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Warren Slagle Accounting Day set for Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014

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In Memoriam Harry Hughes

he Department of Accounting and Information Management will host the 39th annual Warren Slagle Accounting Day on Oct. 4. The event will be held at the Knoxville Marriott, 501 East Hill Ave. It begins at 8:30 a.m. with a social hour followed by a buffet brunch, and is a great time for alumni to reconnect with faculty and with each other.

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Distinguished Accounting Alum 3 Ed Pershing 1-2-3 MAcc Pledge

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Big Orange Family Campaign 3

Student Profiles Justin Short Carly Sain Dana Parks

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New Faculty 5 Lauren Cunningham Erin Henry Goodbye To...

Deborah Swanquist Priscilla Wisner

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Jim Leisenring

Jim Leisenring, a member of the Accounting Hall of Fame, will be the keynote speaker. Leisenring was appointed senior advisor to the Financial Accounting Standards Board in 2010 at the culmination of his service on the International Accounting Standards Board. In 2001, he was appointed as a member of the IASB and its liaison to the FASB. At the time of his appointment, he was director of international activities at the FASB.

Leisenring has served in leadership capacities for a number of industry organizations. He also served as chairman of the Auditing Standards Board of the American Institute of CPAs, and was a member of the faculty of Western Michigan University.

Leisenring received his bachelor’s degree from Albion College and his MBA from Western Michigan University.

For more information about Accounting Day, please contact Dremaine Ellis at (865) 974-1744 or email dellis5@utk.edu. The University of Tennessee Vols take on the Florida Gators at Neyland Stadium later in the day. Please visit www.utsports. com/tickets for ticket information.

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UT 4 U Class Reunion

The AIM department is pleased to announce its first-ever class reunion. This event will be held on Friday, Oct. 3, the evening before Accounting Day, at 6 p.m. at Club LeConte.

This year’s reunion is called “UT 4 U.” All UT accounting graduates from 1954, 1964, 1974, 1984, 1994, 2004 and 2014 are invited with a guest to a reception and dinner to visit with former classmates and faculty.

Invitations have been sent to all “4” graduates. RSVP either online at www.volsconnect.com/accounting or by calling (865) 974-1752.

Hope to see you there!

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Joseph V. Carcello

reetings to alumni and friends of UT’s Department of Accounting and Information Management (AIM). Fall is an exciting time here at the University of Tennessee. New students arrive, existing students return and football begins. Fall also is always a busy time for AIM. We gear up for events including Warren Slagle Accounting Day, internship and full-time recruiting for our students, and our annual Master of Accountancy class trip to Washington, D.C. AIM offers three programs – undergraduate, Master of Accountancy (MAcc), and doctorate (Ph.D.) – and all are essential to our mission. This summer we offered the inaugural version of our AIM Academy to encourage new undergrads.

Our MAcc program continues to excel. As of the end of June, 73 of the 75 students from the 2013-14 MAcc class were placed in professional positions, a 97 percent placement rate. We continue to work to improve the MAcc curriculum, with a particular focus on embedding more valuation content and offering a third track in information systems, in addition to our tracks in audit and tax.

Our Ph.D. program is very important to our national reputation and program rankings.We are proud of the quality of the program and its diversity. This fall, nearly 30 percent of our Ph.D. students will be members of underrepresented groups. Increasing the diversity of our students and faculty is an important goal of the university, one that AIM fully supports. During the 2013-2014 academic year, we had four students on the job market and are very pleased that all four accepted faculty positions at Ph.D. granting institutions.

Let me end by thanking all AIM alums and friends for your support – whether manifested by hiring our students (hire more, the product is amazing!), speaking in classes, serving on advisory boards and of course, contributing financially. Over the next few weeks, I will be participating in a number of socials sponsored by the Big 4, Dixon Hughes Goodman and LBMC, all in support of the Accounting Firm Challenge. I hope to see many of you at these events! For those I don’t see, I hope we can connect at our alumni reunion event on Oct. 3 and/or at Accounting Day on Oct. 4.

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Joseph V. Carcello Department Head and EY and Business Alumni Professor

In Memoriam Harry N. Hughes 1946-2014 This summer brought some extremely sad news. Harry Hughes died in late July. Hughes was a part of AIM for nearly 40 years. He was a mainstay of the principles of accounting course. He served AIM in an administrative capacity and was the “right hand” person for department heads dating back to Jack Kiger. He also served under Jan Williams, Keith Stanga, Dan Murphy, Bruce Behn and Joe Carcello. Hughes was known, if possible, even more for who he was than what he did. He is remembered for being always positive, cheerful and willing to help. Hughes won awards for teaching, customer responsiveness and for one of his favorites – concern for his students. On behalf of his AIM colleagues, faculty and staff throughout the college, he will be greatly missed.

