Harbert College SOA Connection

Fall 2013 The SOA Connection 1

SOA CONNECTION

Will there be one-third fewer banks in the U.S. in 10 years?

Anita Gentle Newcomb ’76

School of Accountancy

THE NEWS FROM THE AUBURN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY FALL 2013 EDITION

2 The SOA Connection Fall 2013

Dear Alumni and Friends,

As you can see from my picture, we are all smiles around here. It feels surreal to say the School of Accountan-cy is part of the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business. Mr. Harbert’s $40 million gift this year is just the beginning. There is a lot of work in front of us. One of the first challenges is Mr. Harbert’s $15 million matching gift.

Of the $40 million, $15 million is designated for matching new, targeted endowments. In other words, the $40 million gift will generate $55 million in support for the Harbert College. We are working hard to secure support for the School of Accountancy during this unique opportunity.

For the second year, I have traveled throughout Alabama and Georgia visiting with many of you. These visits have become one of my most enjoyable activities as Director. It’s great seeing the successes of our alumni. Additionally, the visits help us stay connected with you and the industry to ensure our curriculum remains relevant as we strive to produce graduates that are prepared to succeed today and tomorrow. I hope to expand my travels in the coming year to visit more of you.

The next few years will lay the groundwork for the direction of Harbert College and the School of Accountancy which means reviewing our strategic plan, our mission and our vision. As we plan for this new phase, we will be seeking input from you – our alumni and friends. With an Auburn accounting degree, you certainly have a stake in our continued success.

We sincerely appreciate your involvement and financial support. You are our “Auburn family,” and we want you to know how important you are to our students, programs, and overall success. Please come visit us the next time you are in Auburn. As always, give me a call with any questions or comments.

I hope you enjoy reading this issue of The SOA Connection.

War Eagle!

DeWayne Searcy, Director School of Accountancy [email protected] (334) 844-5827

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Director’s Message 2

2013 Outstanding Alumna 3

Will there be one-third fewer banks in the U.S. in 10 years? 4

Advisory Council 6

Faculty News 8

Alumnus Serves as Role Model 11

Beta Alpha Psi 12

Accounting Internships 14

Auburn Accounting Online 15

MAc Program 16

Scholarships and Awards 18

Assistantships and Endowments 20

Annual Giving 22

Graduate Certificate in Accountancy–Online Option 24

DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE

School of Accountancy

The SOA Connection is a publication of Auburn University’s Harbert College of Business (HCOB) produced and distributed to alumni and friends

of the School of Accountancy.

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ANITA GENTLE NEWCOMB’76

While a student at Auburn, Anita Newcomb may not have fully realized how her Auburn education would prepare her for her career and to become a thought leader in business. However, she’s always known that Auburn is a very special place.She chose Auburn because she grew up thinking it was the ONLY university. When she arrived on campus, she was determined to make the most of her college years, making new friends and having fun. She can say without reser-vation that she did both! The College of Business and School of Accountan-cy provided the necessary academics to prepare her for her career and to launch her into the job market. As im-portantly, Auburn provided a very nur-turing environment that allowed her to truly grow as a young woman, building her confidence and understanding of who she is as a person. When she looks back on her life’s experiences, some of the most wonderful memories are during her four years at Auburn.

Anita began her career in public account-ing at Peat Marwick Mitchell in Birming-ham, Ala., in 1976. After leaving Peat Marwick, she was hired as an auditor for Penzoil Company in Houston, Texas, and eventually progressed into the manager of investor relations role. In 1982, she started her banking career at Cullen/Frost Bankers in San Antonio, Texas, as Investor Relations Officer and later joined Security Pacific Bank in Los Angeles as

2013 OUTSTANDING ALUMNA


Vice President of Strategic Planning and Senior Mergers and Acqui-sitions Specialist. During the 1990s, she was an investment banker focused on bank mergers and acquisitions as a Vice President for BEI Golembe, Senior Vice President for The Secura Group, and Managing Director for Professional Bank Services. Anita was also formerly Presi-dent, CEO, and board member of the for-profit subsidiary of Ameri-ca’s Community Bankers, a large national banking trade association.

Anita currently serves as President of A.G. Newcomb & Co., a strategic consulting firm to the banking industry that she founded in 1999. Her firm has built a national reputation in providing financial and strategic advisory services to some of the country’s most successful regional and community banks. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond-Bal-timore Branch (2010-present) and was recently appointed to the Advisory Board of the American Association of Bank Directors’ Institute for Director Education. She is also a faculty member of the Barret Graduate School of Banking in Memphis, Tenn.

In addition to the Auburn University honors diploma she earned in 1976 with a BSBA in Accounting, Anita subsequently received an MBA in Finance with Distinction from the University of Houston. Anita has continued to support Auburn University through her participation on the Advisory Board of the College of Business for the past 15 years and is a former Chairman. In 2008, she was hon-ored as one of 40 distinguished Auburn College of Business alum-ni. In 2010, she was honored with the 2010 Distinguished Alumna Award by St. Pius X Catholic High School in Atlanta, Ga. She is a member of the Women’s Leadership Institute Board of Auburn University. She is a CPA (inactive) and a member of the AICPA.

Anita resides in Columbia, Md. Her daughter, Rachel, graduated from Auburn University with a BSBA in Accounting in 2010 and a MAc in 2011 and currently works for Deloitte in Houston. Anita’s late father and sister also graduated from Auburn. The School of Ac-countancy is especially grateful for Anita’s past and continued support of Auburn University. She represents our profession, Auburn Univer-sity, and the School of Accountancy in the most positive manner, and we are very proud to name her our 2013 Outstanding Alumna.

