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The 2014 – 2015 academic year is drawing to a close, and my days as Interim Director are num-bered. It has been enjoyable working with the

faculty, staff, and student body in the Tull School and getting to meet so many supportive alumni and friends.

The big news, of course, is that we were successful in hiring a new Director of the Tull School, Ted Christensen, who will join us this sum-mer. An article about Ted appears in this newsletter.

I am a firm believer that our successes today are traceable to decisions made a long time ago. So, to whoever admitted Ted to our doctoral program many years ago, the Tull School says “thank you.” He has made his way in life and now returns to lead us. For that we are grateful. I am confident that we will all benefit from Ted’s commitment to excellence and his loyalty to the Tull School.

Our alumni and friends continue to support us with their gifts and their presence

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Message fromthe Director

TULLupdateAchieving excellence in accounting education SPRING 2015 VOLUME 13, NUMBER 1

Ted Christensen appointed new Director of Tull SchoolAfter 20 years, Ted Christensen is returning home to the Tull School

of Accounting. In June of 1991, Ted came to Athens with his wife,

Donna, and their two sons to begin the doctoral program. Prior to

coming to UGA, Ted had earned a bach-

elor’s degree in accounting at San Jose State

University and worked for a regional public

accounting firm in California before going

to Brigham Young University (BYU) for a

MAcc degree in tax. While he was a student

at BYU, he had the opportunity to teach at

a local community college and decided that

teaching accounting was even more fun than

doing accounting, which lead him to UGA

to earn a Ph.D. When he came to Athens the

first time, he never imagined that 24 years later he would return to UGA

as a faculty member. (Actually, he says he dreamed about it but never

Steve Baginski

Dixon Hughes Goodman makes five-year, $324,000 pledge to support UGA’s Tull School of AccountingDixon Hughes Goodman has completed a campaign to provide a gift of $324,000 to the J. M. Tull School of Accounting at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business.

“Once again, our alumni and friends at Dixon Hughes Goodman have placed their core value of ‘building leaders for tomorrow’ into action,” said Steve Baginski, Interim Director. “These funds support fac-ulty research and teaching, student organizations, and scholarships. We thank the people at DHG for being forward-thinking friends of higher education, and we value our partnership with them.” In recognition of the pledge, which will be paid over the next five years, the Tull School of Accounting will designate a Dixon Hughes Goodman Teaching Fellow.

Dixon Hughes Goodman is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. It ranks among the top 20 public accounting firms in the nation, with more than 1,800 professionals in 12 states. The firm has a strong commitment to personal service and client success.

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In December, Tim Bentsen was named to the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc.  

In October, Denny Beresford spoke to Beta Alpha Psi and other accounting students at Kennesaw State University on “My Career in Four Acts.”

He also participated in a panel on “Enforcement and Compliance – How Does the Board Fit In?” at the 12th Annual Directors’ Institute on Corporate Governance spon-sored by the Practicing Law Institute in New York City in November.

In its December issue, Strategic Finance published “Thanks IMA,” Denny’s article discussing how his involve-ment for over fifty years in the Institute of Management Accountants has influenced his career.

In January, he made two presentations at Georgia Regents University in Augusta: “My Career in Four Acts” to account-ing students and “Ethical Issues in Corporate Governance” to business students, faculty, and external constituents.

Denny has been appointed to an additional three-year term on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Corporate Directors where he continues to serve as Chairman of the Audit Committee.

Additionally, he continues his service as a member of the Financial Reporting Committee of the Institute of Management Accountants.

John Campbell’s paper, “Audit Committee Stock Options and Financial Reporting Quality after the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,” co-authored with James Hansen (Weber State University, and former Tull Ph.D. student), Chad Simon (Utah State University, and former Tull Ph.D. student), and Jason Smith (University of Nevada – Las Vegas), has been accepted for publication in Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory.

His paper, “Do Sophisticated Investors use the Information Provided by the Fair Value of Cash Flow Hedges?,” co-authored with Jimmy Downes (University of Nebraska – Lincoln) and Bill Schwartz (Oklahoma State University), has been accepted for publication in the Review of Accounting Studies.

John served as a discussant at the 2014 Conference on Financial Economics and Accounting in Atlanta and participated in the 2015 Financial Accounting Standards Board Financial Reporting Issues Conference in Norwalk, Connecticut, where he held discussions with and provided input to FASB and SEC representatives on current standard-setting issues.