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Pershing Named UT’s 2014 Distinguished Accounting Alum

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d Pershing, co-founder and president of Pershing Yoakley & Associates (PYA), has earned the 2014 Distinguished Accounting Alum Award from the Department of Accounting and Information Management in the College of Business Administration.

“Many alums have made outstanding contributions to the department since its inception in 1925, benefiting thousands of bright young students,” said Joe Carcello, department head.

“Distinguished Accounting Alum Award recipients have demonstrated the highest level of professional and personal excellence throughout their careers and have significantly improved the organizations and communities with which they have been associated.”

Pershing, who earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting in 1974, and was the top accounting

graduate, is known locally, regionally and nationally as an innovator and visionary in healthcare consulting. He has led PYA’s impressive growth from its founding in 1983 with three employees to its position today as one of the leading healthcare accounting and consulting firms in the United States.

PYA serves healthcare clients in 48 states and the Virgin Islands. Modern Healthcare recently recognized it as one of the top 20 healthcare consulting firms in the nation.

Under Pershing’s leadership, PYA expanded its scope and created four affiliates to complement its core business lines: real estate development and advisory services, healthcare claims auditing for Fortune 500 companies, data analytics and wealth management.

“Pershing is a man of enormous integrity and strong principles, and he is an individual committed to excellence,” Carcello said. “We are honored to recognize him.”

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1-2-3 MAcc Pledge Every year, MAcc students are asked by their fellow MAcc students to sign a three-year pledge to support AIM. This year shattered the previous giving record with 92 percent of the graduating MAcc class signing a three-year pledge agreement. The money given by MAcc students is used to fund MAcc scholarships and CPA preparation course software. Thank you, MAcc Class of 2014!

Big Orange Family Campaign As part of the 100th anniversary celebration in the College of Business Administration, faculty and staff were asked to contribute to the university through the Big Orange Family Campaign. Ellen Anderson headed the effort for the AIM department, which achieved a 100 percent giving rate! Every one of AIM’s faculty and staff contributed. AIM appreciates its dedicated faculty and staff who believe in and give back to the department, the college and the university. Great job, everyone!

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Student Profiles The success of our educational mission relies on the high-quality students who we attract into our baccalaureate and graduate programs. Our department traditionally has attracted top business students, and this year is no exception. To provide you with additional insight into our programs, we have profiled three of our outstanding students.

Justin Short, Doctoral Candidate

Justin Short

Justin Short is a first-year doctoral student with research interests in corporate governance and auditing. He is a Nashville, Tenn., native who earned his bachelor’s degree in 2011 and his Master of Accountancy degree in 2012, both from the University of Tennessee. After completing the MAcc program, Short began his career with Ernst & Young in its Nashville office. He worked in its assurance service line for more than two years. Short audited companies in multiple industries including insurance, manufacturing, healthcare and utilities. He earned his Tennessee CPA license while working at Ernst & Young.

Short’s love for the academic environment motivated him to leave public accounting and return to

UT in the doctoral program. “There are few things on this earth more beautiful than a university,” Short said. He looks forward to his upcoming years in the doctoral program. Upon the recommendation of the Accounting Doctoral Committee, Short was designated an ESPN Scholar for academic excellence by the College of Business Administration. He also was designated a KPMG scholar by the KPMG Foundation as part of its PhD Project program, and was awarded an AICPA minority doctoral scholarship. Short has aspirations to become a professor at a major public research university where faculty are advocates for their students. He hopes to serve students in the same way the UT professors have served him.

Carly Sain, MAcc Student

Carly Sain

Carly Sain is a Memphis, Tenn., native who earned her undergraduate degree in accounting with a collateral in international business from the University of Tennessee. She was a UT cheerleader and a member of Beta Alpha Psi. During the summer of 2013, Sain studied abroad in Bordeaux, France, as part of her international business curriculum. She attended PwC’s National Leadership Conference in Chicago. In May 2014, she traveled to Budapest, Hungary, with the 2013-14 MAcc class. During spring 2014, Sain completed an internship in the assurance practice of PwC’s

Boston office. She will return as a full-time employee of PwC in Boston after she completes the MAcc program in 2015.

