This August, Dr. Kimberly Swanson Church, director of the School of Accountancy at Missouri State University, will receive the Accounting Horizons Best Paper Award from the American Accounting Association for her accounting information systems (AIS) research. “It’s almost inconceivable,” Church said. “I don't think I've processed it yet. This was never something I dreamed … [Read more...] about Going after “precious” Excel
Dr. Kimberly Swanson Church, Director of the School of Accountancy Faculty endowment: BKD Professor of Leadership Degrees: Bachelor’s in business administration, Pittsburg State University, 1998 Master’s of accountancy in taxation and information systems, Kansas State University, 2002 PhD in accounting information systems, Sam M. Walton College of … [Read more...] about Faculty members who hold endowed positions accomplish great things
If complete strangers offered to change your life, would you trust them? Could you believe their kindness? In a sense, this happens when a student is given a scholarship. But it happened in the most extraordinary way to Dr. Yohannan Abraham. A chance encounter with a Minnesota couple changed the trajectory of his future. It afforded him a college … [Read more...] about A life transformed by the power of education
In a world that is constantly changing, classrooms require new technology and adaptability now more than ever. Dr. Kimberly Church’s new teaching innovation does just that. Church serves as director of the School of Accountancy and joined MSU in summer 2020. Her creative technique for teaching blockchain concpets was recognized with the George Krull/Grant Thornton … [Read more...] about Dr. Kimberly Church receives national teaching award
Before COVID-19 and the dramatic shift in the education landscape to online learning, Michael Hammond was interested in comparing face-to-face and online student learning outcomes. About the project Hammond, senior accounting instructor, received an assessment grant from the office of the provost via the office of assessment in spring 2020. “I was very excited to … [Read more...] about Senior accounting instructor Michael Hammond receives assessment grant to study online learning