Pictured left to right are Emma Gentle, Anita’s mother; Anita; Al Gentle, Sr., Anita’s late father; Rachel Newcomb, Anita’s daughter; and Al Gentle, Jr., Anita’s brother.

Due to certain macro factors that are occurring and will continue over the coming years, there will be one-third fewer banks in the U.S. in 10 years.

Why? Because Anita Newcomb said so. Newcomb, President of A.G. Newcomb & Co., a strategic consulting firm in Washington, D.C., and Board Member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond-Baltimore Branch, is one of the nation’s leading authorities on the banking industry. Regarded by many as an expert on the banking industry, Newcomb’s thoughts on the financial system have been widely circulated by a variety of national publications and television networks.

Newcomb’s story is one of a young female accountant entering a male-dominated industry. She became the first woman - a pio-neer - to “break the ceiling” of the executive floor when she was promoted to manager of investor relations for the Pennzoil Com-pany in the early 1980s and continued to climb to new heights.

During her visit to Auburn in March, Newcomb shared her beliefs on the financial markets, regulations, and the banking industry as a whole.

“Banks have a challenging future ahead with the continued low economic growth environment and resulting low loan demand and anemic operating revenue, higher costs of doing business associated with increased regulations and advanced technology and delivery, and the need for higher levels of regulatory capital. These stresses to banks’ business models will create an environment of increasing consolidation of banks over the next 10 years.”

How did you get involved with or develop an expertise in the banking industry?

It really was by happenstance. I started my career with one of the Big Eight firms, Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co., in Birming-ham, Ala., and was only there for a very short time. After leaving


WILL THERE BE ONE-THIRD FEWER BANKS IN THE U.S. IN 10 YEARS?

Peat Marwick, I moved to Houston and worked for the Pennzoil Company as an auditor. Eventually, I was promoted to manager of investor relations where I served as the liaison with Wall Street and the investment community with regard to Pennzoil’s stock. My husband was transferred to San Antonio, Texas, and through net-working, I was able to get an interview with one of the large bank holding companies in Texas - Cullen/Frost Bankers. I was hired to set up their investor relations function and, in the next three years, also became Assistant to the President and Corporate Secretary of the Board of Directors. I have been blessed to have had the opportunity to build my expertise in banking working in some very interesting and dynamic companies - senior mergers and acquisi-tions specialist for Security Pacific Bank in Los Angeles, which was the fourth largest bank in the U.S. at the time, as an investment banker specializing in bank mergers and acquisitions for several consulting firms, and the last fourteen years building my own firm as a strategic consultant to community and regional banks.

How did you become a member of the Federal Reserve Board?

I got a call one day out of the blue from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond saying that I had made it to the top of their short list for an opening on their Baltimore Branch board. It was a real surprise to me and, to be honest, my first thought was that it was a prank call from one of my business friends. I have since learned that I made it to their short list because of my community banking expertise. It has been a wonderful experience being a part of the Fed through this very difficult and interesting time in the history of our country. I was recently reappointed for another three year term and am delighted to serve my industry and my country.

What is the current state of the community banking industry and where do you see the industry going?

The next five to ten years will be quite challenging for banks; however, upheaval and challenge create opportunities for well-posi-tioned banks. Community banks are the foundation for thousands of communities around this country providing capital for busi-nesses to grow, loans for families to prosper, and safety and security for their deposits. The banking industry, and more particularly community banks, have a daunting task today of understanding and incorporating thousands of pages of new regulations from the Dodd-Frank Act [federal law implementing the most significant changes to financial regulation in the United States since the reg-ulatory reform that followed the Great Depression]. In addition,

Basel III [new regulatory standards on bank capital adequacy, stress testing and market liquidity risk that will be phased in beginning 2015] will effectively require greater capital for most banks. The average community bank does not have access to the capital mar-kets like the larger banks. Community banks are re-evaluating their business models in terms of meeting profitability goals while also remaining well-capitalized.

Will you explain the public misconception that community banks

were as much to blame for the financial crisis as the big banks?

One of the things that the banking industry has been working on, both at the national level and at the grass-roots level in every com-munity, is repairing the image of banks. Unfortunately, the industry was painted with a broad brush. The average person doesn’t know the difference between a mortgage bank, an investment bank, and a commercial bank. It didn’t help when certain folks in the Admin-istration called the industry “fat cat banks.” There was this feeling that all banks were bad. But community banks had very little to do with creating the crisis. Obviously, they have suffered as a result of the crisis, as have the communities they serve.

Do you see the banking regulatory environment changing in the

future? If so, how?

There are heightened regulations now as a result of Dodd-Frank. To the average community bank that has approximately $150 million in assets and roughly 37 employees, you can imagine the strain that this is going to put on their organization to comply with these regulations. I don’t see the regulatory environment getting any less stringent. The pendulum has swung pretty far. As an industry, we have to work through this new regulatory environment, and we will. Although it will directly impact the average bank’s business model and their ability to create sustainable, profitable growth, over time it will create a stronger industry. I believe there will be tre-mendous consolidation of the industry in the next 10 years, largely driven by anemic revenue growth, the increased cost of doing busi-ness and, as mentioned earlier, the need for more capital. I predict there will be one-third fewer banks in the U.S. by 2023.

