Smeal Professor Awarded by AICPA
Dr. Mark W. Dirsmith, the Deloite & Touche Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the Smeal College of Business has been named the winner of the 2015 American Insitute of CPA’s Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Award. The AMCPA award has been presented annually since 1985. The awarded is given to recognized accounting professors who are nominated as outstanding educators and have achieved national recognition in the accounting profession. Dr. Dirsmith was honored at the annual meeting of the American Accounting Association (AAA), in Chicago.
The American Institute of CPAs represents the CPA profession nationally regarding rule-making and standard-setting. The group serves as an advocate before legislative bodies, public interest groups and other professional organizations. The AICPA develops standards for audits of private companies, provides educational guidance materials to its members, develops and grades the Uniform CPA Examination and monitors and enforces compliance with the profession’s technical and ethical standards. The AICPA’s founding established accountancy as a profession distinguished by rigorous educational requirements, high professional standards, a strict code of professional ethics, a licensing status and a commitment to serving the public interest.
Pace’s Leslie F. Seidman to Speak at Women’s Global Leadership Summit
Leslie F. Seidman, Executive Director of the Center for Excellence in Financial Reporting at Pace University and former Chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, will speak at the Women’s Global Leadership Summit. The American Institute of CPAs, the world’s largest member organization representing the accounting profession, will host the event. The event will be held Thursday, October 23, 2014.
Seidman will discuss her journey to becoming the first female Chairman of the FASB as part of a panel discussion on “Women Trailblazers: Path to Being the First.”