Last November, Tina Carpenter served as a Fraud Panel Speaker at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s Standing Advisory Group Meeting in Washington, DC to discuss her research and teaching in the fraud area.

Also last fall, she presented “Do Nonprofessional Investors React to Fraud Red Flags?,” co-authored with Joe Brazel (NC

FACULTYactivitiesState University), Keith Jones (George Mason University), and Jane Thayer (University of Virginia) at both the University of Wisconsin and the University of Nevada –Las Vegas.

Tina was a discussant at the American Accounting Association Auditing Midyear Meeting in Miami, Florida in January.

At Brigham Young University this spring she presented “Solving the Puzzle: Can Audit Firm Communication Improve Auditors’ Professional Skepticism and Fraud-related Judgments when Alumni Affiliations are Present?,” co-authored with Ashley Austin (Tull Ph.D. student).

Tina has been selected to the Editorial Boards of Auditing: A Journal of Practice and Theory (2015-2018), Behavioral Research in Accounting (2015-2018), and Journal of Forensic Accounting Research (2015-2018), and continues to serve on the Editorial Boards of Issues in Accounting Education and Current Issues in Auditing.

Margaret Christ’s paper, “Do Extant Management Control Frameworks Fit the Alliance Setting? A Descriptive Analysis,” co-authored with Shannon Anderson (UC Davis), Henri Dekker (VU University) and Karen Sedatole (Michigan State University) has been accepted for publication by Industrial Marketing Management. 

In November at the Ph.D. Project Conference in Chicago, Mark Dawkins presented “Secrets of a Successful Ph.D. Applicant,” co-authored with Thomas Lopez (University of Alabama).

Also that month, at the American Accounting Association Diversity Section Meeting in Atlanta, he presented “The Association between Academic Pedigree and Top-6 Publications: A Joint Examination of Ph.D. Institution and Employment,” co-authored with Natasha Burns (University of Texas – San Antonio) and Matthew Wieland (Kelley School of Business, Indiana) and “Faculty-Size Adjusted Accounting Program Rankings,” co-authored with Donald Ariail (Southern Polytechnic State University) and Matthew Wieland.

Mark presented “The Changing Landscape of Accounting Promotion and Tenure Publication Standards,” co-authored with Michael Dugan (Southern Mississippi), at the Georgia Association of Accounting Educators’ Conference at Kennesaw State University in February.

Jackie Hammersley’s paper, “Auditor Mindsets and Audits of Complex Estimates,” co-authored with Emily Griffith (University of Wisconsin – Madison and former Tull Ph.D. student), Kathryn Kadous (Emory University), and Donald Young (Georgia Tech) has been accepted for publication in Journal of Accounting Research.

She also served as the Chair of the Accounting, Behavior, and Organizations Section of the American Accounting

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thought it would really be possible.)

When Ted began the doctoral program in 1991, he was

fortunate to work with several of the then “new” faculty

members: Linda and Michael Bamber and Jenny and Ken

Gaver. When the Christensens came to UGA, they knew their

family wasn’t complete. However, they didn’t want to have a

four-year gap between their kids, so the family expanded by

two more sons while they were in Athens.

Upon completing the doctoral program in 1995, Ted took

his first job as an assistant professor at Case Western Reserve

University in Cleveland, Ohio, where he taught just about

every course offered (from managerial and cost accounting to

introductory and intermediate financial accounting to corpo-

rate tax).

After five years in Ohio and the birth of a fifth son, Ted

returned as a faculty member to one of his alma maters, BYU,

where he has taught for the past 15 years. Fortunately, Ted

has been able to focus his teaching and research in the finan-

cial accounting area during his time at BYU. While five sons

is a large family by just about anyone’s standards, Ted always

Ted’s 1996 graduation from Tull. L-R Ted (hold-ing Matt), Dallin, Scott, Tyler, and Donna

Association’s Doctoral Consortium in Philadelphia.Jackie presented a panel session on how to effectively

co-author research projects and served as a small group leader at the Auditing Section of the American Accounting Association’s Doctoral Consortium held in Miami in February. 

She is currently serving on the Competitive Manuscript Award Selection Committee for the American Accounting Association.