Some big challenges lie ahead for the banking industry. However, I am a believer that where there is great challenge, there is also great opportunity for the well-positioned banks.


ADVISORY COUNCIL

The Advisory Council represents alumni and friends who give of their time and financial resources to support the School of Accountancy in countless ways. If you are interested in finding out more about membership, please contact DeWayne Searcy, Director of the School of Accountancy, at [email protected] or 334-844-5827.

M. Lamar Barnett, Jr. VP, U.S. Internal Audit Aflac Worldwide HeadquartersColumbus, GA

Bill Barranco, Shareholder Warren Averett, LLC Montgomery, AL

Steve Barranco, ShareholderWarren Averett, LLCMontgomery, AL

Timothy A. BartonGlobal Finance Director Gibson Guitar Corporation Nashville, TN

Bradford A. Birdwell, Partner Third Law Sourcing Hoover, AL

Steven A. Boucher, Partner Brantley, Boucher & Farr, LLPOpelika, AL

Jerry A. BrewerChief Financial OfficerCentennial Holding CompanyAtlanta, GA

Wesley A. Brown, Director L. Paul Kassouf & Co, PCBirmingham, AL

Steve Byrne, Partner Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC Atlanta, GA

Jeff Call, Shareholder and Managing Director of Personal Financial Services Bennett Thrasher, PC Atlanta, GA

Don Chastain, Partner Machen, McChesney & Chastain, LLP Auburn, AL

Sidney Cherry, Director of Tax Gaylord Entertainment Company Nashville, TN

Matthew Clegg, Financial PlannerWilson Investment GroupAuburn, AL

Chad Downey Director of Financial Reporting Guardian Pharmacy, LLC Atlanta, GA

J. Allen Dunn, Partner Sellers, Richardson, Holman & West, LLP Birmingham, AL

Charles H. Edwards, III, OwnerEdwards & Associates, LLP Auburn, AL

Cooper EvansDirector of Internal Audit Vulcan Materials CompanyBirmingham, AL

W. Dane Floyd, Partner Aldridge, Borden & Company, PC Montgomery, AL

Clinton Gilmore, Partner Robinson, Grimes & Company, PCColumbus, GA

Michelle M. Granberry, Partner Lovoy, Summerville & Shelton, LLC Auburn, AL

Douglas Grant, PartnerPricewaterhouseCoopers, LLPBirmingham, AL

Art Guy, PartnerBaltimore Tax Market Leader Ernst & Young, LLPBaltimore, MD

Jason K. Harpe, PartnerCarr, Riggs & Ingram, LLCBirmingham, AL

Stephen C. Harrison, Partner DeloitteAtlanta, GA

J. Gregory Henderson President & CEO Southeast Alabama Gas DistrictAndalusia, AL

Gregory Heston, Partner Ernst & Young LLP Atlanta, GA

Brent Hicks, Senior VPSenior Financial Executive - Acquired Assets BB&T Winston-Salem, NC

Russell P. Hodge Global Technical Controller General Electric CompanyLarchmont, NY


Donald Howell, Partner Lovoy, Summerville & Shelton, LLC Birmingham, AL

Dick Ingwersen, Partner Warren Averett, LLC Atlanta, GA

C. Chris Joseph, President Gay & Joseph, CPA, PCLaGrange, GA

H. Brad Kimbrough, EVP Controller and Chief Accounting Officer Regions Financial CorporationBirmingham, AL

Richard S. King, Financial Director Alabama Power Foundation Birmingham, AL

E. William Koons, Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLPAtlanta, GA

Robert McCallum, IIIChief Tax Officer HealthSouth Birmingham, AL

Gregory W. McCordManaging Director, Tax KPMG LLP Nashville, TN

Grayson McDermott, PartnerCrow, Shields & Bailey, PC Mobile, AL

Janet E. Mertz, CPADirector Pathstone Family Office Atlanta, GA

Thomas Minor, Partner Ernst & Young, LLPBirmingham, AL

Jerry MooreTreasurer & Controller Altec Birmingham, AL

Darren L. Neuschwander, Partner Neuschwander, Faircloth & Hardy, PC Robertsdale, AL

Dawn G. Patrick, PartnerCherry, Bekaert & Holland, LLPAtlanta, GA

James Pope, Retired Partner Jackson Thornton Montgomery, AL

Larry Quimby, Retired Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP Athens, AL

Jay Robbins, Senior Manager, Tax and Business Advisory Warren Averett, LLCAtlanta, GA

Lillian E. Serviss, CPA Himmelwright, Huguley and Boles, LLC Opelika, AL

Ned Sheffield, Managing Partner Jackson Thornton Montgomery, AL

J. Robin Short, Principal Jackson ThorntonDothan, AL

Kim M. Spinello, Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLPRaleigh, NC

Alan M. Vaughn, Partner Habif, Arogeti & Wynne, LLPAtlanta, GA

Jenny WakefordDirector of Accounting Children’s Health System Birmingham, AL

William James Walker, IV, Manager Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC Montgomery, AL

Brooke WalkerSenior Supervisor in Tax Chick-fil-A, Inc. Atlanta, GA

Richard Wells, Partner KPMG LLP Atlanta, GA

Karen L. Wit, Senior Directorof SEC Reporting Equifax Atlanta, GA

Jeff Wright, Partner Draffin & Tucker LLP Albany, GA

Pictured from top to bottom are DeWayne Searcy and Jason Harpe, Advisory Council President.