As an undergraduate, Sain received the Department of Accounting and Information Management Commitment to Academic Excellence Award and also was awarded a scholarship from the American Society of Women Accountants, Knoxville Chapter. Sain will serve as a graduate teaching assistant while in the MAcc program. In addition to her accounting interests, Sain is an avid runner and enjoys spending time in Florida with her family.

Dana Parks, Undergraduate Student

Dana Parks

Dana Parks is a senior accounting major with a collateral in information management. She plans to complete her undergraduate degree in December 2014 and pursue a Master of Accountancy degree. Parks hails from Rocky Top, Tenn., formerly known as Lake City. She attended Anderson County High School and was captain of the drum line, captain of the tennis team, a member of National Honors Society, and one of the top graduates of her class.

Parks graduated from the University of Tennes-

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see in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology with a concentration in criminal justice, as well as a bachelor’s degree in theater with a minor in political science. She was the top graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Dean’s Student Advisory Council and the National Collegiate Honor Society. Parks returned to UT in 2012 to pursue a degree in accounting. When she is not in class or doing homework, she works as a 911 dispatcher for Anderson County Sheriff’s Department. She also is vice president of Beta Alpha Psi.

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New Faculty Lauren (Dreher) Cunningham Laura Cunningham joined the College of Business Administration’s Department of Accounting and Information Management after receiving her doctorate in accounting from the University of Arkansas in 2014. Cunningham previously worked as an audit manager with Grant Thornton, LLP in Dallas, Texas, specializing in the real estate and technology industries. She earned her undergraduate degree in accounting from Drury University in Springfield, Mo., and holds a Texas CPA license. Her

research interests include auditor characteristics, corporate governance and the financial reporting process (e.g., auditor selection, auditor risk assessments, compliance with disclosure regulations and the properties of reported earnings). Cunningham’s research has been published in The Accounting Review and cited in Agenda, the Financial Times’ corporate governance newsletter. She is teaching auditing in both the undergraduate and MAcc programs.

Lauren (Dreher) Cunningham

Tenn. In addition to her position at UT, she holds an appointment as a Research Economist for the Internal Revenue Service’s Statistics of Income division. Her research interests include the capital market implications of tax reporting and the impact of tax policy on firm behavior.

Although Henry’s research focus is in the area of tax, she will be teaching financial accounting during her early years at UT.

Erin Henry

Erin Henry Erin Henry joined the Department of Accounting and Information Management after receiving her doctorate in accounting from the University of Connecticut. Henry holds a bachelor’s of accountancy from Mississippi State University, and a master’s degree in taxation from the University of Memphis. She also holds a Tennessee CPA license. Previously, Henry worked as a tax senior for Thompson Dunavant, PLC in Memphis,

Saying Goodbye to: Deborah Swanquist Deborah Swanquist joined the AIM faculty in 2010 when her husband, Quinn Swanquist, began his doctoral studies here. She earned her MAcc degree at UT in 2007, joining PwC in Birmingham, Ala., upon completing the program. During her four years at UT, Swanquist taught several different undergraduate accounting courses, served as the Beta Alpha Psi

advisor and helped the MAcc director manage that program. She also advised undergraduate and MAcc students on career and job placement issues. Quinn Swanquist recently completed his doctorate degree and accepted a faculty position at Georgia State University. The Swanquists now live in Atlanta with their newborn daughter.

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Priscilla Wisner Priscilla Wisner also joined the AIM faculty in 2010. She earned her doctorate degree at UT in 1997, and was an assistant professor at the Thunderbird School of Global Management from 1997-2005. She served as an associate professor at Montana State University from 2005-10, spending her summers as an adjunct MBA professor at the National Economics University in Hanoi,

Vietnam. While in the AIM department, Wisner taught accounting courses in the undergraduate and MBA programs as well in the executive education program. She also contributed to the research output of AIM. This year, Wisner partially retired, moving to Montana with her husband. She will continue to teach on a part-time basis in the college’s executive education programs.

