Dr. Tyler Kleppe has been chosen to receive the 2022 American Accounting Association Outstanding Auditing Dissertation Award for his dissertation paper entitled, "Auditor Information Spillovers and Company Operating Performance: Evidence from Targeted Auditor Switches." This prestigious award honors the author of the dissertation judged to make the most outstanding contribution to auditing knowledge. The paper is also currently under consideration for publication at a premier accounting journal.

Dr. Kleppe will be presented the award at the American Accounting Association Auditing Midyear Meeting in Las Vegas in January 2022.