FACULTY NEWS

Tax Faculty Joins SOAThe School of Accountancy welcomed Kerry K. Inger Fall Semester 2012 as an assistant professor. Dr. Inger specializes in all areas of taxation and has research focused primarily on the effect of income taxes on capital markets and financial reporting. She currently teaches the Income Tax I class. Dr. Inger has done a great job of keeping the course material inter-esting and practical by having tax profession-als speak to her classes each semester.

Dr. Inger holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Master of Accounting from the University of Florida, and she holds a Ph.D. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. While at Virginia Tech, Dr. Inger taught numerous classes receiving outstanding teaching evaluations. Through-out her time at Florida and Virginia Tech, she received numerous awards and honors.

Prior to enrolling in the Ph.D. program, she worked in the Federal Tax Services Group of PwC in Atlanta for four years and as an independent tax consultant for Worldspan, LP in Atlanta, Ga. She is a Georgia CPA.

We are very pleased to have Dr. Inger join the School of Accountancy. She is already a big hit among the students.

SOA Hires MAc Program Assistant DirectorThe School of Accountancy welcomed Colby (Harpool) Lakas (BSBA ’04, MAc ’05) as the new MAc Program Assistant Director on November 1, 2012. Prior to returning to the Plains, Colby held various positions at Deloitte in Atlanta, Ga., for seven years. During her tenure at Deloitte, Colby was an auditor, campus recruiter, and most recently, managed the Southeast regional team of campus recruiters. In addition to her primary role overseeing the on-campus Master of Accountancy program, Colby will also play a part in ad-vising accounting undergraduates. Through her involvement in Beta Alpha Psi as co-ad-visor (with Dr. Jennifer Mueller-Phillips), Colby is positioned to guide our students in the areas of recruitment, career planning and matriculation into the MAc program. Because she interacts extensively with our students, she will also serve as the employer liaison, working to place accounting majors in internships and full-time employment. We are thrilled to have one of our own al-ums with recruiting expertise as a resource within the School of Accountancy! Amy Murphy, MAc Program Director, is still going strong with her 20 plus years within the School of Accountancy, but now is exclusively focused on growing our online programs.

Audit Faculty Joins SOAThe School of Accountancy welcomes Travis P. Holt as an assistant professor effective Fall Semester 2013. Dr. Holt’s teaching interests are in auditing and assurance and financial accounting. His research interests are in corporate governance and auditor judgment and decision-making. This fall, he is teach-ing a new auditing course entitled Business Processes & Internal Controls.

Dr. Holt joins Auburn after spending four years at the University of Tennessee at Chat-tanooga (UTC) where he taught both the undergraduate and graduate level auditing courses as well as Intermediate Accounting II. At UTC, he also received numerous teaching and research awards including the Beta Alpha Psi Outstanding Professor Award in 2012.

Dr. Holt received his Ph.D. and Master of Accountancy (MAcc) at the University of Alabama. He received a B.S. in Accounting from the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama. After receiving his MAcc at Alabama, he joined the Birming-ham office of KPMG where he worked for three years in audit. He is a licensed CPA in Alabama.

We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Holt to the School of Accountancy. In a very short period of time, the rumor mill among the students is that Dr. Holt is a great teacher.


AIS Faculty Joins SOAThe School of Accountancy welcomes Therese R. Viscelli as a visiting professor effective Fall Semester 2013. Dr. Viscelli’s teaching interest is accounting information systems, and her research focuses on infor-mation systems and enterprise risk man-agement. She is teaching the undergraduate accounting information systems class.

Dr. Viscelli holds a Bachelor of Science in Textiles from the Georgia Institute of Technology, an MBA from Georgia State University, and a D.B.A. (Doctor of Busi-ness Administration) in Accounting from Kennesaw State University.

Dr. Viscelli has extensive professional expe-rience in the information technology area including software development, software quality assurance, ERP system implemen-tation, project management, and manage-ment experience in information technology departments. Also, she has ten plus years’ experience in business intelligence devel-opment, which included data analytics, model development, and trend analysis using Microsoft Access.

We are very pleased to have Dr. Viscelli join the School of Accountancy. She is a great fit at Auburn, because she shows sin-cere interest in her students’ successes both in and out of the classroom.

On February 28, 2013, Ronald (Ron) L. Clark retired after being in academe for 35 years. Ron joined the School of Accountancy in 1995 as Director. He served as Director for five years and returned to the classroom in 2000 where he taught accounting informa-tion systems at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Prior to joining Auburn, Ron taught for the J. M. Tull School of Accounting at the University of Georgia for 13 years.

Ron grew up in Kentucky and attended Western Kentucky University where he received his B.S. in Accounting. Upon finishing his undergraduate degree, he worked for Price Waterhouse & Co. After leaving public accounting, he worked in industry for seven years before enrolling in the MBA program at the University of Tennessee. After finishing his Ph.D. from the University of Alabama in 1982, Ron joined the University of Georgia as an Assistant Professor.

Throughout Ron’s career, he received numerous accolades including Beta Alpha Psi Outstanding Teacher, Graduate Business Association Teacher of the Year, Georgia Society of CPAs Outstanding Achievement Award, and Western Kentucky Univer-sity Outstanding Alumni in Business and Accounting, to name a few.

Ron truly loved his students and went above and beyond the call of duty to help each and every one. When entering academe, Ron truly found his calling and loved every minute of his involvement with faculty and students.