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Ted and his family lived in Verona, Italy in 2007 while Ted taught in a study abroad program. L-R: Scott, Stephanie, Dallin, Matt, Tyler, Josh, Donna, and Ted

wanted a daughter and was finally able to convince Donna

to to try for a girl. She was somewhat reluctant because she

believed they were “only capable of producing male off-

spring.” Fortunately, the gamble paid off and they finally had

a daughter shortly after moving to BYU. While Ted has been

a faculty member at BYU, he and his family have enjoyed sev-

eral adventures as a result of opportunities to teach at other

schools. Twice he was able to teach in a semester-long study

abroad program in Italy (the spring semester of 2007 and the

fall semester of 2011). He taught a doctoral seminar at the

University of Utah in the fall of 2012 and he taught advanced

financial accounting in a summer program at Santa Clara

University in California for over 10 years. Last year, he was a

visiting professor at the University of Michigan.

Ted enjoys cycling and competing in triathlons and is the

author of numerous academic articles and two textbooks. The

boys have all “left the nest” and the Christensens return to

Athens with their daughter, Stephanie, who will begin high

school this fall. Although leaving their sons and two grand-

children behind in Utah won’t be easy, they are excited to

return to Athens to another of Ted’s alma maters!

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J. M. Tull School of Accounting

$100,000 and UpDeloitteErnst & Young

$50,000 to $99,000CohnReznickDixon Hughes GoodmanKPMGPricewaterhouseCoopers

$25,000 to $49,999AICPA FoundationJulian B. Branch and Catherine Branch

$10,000 to $24,999James H. Brock and Wendy J. BrockTerry S. Brown and Lisa BrownWarren G. Carson Jr. and Julie CarsonCherry Bekaert Robert J. Dumas Jr. and Rene DumasGrant Thornton FoundationWilliam A. Herman IV and Lonii V. HermanPhillip S. Hodges and Catherine D. HodgesJohn P. Lloyd and Karole F. LloydKent M. Plowman Jr. and Tina PlowmanScott C. and Becca W. ShellTaxConnexTruist

$5,000 to $9,999Kenneth G. Abele and Sara M. Abele and M. Brantley BarrowRoy E. Bennett and Terry BennettDennis R. Beresford and Marian BeresfordDonald B. Blackburn Jr. and Pamela C. Blackburn

Michael H. Blount and Karen T. BlountGeorge T. Ethridge and Alecia EthridgeFidelity Charitable Gift FundCharlie B. FiveashChristopher M. Griffin and Jennifer L. GriffinHabif, Arogeti & WynneLester L. Harper Jr. and Katherine C. HarperDeborah Hembree and Hal HembreeEdward S. Heys Jr. and Lori HeysStephen M. Joiner and Margaret JoinerTimothy A. Keadle and Kathryn KeadleStephen J. Konenkamp and Letty KonenkampFranklin D. Leiter Jr. and Michelle LeiterJoseph W. Reid and Elizabeth S. ReidRichard L. Rodgers and Lara J. RodgersDavid G. Schlitt and Cheryl SchlittJohn Schraudenbach and Terri SchraudenbachKeith H. Shurbutt and Tiffaney ShurbuttRalph M. SnowGregory A. Thompson and Maria G. ThompsonWilliam T. Walton and Darlene Walton

$2,500 to $4,999Tim E. Bentsen and Elesa BentsenMichael P. Berrigan and Blair S. BerriganDonna V. Bolien and Jacques BolienJames N. BossermanScott C. Brooks

Michael W. Browder and Kimberly BrowderCraig R. BrownRandy D. Butler and Beth B. ButlerBritt K. Byrom and Frances C. ByromEmily M. CochranCrowe HorwathJohn A. DowdyElliott DavisChristopher E. Etheridge and Ellen EtheridgeExxonMobil FoundationDeborah K. FoxJon M. Glazman and Marsha GlazmanMegan Goeltz and Robert C. GoeltzKenneth G. Jackson and Jody JacksonEric G. JanisScott C. McGee and Wendy McGeeMoore Stephens TillerNetwork for GoodStephani G. Newall and Matthew NewallAlex N. ParkJames R. Peterson and Amy C. PetersonCarter R. Posner and Angela L. PosnerTravis Storey and Margaret Williams StoreyClarence B. Stowe and Lynn W. StoweHideo TakadaMary Alice Trussell and Philip E. TrussellUnited Way of Greater Atlanta

$1,500 to $2,499Suraj V. AmarnaniStephen P. Baginski and Lynn BaginskiJoseph K. BakalJames Guyton Cochran Jr. and Mary Alice T. Cochran