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Donor Honor Roll $25,000 and up Kelvin & Shery Ault Deloitte Foundation Will Pugh

$10,000 to $24,999 Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP Ernst & Young LLP Foundation Michael & Tina Lobel Richard & Deborah Perry Pershing Yoakley & Associates

$5,000 to $9,999 Mark & Karen Bowling Steven & Jill Brown David Evans James A. & Natalie Haslam James & Susan Haslam William & Cristen Haslam PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP Foundation Scott Roe Richard & Ann Smith David & Debbie Stevens

$2,500 to $4,999 Jonathan Bailey James & Jennifer Banner Adam John Bean Allen Bell Anthony & Patricia Bryant Andrew Burns Terry & Juanita Cowles Marcus & Kelli Davenport Brian & Heather Foley Kostyantyn Grabovsky David & Jeanne Jones KPMG Foundation Lattimore, Black, Morgan & Cain PC Frank & Mary Lee McGregor Barbara Curtis Murphey Barrett & Betsy Simonis Michael & Rebecca Sutton

$1,000 to $2,499 John & Donna Adams Howard & Wendy Allenberg Ameriprise Financial, Inc. John & Leeann Bailes Becker Professional Education Bruce & Julianne Behn Lewis Belote, III Christy Blalock Joseph & Terri Carcello James Chyz ConocoPhillips Stephen & Patty Coulter, Sr. Crowe Horwath LLC Deana Drewry Jon Todd Ellis Benjamin & Susan Foard Roy & Christine Foust Genesco, Inc. G. Gregory Gilbert Ronald & Barbara Grubbs Jason & Ashley Hamilton Christopher & Karen Ideker

William Kelso Sherri Lee Thomas Moore Charles & Catherine Morris Chad & Lila Pfleger Mark Rennich & Vicki Mayfield Louis & Victoria Riddle Eric Saul Laurie Shimp Ann Siewert Stewart Siewert Randall & Jennifer Smith Kevin Snyder Benjamin & Christy Stanga Keith & Josie Stanga Aaron Steiner Dustin Stratton Matthew & Laura Thipgen Charles Tomlin Richard & Irene Townsend W. R. Grace & Company Foundation Inc. Amy Ward

$500 to $999 Edward Adams, Jr. Ken & Ellen Anderson Bank of America Foundation Francis Bedard Andrew Blevins Jane Campbell David & Linda Crumpton Charles Davis J. Lee Fry, III Rowland & Margaret Funk Brittany Hicks Jennifer Hillenmeyer Jack & Kathryn Kiger Kurt Krushenski Lauren Lange Lisa Lattimore Jeffery Lawhorn David McClung Mary McClung Chad Moore Matthew Musso Alyssa Nimetz John & Susan Pannell John & Lori Pearce Bradley Petty Pugh CPAs Tim & Vickie Rhodes Brad & Christine Rolland William Sharp Darren Smith Douglas Standifer Diane Stumph Melanie Taosuwan Jamie Underwood William Walton Yuan Zhao William Zotti

$250 to $499 David Anderson William & Courtney Barlar Thomas & Janet Baudry

We are extremely grateful to the following individuals, businesses, and foundations who contributed to the department this past year. Your support allows us to achieve a level of excellence that we could not achieve if we relied solely on state funding. To all of you...THANKS!

Michael & Lisa Berry Gracia Bobbitt & Harold Roth Sean & Jenny Brewer Federick & Amanda Burr Kathy Cate Gordon Chatterton Kristen Clark James Deitrick Joseph Diaferia Robert Feldman Patricia Flowers Ted Habermann Daniel & Kathy Hamilton Charles Harrison David & Kathy Holt Tyler & Kara Jacobs Elizabeth Landers Morton Larmore Wesley Lee Sarah Mallicote Jordan Marshall Spencer Mercer Katie Mize Michael Mulloy Marjorie Niemann Celeste Patterson Jacob Pratt Amy Reavis Eric Reinhardt-Ownby Scott Robbins Joseph Romano Rutherford & Company Matthew & Victoria Sandlin Katherine Savage Thomas Sherbakoff Michael Spence Wesley Spiro Izabela VanDeest Kevin Wilder Jonathan Winn Priscilla Wisner

up to $249 Hannah Alexander Alena Belfor Micah Bible Steven Biss Derek & Anna Bland Carl & Monica Blanton Nathaniel & Virginia Borghi Anna Marie Boring Patricia Bramlett Elizabeth Bright Elizabeth Bryant Ryan & Andrea Burkhart Mark & Heather Burnette John Campbell, Jr. Arthur & Nancy Cassill Allison Chabot Carol Christian Sarah Clinton April Coatney William Coffelt, III Kevin & Kristen Coffman Kathleen Condon Jerry & Jamie Cox Benjamin & April Coy