Judy Clark is the love of Ron’s life. He has two sons and four grandchildren all of whom he adores. We miss Ron but will al-ways remember his positive attitude and love for his family, fellow faculty members, students, and friends.

Pictured from left to right are Judy and Ron Clark with Lisa Miller, SOA Lecturer.

CLARK RETIRES FROM SOA


College of Business 2013 McCartney Teaching Award

Dr. Duane BrandonPictured left

School of Accountancy 2013 Outstanding

Teacher

Dr. Jonathan StanleyPictured left

School of Accountancy 2013 Outstanding

Researcher

Dr. James LongPictured left

FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION 2013-2014

AdministrationDeWayne Searcy, SOA DirectorAmy Murphy, MAc Program DirectorColby Lakas, MAc Program Asst. Director

Full ProfessorsWayne Alderman, [email protected] of Enrollment Management

Norman Godwin, [email protected] Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Associate ProfessorsDuane Brandon, [email protected] Taylor Associate Professor

Jeff Jones, [email protected]

Kim Key, [email protected] PwC Associate Professor

Tina Loraas, [email protected] Taylor Associate Professor

Andy McLelland, [email protected]

Jennifer Mueller-Phillips, [email protected] KPMG Faculty Fellow

DeWayne Searcy, [email protected] C.G. Mills Fellow

Sarah Stanwick, [email protected]

Assistant ProfessorsTravis Holt, [email protected] Kerry Inger, [email protected]

James Long, [email protected] Jonathan Stanley, [email protected] Brian Vansant, [email protected]

LecturersBob Cochran, [email protected] Jennifer Cornett, [email protected] Miller, [email protected]

InstructorsPhil Cook, [email protected] Assistant Dean Emeritus

Colby Lakas, [email protected] Amy Murphy, [email protected] Larry Quimby, [email protected] Talitha Smith, [email protected] Jon Waggoner, [email protected] Rene Waldrop, [email protected]


Larry Quimby has been giving back to the School of Accountancy since his first pay-check from Price Waterhouse after finishing his undergraduate degree in accounting in 1975. Since 1975, he has continued to give his time and resources to the School of Accountancy regardless of his life demands and geographic location. Larry is a man that believes in giving back to the people and or-ganizations that contributed to his success.

Larry began his career in public accounting with the Tampa office of Price Waterhouse in 1975. He was admitted as a partner in 1986. During his career with the firm, he worked in four different PwC offices: Tam-pa, Jacksonville, Atlanta and Philadelphia, where he retired in 2008.

After retiring, Larry and his wife, Margaret, moved to Athens, Ala., to be near his daughter, Laura Quimby Hanks, who prac-tices as a CPA in Huntsville. His other daughter, Alicia Quimby Williams, is a school teacher in Atlanta. Larry moved to a golfing community in Athens with plans of playing golf daily.

Thanks to Amy Murphy, Larry is not play-ing golf every day. Amy recruited Larry to the MAc Program, and in May of 2011, he finished his graduate accounting degree 36 years after completing his undergraduate degree. He is now doing something during retirement that he never imagined doing – teaching undergraduate and graduate level tax classes at Auburn University. Larry has been such a great addition to the School of Accountancy faculty, and the Master of Ac-countancy students have really appreciated the impact that Larry has had on their ed-ucational experience. Larry has truly been the model alumnus over the years, and we sincerely appreciate his life-long commit-ment to the School of Accountancy.

ALUMNUS SERVES AS ROLE MODEL

“ Professor Quimby’s extensive real world experience allows him to teach in a way that is more practical and beneficial for students. His passion for Auburn and his students is clearly conveyed in and out of the classroom. Auburn students are very fortunate to have such a great academic resource and mentor.”

Michael Lee, MAc Class of 2013 KPMG – Altanta

Larry B. Quimby ’75 & ’11

2012 OUTSTANDING ALUMNUSIn April 2012, the School of Accountancy recog-nized Larry Quimby as the 2012 Outstanding Alumnus. In addition to his participation on the Advisory Council over the years, he has also been very generous to the School of Accountancy. In fact, Larry continued his generosity to the School of Accountancy by donating his outstanding alumnus gift for display in the SOA office.

“ My Auburn accounting degrees have afforded me numerous career opportunities. As such, I want to give back to the institution that molded me into what I am today.”

– War Eagle!

Larry Quimby, Class of 1975 and 2011 Retired PwC Partner

SOA Instructor

From left to right: School of Accountancy Director Dewayne Searcy, presenting Larry Quimby with gift commemorating his award.


BETA ALPHA PSI

This year, the Epsilon Omicron Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) has experienced some exciting activity and accomplishment. This success would not be possible without the sup-port of our sponsors listed below. On the following page, some of our most involved BAP members reflect on our successful year, and prove why we continue to be recognized by the national office of BAP as a superior chapter. If you are interested in sponsoring the Auburn BAP chapter, please contact one of us for more details.

Colby Lakas, [email protected] Dr. Jennifer Mueller-Phillips, [email protected]

LETTER FROM BAP CO-FACULTY ADVISORS

Aflac, Inc.