James B. DavisThomas M. DohertyAllison Dyer and Walter A. DyerRobert FleshmanFrazier & DeeterRichard GebertRodger E. Herndon II and Margaret E. HerndonDavid E. Homrich and Lynne HomrichMatthew W. Hunt and Cathy L. HuntTracie D. Kambies and Duane E. KambiesDexter Manning and Claire S. ManningMichael S. MarxMauldin & JenkinsMoore ColsonPorter Keadle MooreDavid M. Rainey and Jane P. RaineyJacob S. Richardson and Susan S. JacobsonJason P. RogersWilliam E. Smith and Camille SmithJason D. SolomonMichael StokkeTurner Broadcasting System, Inc.Souraya T. UniejewskiVanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramWarren Averett Companies

$1,000 to $1,499William G. AdkissonAlexander S. AldworthDean Benjamin C. Ayers and Marilyn AyersBDOKaren BraunCharles and Miriam ButlerJennifer CampDanielle R. CampolongoEdward L. Casey

We thank the following individuals and companies for their contributions to the Tull School in 2014.

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Norman ClarkAnonymousPatrick W. Crouch and Ashley C. CrouchAaron F. DeSouzaWilliam G. DodgeCarl W. Duyck and Dennis J. FloodEquifax FoundationDavid M. Evans and Dana M. EvansLeslie W. Gates and Greg B. GatesJennifer J. GaverGeneral Electric FoundationCarey L. Gordon and Eileen GordonCraig B. Grosswald and Marcia GrosswaldStephen A. Hodge and Marina HernandezTerry R. Huggins and Katherine HugginsCharles K. Johnson and Kathleen JohnsonGary L. Mimbs Jr.Meredith M. MooreWalter Mores and Alexandra MoresTaylor L. Nilan and Lauren A. NilanDenise M. Posey and William D. PoseyMarcum D. Sasser and Lauren A. SasserAshley P. Scott and Carr D. ScottEdward W. Smith Jr. and Catherine M. SmithSmith & HowardRichard B. Taylor and Sherrie TaylorHolly D. ThomasEdwin E. Thomas and Amy R. ThomasEdwin W. ThomasSydney L. TraubScott Voynich and Rhonda VoynichJohn M. WatersJeffrey L. WilliamsonBilly J. Woodall and Elizabeth A. WoodallFaith J. WoodleyRobert R. Woodson and Carolyn Bridges Woodson

$500 to $999Duff B. Ayers and Ashley N. Ayers

Barton W. Baldwin and Brenda F. BaldwinJohn B. Barrack and Patricia D. BarrackDaniel A. Bennett and Jessica A. BennettJohn W. Bishop Jr. and Alicia R. BishopEric S. Blades and Whitney E. BladesKimberly A. BloomquistMark G. Bryson and Melissa BrysonBlaney G. CarterJames R. Carter and Susan G. CarterAmanda L. ChamberlainNathan W. Dean and Mary F. DeanChristopher R. Deitrich and Megan A. DeitrichEducational Foundation of the GA Society of CPA’sKarl J. EhrsamMyles D. EmmertFrazier & Deeter FoundationJian N. Fu and Jing LinWilliam M. George III and Elizabeth B. GeorgeKyle R. Herndon and Amy HerndonPatrick R. HickeyGretchen R. KentAllison R. KesslerCameron K. King and Jennifer M. KingJonathan K. Korol and Janet KorolEileen L. Little and William W. LittleLaurence A. Madeo and Silvia A. MadeoJason F. Martin and Sarah C. MartinKelly L. McCauley and Patrick M. McCauleyEmily A. McGeeMiriam & Charles Butler Charitable FundFrederick PengEunicia O. PeretJoseph S. PinsonWilliam T. RahnJessica R. RhodesPaige N. Roper

Christopher W. Ruffner and Wendie RuffnerRobin Sawyer

Maggie Clemons SchanenStephen J. SchlesserSchwab Charitable FundJohn E. SeymourWilliam C. Shimp and Laurie R. ShimpAnita C. Soucy and Bruce SerchukJun P. Sutherland and Stephen G. SutherlandDouglas D. Thornton and Elizabeth ThorntonBrett M. Williams and Nicole M. Williams

