Ben Commerford, Arthur Andersen Associate Professor, was recently appointed to the Editorial Board of Behavioral Research in Accounting.
Hong Xie's paper titled "Tax avoidance and firm value: does qualitative disclosure in the tax footnote matter?" (co-authored with Le Luo, Mark S. Ma, and Thomas C. Omer) is published online at Review of Accounting Studies.
Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) finished off the 2023 spring semester with its annual banquet at Malone's. Scholarships were awarded to Nathan Stroud, Shintaro Kurachi, and Jared Horn. There were also several members that received Von Allmen School of Accountancy Scholarships.
Nargess Golshan's paper titled "Financial Transparency, Labor Productivity, and Real Wages: Evidence from Mandatory IFRS Adoption," co-authored with Inder Khurana and Felipe Bastros Gurgel Silva (both from the University of Missouri) was accepted for publication in the Journal of International Accounting Research.
Duke Ferguson's paper, "Gaming the IRS's Third-Party Reporting System: Evidence from Pari-Mutuel Wagering" has been published in the Journal of Accounting Research.
Nargess Golshan presented her paper, co-authored with Monika Causholli and PhD student Mark Cheng at the 3rd Annual Labor Accounting Group Conference held at UT Dallas.
The Gatton College of Business and Economics is pleased to announce the five recipients for the Gatton Research Excellence Doctoral Awards focusing on the impact of our current PhD candidates and their research.
Blake Holman, Accounting
Kayla Griesbach was chosen as the Gatton Outstanding Senior in Accounting. She was nominated by her academic advisor, who referenced her as the “epitome of a Gatton student.” Holding the president position in both Gatton Ambassadors and the Analytics Club, Kayla has dedicated herself to success. She has completed four internships with Upper Right Marketing, American Volleyball Coaches Association, KPMG, and FORVIS, and two summer leadership programs with BKD CPAs and Advisors.
The University of Kentucky has been recognized by the Institute of Internal Auditors a part of the Internal Audit Academic Awareness Program. UK joins approximately 60 other universities worldwide in being a member of this program.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Feb. 21, 2023) — The University of Kentucky is teaming up with UK Athletics and BBN Tonight on WLEX-TV for a new series, called “What’s Your Y?”
The series is a play off the famous UK tradition of famous members of the Big Blue Nation walking on the court of Rupp Area to be the “Y” during the UK Cheerleaders’ KENTUCKY cheer.