Aldridge, Borden & Company, PC

Barfield, Murphy, Shank & Smith, PC

Becker CPA Review

Bennett Thrasher, PC

Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC

Cherry Bekaert, LLP

CohnReznick, LLP

Crow, Shields & Bailey, PC

Deloitte, LLP

Dent, Baker & Company, LLP*

Dougherty, McKinnon & Luby, LLC

Draffin & Tucker, LLP

Ernst & Young, LLP

Frazier & Deeter, LLC

Frost Cummings Tidwell Group, LLC

Georgia-Pacific LLC*

Grant Thornton, LLP

Hall, Albright, Garrison & Associates

Jackson Thornton, PC

KPMG, LLP

L. Paul Kassouf & Company, PC

Lovoy, Summerville & Shelton, PC

Machen, McChesney & Chastain, LLP

Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC

Metcalf Davis

Moore Colson*

Pearce, Bevill, Leesburg, Moore, PC

PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Robinson, Grimes & Company, PC

Rödl & Partner*

Sellers, Richardson, Holman & West, LLP

Smith & Howard, PC

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

Warren Averett, LLC

BETA ALPHA PSI SPONSORS 2013-2014

Beta Alpha Psi 2013 Outstanding

Teacher

Dr. Ronald L. Clark

*Indicates new sponsor for 2013-2014


BAP Students Travel to Regional and National MeetingsContributed by Pamela Frank, Beta Alpha Psi Member

Beta Alpha Psi officers and several members had the opportunity to travel to Nashville for the Beta Alpha Psi Regional Meeting this past February and to Anaheim, California, for the Beta Alpha Psi Annual Meeting in August. While at the regional meeting, the students made a presentation to students from other chapters on “Keeping Members Active.”

During the first day of the national meeting, the students participated in a full day of community service entitled the Beta Alpha Psi Interna-tional Day of Literacy where students had the opportunity to volunteer at literacy fairs in local elementary schools. As a Superior Chapter, the Auburn students shared their strategy with other students on keeping their chapter active and engaging the students in the chapter’s activities.

Contributed by Allison Schwyn, Beta Alpha Psi Member

Growing up, my family always participated in Relay for Life in Calhoun County, Alabama, which hosts one of the biggest Relays in the state. We walked laps for the ones we loved and lost, but we also celebrated the lives of the survivors. I know how much support can mean to someone battling cancer, and I couldn’t think of a better way for our Beta Alpha Psi chapter to show our love to Dr. Clark than by forming a Relay for Life team in his honor.

Prior to the Relay for Life event, we sponsored a kickball tourna-ment entitled “Kickin Cancer for Clark.” We sold t-shirts, grilled hamburgers and hotdogs, and awarded the first and second place teams with Mellow Mushroom gift cards partially donated by Mellow Mushroom. We solicited undergraduate student, graduate student, and faculty teams to participate in the tournament. Dr. Clark threw out the first pitch of the tournament and graciously awarded the winning teams their prizes.

By the night of the actual Relay for Life event, our team had raised $9,334, the highest amount of any campus team. It was all donat-

ed to cancer research in honor of Dr. Clark, who had over 20 luminaries lit in his honor at the event. Our Beta Alpha Psi team was awarded the “Spirit of the Relay” award, which goes to the team that best encompasses the true spirit of what Relay for Life is all about.

Pictured from left to right are Allison Schwyn, Dr. Clark and Pamela Frank.

“ After 35 years of teaching, I sometimes wonder if I had any impact on the lives of my students. There is, however, no doubt regarding the impact the students have had on my family and my life. The Relay for Life and Kickball tournament clearly demonstrate the Auburn spirit, the work ethic of our students, and per-haps more importantly their deep compassion. What a way to end one’s career, the opportunity to serve a great bunch of students!”

Dr. Ron Clark

BAP STUDENTS SPONSOR “KICKIN’ CANCER FOR CLARK”

BAP officers and members at national meeting in Anaheim, Calif.


ACCOUNTING INTERNSHIPS

Auburn University is the only school that currently offers two “busy season” internship timing options supporting both audit and tax deadlines. Senior accounting majors can complete their degrees by taking two courses on a 5-week “mini-term” during their internship semester. Audit interns begin their courses in mid-March following their internship, while tax students have a split mini-term that allows them to intern from early February to April 15th. If you would like to learn more about hiring accounting interns, please contact Colby Lakas, MAc Program Assistant Director and Intern-ship & Recruiting Coordinator, at [email protected].

Bennett Thrasher, PCAtlanta, GA

Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLPBirmingham, ALMontgomery, AL

CBIZ MHM Thompson Dunavant Nashville, TN

Cherry Bekaert, LLPAtlanta, GA

Deloitte, LLPAtlanta, GABirmingham, ALNashville, TNNew York City, NY

Ernst & Young, LLPAtlanta, GABirmingham, ALChicago, ILCincinnati, OHJacksonville, FLMemphis, TNMiami, FL

Frazier & Deeter, LLCAtlanta, GABirmingham, AL

Frost Cummings Tidwell Group, LLCBirmingham, AL

Huner & Cyr, PCBirmingham, AL

Jackson ThorntonMontgomery, AL

L. Paul Kassouf & Co., PCBirmingham, AL

KPMG, LLPAtlanta, GABirmingham, AL

Lovoy, Summerville & Shelton, PCAuburn, AL

Machen, McChesney & Chastain, LLPAuburn, AL

PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLPAtlanta, GABirmingham, ALChicago, ILDenver, COMinneapolis, MNNashville, TN

Raycom MediaMontgomery, AL

Retirement Systems of AlabamaMontgomery, AL

CohnReznick, LLPAtlanta, GA

Robinson, Grimes & Company, PCColumbus, GA

Sellers, Richardson, Holman & West, LLPBirmingham, AL

Warren Averett, LLCBirmingham, ALMontgomery, AL

EY interns at Disney World!