$100 to $499Dennis Bannister and Katy BannisterLindsay C. BarrettJason D. BarwigTodd M. BensonSteven R. BiagioniJustin K. BradleyKatelin M. BrownTimothy P. BrunelleClaire T. BrutonDaniel J. BusbyEstelle C. BuschAngela CainMary F. Calegari and Michael J. CalegariDonald I. Carpenter and Tina D. CarpenterAnna E. CarvalhoJesse Y. ChanMiss Jennifer L. ChapmanWilliam P. Chapman III and Bethanne R. ChapmanMargaret H. ChristCoca-Cola CompanyChristopher S. Cooper and Melissa J. CooperRobert A. CorbittBrian P. CurthColie A. DaltonSeth W. DavisAllison L. DavisMark C. Dawkins and Janyce DawkinsDenise J. Demick and Paul A. DemickSherry L. DoughtyMichelle L. DuncanLauren E. EdsonMarla E. FlaniganRebecca E. FlynnJoseph J. Gaines Jr. and Vicki S. GainesDesiree Gallyot-SpencerPamela C. Givens

Patrick J. GoetheKelly-Ann G. GreenJacqueline S. HammersleyDavid M. HansonSteven B. Hardegree and Lauren HardegreeCharles J. Hemard III and Jessica D. HemardAndrew W. Hewitt and Mandy L. HewittWilliam B. HopperRobert E. Hoyt and Patricia G. HoytLeah K. HumphreyAlice P. HymsonCourtney M. IdekerSarah C. JakelskiAlyssa M. JaklitschEdwin M. JenkinsEryk R. JohnsonJason P. JohnstonRandolph B. Jones Jr. and Kristin R. JonesFrank J. JonesStephen L. Kahn and Debra KahnLindsay C. KaiserAmirouche KherboucheLucy A. Knapik and William M. KnapikCharles B. Knapp and Lynne V. KnappNicole L. LambPhilip E. LaminackWilliam Lazer and Joyce LazerEarl T. Leonard Jr. and Bebe B. LeonardCasey E. LewisMatthew D. LiberWenxian Lin and Tao ShuChristopher M. LippertKristina A. LischkeJoseph E. Lowe and Edith L. LoweSteven LymanMatthew M. MabeVera MaladtsovaAlison L. MarlettWilliam MateerTiffany E. MauldinJohnathan E. McGinty and Julie A. McGintyDavid J. McGowanAdam H. McTishSteven R. MeekPatrick B. Metz

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Honor Rollcontinued from page 5

Joyce M. MiddletonMichael D. MoorePerry G. Moore and Dawn MooreCharles E. Moore Jr.Erin L. MorrisSean M. NolanLela M. NorrasAshlan E. NorwoodKeith M. Oelke and Lisa K. OelkeDavid J. O’HareMargaret J. O’SheaGordhan L. Patel and Virginia B. PatelSteven W. PeakeAshton C. PellicanoCory W. PittmanSharon J. Price and David L. CokerTodd S. Restel and Eva M. RestelJoseph A. RichwineSusan L. RobinsonAndrew P. SandageCasey M. SchwabEric T. SconyersBrittany V. ScrudderJohn E. Seymour and Jill Seymour

Benjamin E. Shaw and Shannon M. ShawChenghong Shen and Hang LiuEric C. ShreveSarah L. SmithHarold Sollenberger and Lois SollenbergerKari A. StarkThomas P. Sterne and Kathleen SterneLeslie K. Strickland and Jeremy S. StricklandGeorge L. Strobel II and Jamie GoldenDarren M. Strozier and Kimberly A. StrozierRobert T. Sumichrast and Carol A. SumichrastKatherine W. Swafford and James H. SwaffordAdam T. Tarpley and Christie Livingston TarpleyC. Herman TerryJerry E. Trapnell and Sally TrapnellBetsy S. TuckChristopher T. Tyndal and Ashley M. TyndalShannon Underwood and James K. Underwood

David A. VernonBryan S. Warnock and Amy C. WarnockJonathan D. WhiteLt Col Hoke S. Wilder Jr. and Margaret D. WilderAshley D. WindomBradley D. WongMark E. Young and Diane YoungYourCauseZhufang Zhao

$99 and UnderMary J. Alford and Randy AlfordAnonymousLouis J. Boyd and Rebecca BoydMichael J. BrakeJacquelyn J. BrownCasey L. CaledoniaJames T. Cook and Elaine D. CookRev. Robert C. Corbett Sr. and Sandra CorbettJohn F. Crowley III and Ann CrowleyMilner G. Durden Jr. and Jennifer DurdenDaniel C. Feldman

Jonathan L. Fowler and Carrie A. FowlerFrank W. SeilerWilliam F. Kauder Jr.Garrett C. LandreneauThomas W. Lawhorne Jr. and Susan LawhorneLesli C. Lipson and Stephen J. LipsonMartha B. MachadoAshley N. PriceTommy Saye and Ann C. SayeDouglas K. SchneiderFrank W. Seiler and Cecelia SeilerStephen B. Tippins Sr. and Jane TippinsNelwyn K. TrenschMarla M. Watson and James T. Watson Jr.Nancy C. Willis

Yes, I will support the Tull School of Accounting Excellence Fund at the University of Georgia. Please accept my annual fund gift of $___________ to ben-efit the Tull School of Accounting Excellence Fund.