Jimmy Creecy Russell & Tamara Crook Layken Culver Teresa David Robert Davidson Ann Davis Catherine Dee Shawn Devine Sean DeWitt Brent & Carolyn Dillon Herbert & Carolyn Doane Bryan Dunn Emily Edwards John Engstrom Gregory Erickson Cyrus Farhangi First United Methodist Church Cory Fisher Merrill Frank Brian Fromhold Leonard Fuller Dr. Robert M. Fuller Richard & Tina Garland Kenneth Gilbert Samantha Graves Brent Griffin James & Elizabeth Griffith Harry & Claudia Haberthear Hack Foundation, Inc. Ramzi Halim Holly Hancock John Hancock Addison Hansford Amanda Hawkes Sharon Hayes Mark Higgins James Hildreth Justin & Miriam Hodge John Hogan Anita Hollander Roy Lee Hood Melissa Hyde Richard Iddins H. Hudson Ireland, IV Reid Johnston Clay Jones David & Cara Jones Rachel Jones Stephen & Debra Kahn Rockforde & Linda King Alina Kirillina Brad Knight Jordan Kramer Ksenia Kuznetsova M.C. Letsinger Betty Lewis Catherine Lewis Michael Lister, Jr. Alfred & Rebecca Lumsdaine Eric Martin MASCO Virginia Mattox Teresa McClung Brooks McElyea & Brandi Fretz Zachary McGinnis Tommy Meredith Jessica Miller

Mark & Sabrina Mitchell Walter Morgan Mark Mosteller Jonathan Mullins Caroline Murphy Daniel & Suzan Murphy Eric & Olivia Myers Richard Oder Tim & Anne Oxley Jeremy Park John & Cathy Parks Gwendolyn Pate Elizabeth Paulk Terry & Lee Ann Payne Kyle Phillips Rebecca Rasnic Grant & Lydia Redmond Melissa Reese Courtney Richards Richard & Joyce Robbins Alison Rosenbury Edwin Scruggs, III Paul Shimp Joseph Sink, Jr. Sandy Skinner Connie Steinmetz Melonie Stephens James & Cynthia Stone Deborah Swanquist Anne Swartz R. Paul & Tambi Swiney Tennessee Valley Machine Knitters John Tester John Thornburg Brooke Thurman Joshua Tolley Griffin Tuggle William Vance, Jr. James & Kathy Walker Hongli Wang Doris Webster Shannon Welch Jared & Nicole West Thomas & Margaret Whittaker Casper Wiggins Jefferson & Deborah Williams Ward Wilson, Jr. Richard & Beverly Winstead Paul Yoo Scott Zink

Note: Names are arranged alphabetically by last name within each category.

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Scholarship Recipients 2014-2015 A. DAVID MARTIN SCHOLARSHIP FUND Yulia Johnson Georgia Ralston Jordan Tipton Jillian Valk

ESPN Doctoral Scholars Award John Castonguay Lauren Reid Jonathan Shipman Justin Short

AICPA Minority Doctoral Fellowship Michelle Harding Justin Short

G.W. MCCALL, Sr. SCHOLARSHIP Award Christopher Manka

ASWA SCHOLARSHIP Sarah Gomillion Emily Jones Ting Li Tina Martin BERNARD I. DAHLBERg MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Robert Billings Benjamin Curtis Cody Joiner Justin Liang James McLaren Matthew Orians Zachary Terhune Bible Harris Smith BAP Student Development Fund Tess Franz Cay Hendrickson Clayton Irving Ashley King Blaine & Robin Hawkins Endowed MAcc Fellowship Keri Weil Chase Wilson Casey Adams MAcc Scholarship John Kim Travis Marmoll Alexander Snyder Jing Yu CROWE HORWATH LLP SCHOLARSHIP IN ACCOUNTING Taylor Carlisle Molly Hendrickson David & Jeannie Claire Jones Scholarship Amanda Feather Robert Graham Matthew Orians Megan White DELOITTE Doctoral SCHOLARSHIP Rob Whited DIXON HUGHES Goodman Doctoral SCHOLARSHIP Scott White Edward E. Judy SCHOLARSHIP Christine Jensen James McLaren Joseph Young ERNST & YOUNG Doctoral SCHOLARSHIP Quinn Swanquist

