Accounting

The first-ever official reception for the UO Accounting Alumni Network took place in the UO Portland White Stag building in June. The event brought together Portland-area grads from a wide range of eras: "We had a fellow who graduated in 1957, and then somebody who graduated last year, and everything in between," recalled accounting instructor Michele Henney, one the event's organizers and the department's external relations manager.

With the warmer weather and (at least a few) sunnier days, comes another inevitable spring ritual: tax day. Luckily for the tax-phobic among us, help is at hand. Starting each February, members of the UO branch of the national accounting society Beta Alpha Psi team up with law students to offer free tax preparation to students and area residents, as part of VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance), a nationwide program run by the Internal Revenue Service. Still haven't filed? You're in luck--VITA volunteers will be available two more Saturdays: April 9 and April 16, from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

The supportive research culture of the Lundquist College accounting department continues to pay dividends. Mostly recently, David Guenther was named an incoming editor of The Accounting Review, one of the top three journals for accounting research. The appointment is a recognition of Guenther’s scholarly acumen and contribution to advancing accounting knowledge through his insightful peer reviews and collaborations with researchers around the world. Guenther assumes his editorial duties this June.

Forgive the immodest proclamation, but our accounting professors know a thing our two about tax accounting. Case in point: Associate Professor Linda Krull won the American Taxation Association 2010 Outstanding Manuscript Award, making it two years in a row for a Lundquist professor (Professor David Guenther, a renowned tax accounting researcher, earned the honor in 2009). The award recognizes the best paper in the field from the past three years.

Each year, the UO recognizes faculty members for outstanding achievements in fostering new knowledge, creative endeavors, and connections of scholarship to society. This year's Research Innovation Awards recognized three outstanding business faculty members: David Guenther, Sergio Koreisha, and Alan Meyer. Watch them speak about their research above.