We-Ha.com– In a ceremony held Friday, March 24, West Hartford Mayor Shari Cantor ’81 was inducted into the UConn School of Business Hall of Fame.
Accounting
Joint Statistical Research Program Award: Amy Dunbar
Associate Professor Amy Dunbar won an IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Joint Statistical Research Program award. Her project was deemed to provide clear benefits to tax administration, addresses new areas of research and offers the greatest developmental benefits.
Remembering Professor Montgomery
Accounting Professor Had High Standards; Was Proud to be a UConn Faculty Member
Professor Sigmund “John” Montgomery, who helped develop the graduate business programs portfolio at UConn, including the MBA program in Stamford, passed away last month at age 96. Continue Reading
Show Us the Numbers!
Comparable Financial Statements Help Acquirers Make Smarter Deals
Financial accounting may play an even more important role than previously recognized when it comes to corporate acquisition decisions, according to a UConn professor. Continue Reading
Best Paper Award: Anna Brown
Anna Brown, assistant professor of accounting, earned a Best Paper Award at the American Accounting Association International Section Meeting in Tampa, Florida, in January 2017. She presented her paper, “Did U.S. Firms Experience Positive Information Externalities Associated with Mandatory IFRS Adoption?” which examines whether U.S. firms experience information spillovers or externalities when their global peers adopt more similar financial reporting standards.
2017 ‘Legacy’ Students
Two Business Undergrads Honored as among University’s Most Promising
Kavisha Thakkar is planning a career as a physician, but is also pursuing a dual degree in accounting, so that she can better understand the healthcare-payment system and assist her future patients. Continue Reading
Pursuing Your MBA Could Be A Matter Of Looking Out Your Window…
HYPE Blog– Master degrees in Business Administration (MBAs) seem like they’re a dime a dozen. And if you look at any compiled list of colleges and universities that offer MBAs, it certainly looks like it. But there are a small number of schools that can boast their MBA return on investment (ROI) are “among the best in the country with affordable tuition and competitive base salaries”. Wouldn’t it be awesome if you could say you got your MBA from a school that ranks in the top 25 public universities by US News, or in the top 100 MBA programs by the Financial Times, or in the top schools by Forbes Magazine and Business Week?
A Fixed Asset
For Third Consecutive Year, U.S. News Picks UConn MSA as Among Best Programs in Nation
U.S. News and World Report has ranked the School of Business’ online Master of Science in Accounting program (MSA) among the best in the nation, for the third consecutive year. Continue Reading
Retirement Beckons
Professor Nelson and His Never-Give-Up Outlook Will Be Missed
Don’t misunderstand Cliff Nelson.
It isn’t that he dislikes the students for whom accounting comes easily. They’re great. It’s just that the ones who struggle, persist and keep fighting until they understand the concepts—they’re the ones he enjoys the most. Continue Reading
‘Beloved By All His Students’
Accounting Professor Francis Ryan Would Be Pleased with New Scholarship in His Honor
A beloved accounting professor who never regretted trading in the bustle of New York City for the tranquility of Storrs, will be honored through a new scholarship that bears his name.
Francis E. Ryan joined the faculty at the School of Business in 1949, founding and leading the accounting department for more than 20 years. His former students recalled that he taught them not only accounting, but also about hard work, dedication and honesty. Continue Reading