Kevin Chiang, assistant professor of finance, was designated the 2005-2006 CBA Bilby Researcher of the Year due to his outstanding intellectual contributions over the preceding academic year.

William C. Schwartz, Jr., assistant professor of accounting at the University of Arizona, presented a paper titled "How Does the Market Value Accrual and Cash Flow Surprises?" on November 17 in the ongoing CBA Bilby Speaker Series.

–Kenneth S. Lorek

Mary Bowers was selected as an Honorary Member of the Golden Key International Honour Society at the NAU Chapter. The selection was based on her commitment to higher education and her outstanding job in her capacity as senior lecturer at the CBA. November 19, 2006 Bowers served as the keynote speaker at the Golden Key Induction Ceremony.

Jo-Mae Maris and T.S. Amer had their manuscript accepted for publication in the Journal of Information Systems: "Signal Words and Signal Icons in Application Control and Information Technology Exception Messages – Hazard Matching and Habituation Effects."

Larry Mohrweis had an article published in the Journal of Accounting Education (Volume 24, Issue 4) titled "Recruiting Top Students: A Letter Writing Approach."

Victoria Wallace, accounting assistant, Sr. – November 2006