accounting based on outstanding performance in coursework, extracurricular activities, public service and a personal statement. The scholarships are considered among the most prestigious on campus. A committee appointed by UT President William Powers made [...]

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