Mark Nelson Wins 2004 Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award

Congratulations to Professor Mark Nelson, who will receive the 2004 Notable Contributions to Accounting Literature Award at the American Accounting Association (AAA) Annual Meeting in August. The award recognizes research of exceptional merit and works published in the five calendar years preceding the award are eligible. The criteria for the award include relevance to accounting theory, practice, or instruction; potential interest; originality; clarity; soundness of methodology; and contribution to knowledge. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants funds this highly competitive and prestigious award, which includes a plaque and a cash prize.

Professor Nelson is the fourth member of our current accounting faculty to receive this award. Professor Thomas Dyckman received the award in 1966 (the first year of the award) and in 1978, Professor Robert Libby received the award in 1985 and in 1996, and Professor Charles M.C. Lee received the award in 2003.