My company will match this gift: yes no

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Please make all checks payable to the UGA Foundation c/o the Tull School at the University of Georgia. Return to: Office of DevelopmentTerry College of Business, The University of GeorgiaBrooks Hall, Athens, GA 30602

Tull School Corporate SponsorshipsThank you to these amazing firms for making a multi-year gift to the Tull School and a tremendous difference for our faculty, students and programs. We are extremely grateful!

Tull Fellowships ($50k and above) CohnReznick Deloitte Dixon Hughes Goodman Ernst & YoungKPMG PricewaterhouseCoopers

Friends of Tull ($10k – $24,999) Cherry Bekaert TaxConnex

The University of Georgia Foundation is registered to solicit in every state and provides state specific registration information at ugafoundation.org/charity

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on campus. Our faculty remains dedicated to excellence in teaching and research. As a faculty member, I tend to be focused on my own work and, as a result, miss many of my colleagues’ achievements. As Director, I read everyone’s per-formance report. It is eye-opening to see the magnitude of

their research and service contributions at the national and international levels. Moreover, student ratings of their teaching confirm my belief that our faculty don’t trade off teaching and research effort – they excel at both!

Our undergraduate and MAcc students continue to take full advantage of the great opportunity to study at the Tull School. In the last newsletter, I reported that they passed the CPA exam at an extraordinary first-time pass rate of 84%. It would be unreasonable to expect improvement, right?

Well, the most recent statistics just reported that they passed at an 86.2% rate, finishing third among all large programs. Among all large public programs, we were second only to those pesky Wisconsin Badgers.

Our Ph.D. program also continues to place well and gener-ate award-winning students. Steve Utke will join the faculty at the University of Connecticut this fall. Also, I am happy to announce that one of our doctoral students, Lisa Hinson, recently learned that her dissertation year will be funded by the prestigious Deloitte Foundation’s Doctoral Fellowship Program which awards only ten such fellowships each year. Our faculty have the privilege of working with these students for five years, teaching them to follow our career paths. So, their achievements are especially meaningful to us.

Thank you for your support during this past year. I look forward to rejoining the faculty. Please join me in welcoming Ted Christensen as he steps into this very important role.

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Tull doctoral student Lisa Hinson has been selected as a 2015 Deloitte Foundation Doctoral Fellow.

News About Tull GraduatesAtlanta’s Bennett Thrasher has promoted Cory Bennett (MAcc & BBA ’01) from Senior Manager to Partner in their Financial Reporting & Assurance department. Moore Colson of Atlanta announces the hiring of Chad Creasman (BBA ’14) as a Lender Services Associate and Katherine Gleaton (BBA ’12 & MAcc ’13) as a Tax Associate.

Mac Smith (BBA ’91 & MAcc ’92) has been promoted to Partner at Carr, Riggs & Ingram in Atlanta.

What’s News With You? What are you doing and what’s “news” with you? Please take a few moments to fill out this form (attaching an additional sheet if needed) or you may email your news to Christie Tarpley at mcl26@uga.edu. (Note to married female graduates – please be sure to include your maiden name!)

NAME:

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GRADUATION YEAR(S): CURRENT EMPLOYER:

MY NEWS:

Tarpley named Terry Academic Advisor of the Year

Tull’s Christie Tarpley has received the 2015 Terry College of Business Academic Advisor of the Year Award. A graduate of Terry her-self, Christie was a student employee in the College while pursuing her degree in Management. Upon gradu-ation in May of 2013, she was hired by Tull, originally as an assistant for the MAcc program, but was quickly promoted to undergradu-ate advisor. Proving herself

in both positions, she was a natural fit when the Program Coordinator position for the MAcc program opened, and she has excelled advising both undergraduate and graduate students. The Terry College will formally honor Christie for this award at the Terry College Honors Day in April, and will nominate her for the university-wide advising award in January 2016.

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