The Ph.D. Program prepares students to conduct state-of-the-art research and to become highly effective instructors so they can assume faculty positions in business schools at leading universities. Our students' accomplishments serve as evidence that our program is successful in turning out some of the best.

Faculty at UConn are required to publish research in high quality journals, to continually improve their teaching skills, and to provide service to the field of marketing, UConn, and the School of Business. Students gain experience in each of these areas during their time spent in the doctoral program. They are invited to present research and provide other services at major marketing conferences, they identify and develop their areas of interest for research and teaching, they begin teaching their second year in the program, and some have the opportunity to teach at the graduate level before they leave.

Highlighted below are some of the outstanding accomplishments accounting students have made.

*Papers accepted for conference presentations are not included here. Most students have one or more papers accepted for presentation at one or more conferences per year - individually or with co-authors.

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Current Students

Tim Bell

• 2008, National Winner xFAC competition sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers



• 2007, 2008, Predoctoral Fellowship, University of Connecticut



• 2007, Summer Fellowship, University of Connecticut



• 2004-2005, Equipment Leasing Association, Tax Executives Roundtable – Speaker FIN 46 Issues



• 2003-2005, Equipment Leasing Association, Lease Accountants Conference – Speaker Advanced Leveraged Leasing



• 2001-2004, Equipment Leasing Association, Lease Accountants Conference – Speaker Basic Lease Pricing



• 1992-1994, Babson Fellow, Center for Entrepreneurial Studies Babson College, Wellesley, MA

Jesse A. Dwyer

• 2006, University of Connecticut candidate to the AAA-Deloitte-J Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium



• 2004, University of Connecticut candidate to the AAA Audit Doctoral Consortium



• 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, Predoctoral Fellowship, University of Connecticut



• 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, Summer Fellowship, University of Connecticut

Fei Han

• 2004, 2005, 2006, Predoctoral Fellowship, University of Connecticut



• 2004, 2005, 2006, Summer Fellowship, University of Connecticut

Danielle Higgins

• 2008, Graduate Student Excellence in Teaching Award, SUNY Buffalo

Sarfraz Khan

• 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Predoctoral Fellowship, University of Connecticut



• 2004, 2005, 2006, Summer Fellowship, University of Connecticut



• 2003, Chartered Financial Analyst Scholarship, Department of Finance, Illinois State University, March

Robin Lovell Knowles

• 2008, National Winner xFAC competition sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers



• 2006, 2007, 2008 Predoctoral Fellowship, University of Connecticut



• 2006, 2007, Summer Fellowship, University of Connecticut



• 2001, University of Connecticut, Graduate Scholarship (Person – Wolinsky Award)



• 1988, UC Berkeley President’s Undergraduate Fellowship (declined, to graduate early)



• 1986, The Ward Blanchard Memorial Award



• 1986, President’s Recognition of Outstanding Achievement



• 1986, The Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society Award



• 1986, The Abe Hochler Memorial Award



• 1985, The American Business Women’s Association Award



• 1986, The Washington Township Bar Association Award



• 1986, The Associated Students of Ohlone Scholarship Award



• 1985, The Frank and Lisa King Award



• 1985, President's Recognition of Outstanding Achievement

Linda Kolbasovsky

• 2008, Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Accounting Department, University of Connecticut



• 2008, Business Research Summer Support Award, University of Connecticut



• 2008, Participant, xFAC competition sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers



• 2008, Participant, FASB Doctoral Student Program



• 2007, Sylvia Santiago Memorial Award



• 2007, Candidate to the AAA-Deloitte-J Michael Cook Doctoral Consortium, University of Connecticut



• 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Predoctoral Fellowship, University of Connecticut



• 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Summer Fellowship, University of Connecticut

Holli McCall

• 2003,2004,2005,2006, Predoctoral Fellowship, University of Connecticut



• 2004,2005, 2006, Summer Fellowship, University of Connecticut



• 2005 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award



• 2004 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award

Jeff Prelle

• 2008, Predoctoral Fellowship, University of Connecticut

Paul Tomolonis

• 2007, 2008, Predoctoral Fellowship, University of Connecticut



• 2007, Summer Fellowship, University of Connecticut