Congratulations to Michael Clement and Dain Donelson, who received the following endowed appointments effective September 1, 2015:

Michael Clement
KPMG Centennial Professorship
A member of the McCombs faculty since 1997, Professor Clement’s research focuses on capital market use of financial information for valuation purposes, with particular interests in the activities of financial analysts.  He serves as the Graduate Advisor for the Department of Accounting and is on the editorial review boards of the Accounting Review and Accounting Horizons.

Dain Donelson
KPMG Faculty Fellowship in Accounting Education
Associate Professor Dain Donelson joined the McCombs faculty in 2007. His research targets accounting regulation and liability, financial accounting, corporate governance, fraud and securities law.  This year his research was recognized with the Best Conference Paper Award at the Audit Midyear Meeting. Professor Donelson is a member of the Dean’s Advisory Committee in addition to acting as a reviewer for many respected publications.