GARY & NAN GIVEN ACCOUNTING SCHOLArs Fund Chelsea Cannon Molly Hendrickson Robert Porter GRACE & BRODIE BAYNES SCHOLARSHIP IN ACCOUNTING Christopher Manka Dana Parks Guy L. Lachine Award Daniel Aycock HENRY I. SLIGER AWARD FUND Kyle Fondriest Jason Hinkle Jordan Hite Mallory Klotzback Tucker McLain Timothy Wylie J.P. & Gladys Maples Accounting Scholarship Grayling Pruitt JACK E. KIGER SCHOLARSHIP IN ACCOUNTING Christopher Alexander Benjamin Curtis Yulia Johnson JERRY W. OGLE Memorial SCHOLARSHIP Rickey Dandridge Elise Taylor John & Cecil Campbell Scholarship Robert Porter KPMG Doctoral SCHOLARSHIP Lauren Reid KPMG Foundation Minority Accounting Doctoral Scholarship Michelle Harding Justin Short MICHAEL SHAFFER Memorial FellowSHIP Dana Parks Jeeyeon Shin PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS Doctoral SCHOLARSHIP Jonathan Shipman PUGH & COMPANY MAcc SCHOLARSHIP Mary Henkel Gray Gina Martin

UT Chancellor’s Doctoral Scholarship Doug Ayres Michelle Harding Steven Hawkins Hannah Smith

RENDA J. BURKHARt SCHOLARSHiP Christopher Alexander Ashley King Ronald & Joan Justus Scholarship Shaun Hough Kelly Parker

UT Graduate Diversity Enhancement Fellowship Justin Short

Roy Harmon ACCOUNTING SCHOLARSHIP Fund Ting Li Jillian Valk

W. HAROLD READ SCHOLARSHIP Felicia Barker Robert Billings Lindsey Bowman Kimberly Burkhalter Cassandra Carter Michael Cermak Sophie Chambon Austin Crowe Gage Despins Sarah Guthrie Cody Joiner Justin Langley Justin Liang Renee Maggart Grayling Pruitt Daryl Ray Kylier Reed Tori Robbins Jeeyeon Shin Rachel Sproules Elise Taylor Zachary Terhune Megan White Joseph Young

SHELBY ACCOUNTING Career SCHOLARSHIP Rickey Dandridge Amanda Prevost Liza Reineri SINGLETON WOLFE BAP SCHOLARSHIP Ashley King STEPHEN R. TROTTER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Rachel Elkins Jeffrey Maier Thomas S. Lewis, Jr. Scholarship in Accounting Taylor Carlisle Theresa Franz Kylie Reed TSCPA SCHOLARSHIP Ashley Adkins Christopher Alexander Felicia Barker John Eklund Derrick Hamilton Kaitlyn Horner Yulia Johnson Christopher Manka Gina Martin Tina Martin Dora McPeak Luke Pionk Daryl Ray Michelle Sauls Blake Scarbrough Zachary Terhune Jordan Tipton Jillian Valk Alicia Young TSCPA Chattanooga Award Tori Robbins TSCPA King Foundation Award Maggie Henderson TSCPA Richard L. Townsend Scholarship Thomas Allen TSCPA Will J. Pugh Scholarship Catherine Ledbetter

MAcc GRADUATE Teaching ASSISTANTSHIPs Hannah Alexander Thomas Allen Nicholas Baxter John Bellenfant Catherine Cavin Tara Davis Kristin Disbrow Taylor Duncan Caylee Ford John Gross Roberto Gutierrez Phillip Hardman Lindsey Hatcher Kelly Hertzel Robert Hodges Thomas Hurdle Daniel Keddie Brandon Klarner Stephanie Renner Jack Robertson Carly Sain Jessie Slate Charles Spencer Ashley Stewart Molly Thessin Benton Weems Melissa Williams Jun Zhang

The University of Tennessee EEO/AA Statement The University of Tennessee is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/

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he Department of Accounting and Information Management held its inaugural AIM Academy July 13-16. The three-day residential program was designed to expose rising high school seniors from historically underrepresented groups to accounting careers and the accounting curriculum at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

AIM hosted seven girls and seven boys from 12 high schoolsand seven cities in east and middle Tennessee through the program. The students participated in professional meetings with the Big 4 CPA firms and Dixon Hughes Goodman, where they received first-hand information on a variety of careers in accounting. AIM faculty led sessions to familiarize students with the College of Business Administration’s curriculum and the accounting major. Additional activities included a dinner with faculty and parents, tours of the campus and Neyland Stadium, bowling and a group picnic.

The program was a huge success, thanks primarily to the efforts of Izabela VanDeest. The department also wishes to offer special thanks to Deloitte, Dixon Hughes Goodman, EY, KPMG and PwC for covering the direct costs of the AIM Academy. Based on feedback received from the students and their parents, many of them plan to enter the undergraduate accounting program at UT.

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