Awards & Recipients

  • 2025 AARE Distinguished Paper Award

    Determinants of Textual Dissimilarity in 10-K Risk Disclosures

    Kevin Gauch, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany

    Iuliia Gauch, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany

    Reiner Quick, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany

    Christian Friedrich, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany

  • 2025 AARE Outstanding Educator Award

    Cassy Henderson, Sam Houston State University

  • 2025 Financial Accounting and Reporting Best Paper Award

    The Impact of ESG Disclosures on Loan Contracts

    Ben Angelo, Ball State University

    Mitchell Johnston, University of Dayton

    Atul Singh, Ball State University

  • 2025 International Accounting Best Paper Award

    The Relationship Between ESG Rating Adjustments and Corporate Financial Performance

    Li-Chuan Chou, National Taipei College of Business

    Yun-Chia Yan, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

  • 2025 Management Accounting Best Paper Award

    The Impact of Managerial Overconfidence and Gender on Data Security Breaches

    Tonya J. Blocker, Sam Houston State University

    Scott E. Seavey, Florida Atlantic University

  • 2025 Auditing Best Paper Award

    The Effectiveness of Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting at Dual-Class Firms

    Dina F. El-Mahdy, Morgan State University

    Arno Forst, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

    Barry Hettler, Ohio University

    Kathleen Rankin, St. Bonaventure University

  • 2025 Tax Best Paper Award

    Are ‘No UTB’ Firms Less Tax Aggressive?

    David Tree, Old Dominion University

    Dilin Wang, Grand Valley State University

  • 2025 Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Best Paper Award

    An Examination of Accounting Student Background and Cognitive Ability: Are Students Failing in Critical Thinking?

    David Tree, Old Dominion University

    Dilin Wang, Grand Valley State University

  • 2025 Student Research Best Paper Award

    Fair Value Accounting

    Sidney Mack, University of Central Arkansas

    Karen M. Oxner, University of Central Arkansas

  • 2025 Current Topics/Emerging Issues Best Paper Award

    Examining the Missing Link in Bank Governance: Characteristics of the Asset-Liability Committee and Bank Risk-Taking

    Trevor K. England, Sam Houston State University

    Divesh S. Sharma, Kennesaw State University