AUBURN ACCOUNTING ONLINE

Auburn University’s Strategic Plan states that “the university will redefine its role in the development of eLearning programs (including distance education), meeting the needs of current and new Auburn students in ways that are consistent with the university’s academic standards.” In addition, Auburn will “make available fully online new undergraduate and graduate programs for degree completers and working professionals.”To demonstrate the University’s commitment to its strategic plan, the University provides a link directly to Auburn Online when you visit www.auburn.edu. Although we will always have bricks and mortar universities, online education is the wave of the future, and the School of Accountancy has known that since Fall Semester 2000 which is when the Master of Accountancy program became available online.

According to Amy Murphy, MAc Program Director, “the online options of our programs provide many outstanding students across the country an opportunity to further their education. Our on-campus classes are delivered via streaming video; therefore, online students receive the same lectures, have the same faculty, follow the same syllabus, and receive the same AACSB accredited degree as their on-campus peers. The online programs are identical to the on-campus programs regarding rigor, stan-dards, and student accountability. The only difference is that the online student is not physically on-campus.” AACSB Interna-tional accreditation is the “gold standard” of accounting and business education. The Harbert College of Business has 25 years of experience offering online degree programs.

Distance MAc students during On-Campus Residency in April 2013

“ I honestly believe I would not have been successful on the CPA exam without all the wonderful professors at AU. The MAc program taught me so much, and I am very grateful to everyone there. War Eagle!”

Jessica (Hardy) Sasser MAc (Distance) Class of 2012

“ I continue to be impressed with the entire MAc Program at Auburn, and I would highly recommend it. War Eagle!”

Drew Yurko MAc (Distance) Class of 2013

“I’m extremely proud to be an alumna of the Distance Master of Accountancy Program at Auburn. In my opinion, it’s second to none.”

Jamie Griffin, CPA MAc (Distance) Class of 2010

For more information about the Auburn Accounting Online Programs, please contact Amy Murphy, MAc Program Director, at [email protected], (334) 844-6118, or complete the “Request Information” form at www.mac.business.auburn.edu.

ACCOUNTING ONLINE PROGRAMS:Master of Accountancy (MAc) MAc Program Prerequisites

Graduate Certificate in Accountancy


MAc PROGRAM

Each year, accounting students through-out the country undertake the grueling four-part CPA exam. Despite the exam’s complexity and difficulty, Auburn’s Master of Accountancy (MAc) students have historically surpassed other accounting programs. The MAc Class of 2013 is no exception.

“Our consistently strong pass rates are a tes-tament to the excellent instruction provided by our faculty and to the outstanding stu-dents we continue to enroll into the program each year. We are so proud of these students.” said Amy Murphy, MAc Program Director.

* Source: Students’ Official CPA Exam Score Reports on first attempt. ** Source: The National Percent Passing rates for the 1st and 2nd Quarters of 2013 were obtained from Lamar Harris, Executive Director of the Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy. The Auburn MAc students sat for FAR and AUD during the first quarter of 2013 and REG and BEC during the second quarter.

For more information about the On-Campus MAc Program, please contact Colby Lakas, MAc Program Assistant Director at [email protected]. For more information about the online option, please contact Amy Murphy, MAc Program Director, at [email protected].

ON-CAMPUS MAc CLASS OF 2013 EXCELS ON CPA EXAM

CPA EXAM AUBURN MAc PROGRAM NATIONAL PERCENT SECTION CLASS OF 2013 PASSING AVERAGE CPA Pass Rates Repeat and First-Time Candidates First-Time Candidates

FAR 95%* 48%**

AUD 88%* 46%**

REG 91%* 50%**

BEC 88%* 57%**


The On-Campus MAc students traveled abroad to Buenos Aires, Argentina, with sev-eral accounting faculty in December of 2012. The study abroad allows the students to gain exposure to South American culture, econom-ics, and politics. The trip highlights global similarities and differences by offering on-site

client visits to various accounting firms, com-panies, and not-for-profit organizations. And, as you would imagine, the students always seem to find time to experience the entertain-ment districts and social life. In fact, the MAc Class of 2013 decided that “What Happens in Argentina…” as evidenced by the design

of their class t-shirt. When the students and faculty return to campus, it’s hard to say who had the most fun. The study abroad develops strong camaraderie among the students, and the students develop lifelong friendships. The MAc Class of 2014 will travel to Rio de Janeiro and Sāo Paulo, Brazil.

ON-CAMPUS MAc CLASS OF 2013 TRAVELS TO SOUTH AMERICA

Distance MAc Program 2013 Outstanding

Student Award

Robert E. (Rob) WatsonPictured on the right above is Rob Watson. Rob is Global Commercial Banking Control-ler for Bank of America in Charlotte, N.C.

On-Campus MAc Program 2013 Outstanding

Student Award

Margaret E. (Meg) GilesPictured on the right above is Meg Giles. Meg is a Staff Auditor with Ernst & Young in Nashville, Tenn.

MAc On-Campus & Distance 2013 Outstanding Teaching Award

Dr. Jeff JonesPictured on the right above is Dr. Jeff Jones who won both the Outstanding On-Campus and Dis-tance Learning Teaching Awards. Dr. Jones was presented an engraved Auburn lamp for his office.


SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS

Through the generosity of these corporations, firms, and individuals, the School of Accountancy awarded over 50 scholarships to top accounting majors for the 2013-2014 academic year. We are sincerely grateful to these donors for supporting our students and programs. If you are interested in becoming a donor, please contact Jennifer Cornett, Scholarship Coordinator, at [email protected] or (334) 844-6213.

ASCPA/Kassouf and Company Endowed Scholarship Recipient: Samantha Peters

Ken and Missy Baggett Accounting ScholarshipRecipient: Cecilia Valeri

Barfield, Murphy, Shank & Smith, P.C. Accounting ScholarshipRecipient: Lauren Wannemuehler

Jere and Sara Beasley Endowed Scholarship in AccountingRecipient: Pam Frank

Becker CPA Review Course AwardRecipients: Jesse Chandler, Paige Fitzger-ald, Darnesha Green, Elizabeth Hancock, and Keith Taylor

Bennett Thrasher, P.C. Accounting ScholarshipRecipient: Katie Prendergast

R. Bernard Blankenship Scholarship in AccountancyRecipient: Sam Wilson

Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC ScholarshipRecipients: Kathryn Fork and Michael Lee

CohnReznick, LLP Accounting ScholarshipRecipients: Jenna Kelley

Deloitte, LLP Accounting ScholarshipRecipients: Cristen Hoover and Tyler Lahti

Draffin & Tucker, LLP Accounting ScholarshipRecipient: Robert Blythe

Ernst & Young, LLP/ R. Travis Kirkpatrick Memorial ScholarshipRecipients: Gabi Bailin, MacKenzy Harper, and Mallory Mims

Federation of Schools of Accountancy Student Achievement AwardRecipient: Chris Wardell

Laverne Taylor Flanagan ScholarshipRecipient: Emily Loefgren

Frazier & Deeter, LLC Accounting ScholarshipRecipient: Julia Steinhilber

Grant Thornton, LLP ScholarshipRecipient: Paul Curtiss

Hall, Albright, Garrison & Associates, PC Accounting ScholarshipRecipient: Abigail Missildine

Dick and Terry Ingwersen Accounting ScholarshipRecipient: Carly Peters

Jackson Thornton Accounting ScholarshipRecipient: Amy Kast

Aflac, Inc. Accounting ScholarshipRecipients: Megan Borys and Fen Ryhal

Alabama Society of CPAs Accounting Achievement AwardRecipient: Mallory Mims

Aldridge, Borden & Company, P.C. Accounting Scholarship Recipient: Stephen Taunton

ASCPA/Barranco Family Endowed Scholarship Recipient: Julie Monell


KPMG, LLP Accounting ScholarshipRecipients: Jeannie Anderson and Allison Schwyn

Machen, McChesney & Chastain, LLP Accounting ScholarshipRecipient: Chase Jenkins

Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC Accounting ScholarshipRecipient: Stewart Pittman

Philip Marshall McElroy Memorial ScholarshipRecipient: Clark Andrich

Metcalf Davis Accounting ScholarshipRecipient: Steven Seidband

C.G. Mills Endowment for Instruc-tional Excellence in AccountancyRecipients: Wallace Sprayberry and Chris Wardell

William J. Nettles Endowed Memorial ScholarshipRecipient: Ryan Wilson

Pearce, Bevill, Leesburg, Moore, P.C. Accounting ScholarshipRecipient: Clark Morson

Melba C. Peebles Accounting ScholarshipRecipients: Leah Peterson and James Pudner

PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP Accounting Scholarship Recipients: Jordan Callahan and Hallie Lawrence

Jerry Lewis Savage Memorial Accounting ScholarshipRecipient: Tyler Welton

School of Accountancy Faculty and Staff ScholarshipRecipient: Erica Fluke and Hannah Wilson

School of Accountancy ScholarshipRecipients: Lauren Fair

Sellers, Richardson, Holman & West, LLP Accounting ScholarshipRecipient: Mallory Mize

Warren Averett, LLC Warren Averett GH & I Division Accounting ScholarshipRecipient: Lee Engerson

Warren Averett, LLC Warren Averett Kimbrough & Marino Division Accounting ScholarshipRecipient: Mason Phillips

Warren Averett, LLC Warren Averett O’Sullivan Creel Division Accounting ScholarshipRecipient: Katie Maugel

Warren Averett, LLC Warren Averett Wilson Price Division Accounting ScholarshipRecipient: Justin Davenport

Elton & Janet Wolf Endowed Scholarship in AccountingRecipient: Timothy Voss


ASSISTANTSHIPS & ENDOWMENTS

GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPSEach year, the firms listed below make graduate school possible for outstanding students. These firms fund graduate assistantship positions which provide an annual stipend totaling $9,696. In addition to the stipends funded by the firms, the students re-ceive full-tuition waivers. With a $9,696 investment, the firms are giving students an assistantship value of $45,000 for out-of-state students and $23,000 for in-state students. We sincerely appreciate the generosity of these firms for helping the School of Accountancy attract great students to the Master of Accountancy Program.

EY Graduate Assistants 2013-2014Clark Andrich – EY-Audit – AtlantaEmily Loefgren – EY-Tax - Birmingham

PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLPGraduate Assistant 2013-2014Julie Monell – PwC-Audit - Nashville

Accounting firms recognize the value of an Auburn MAc education, because these graduates begin their full-time jobs having already passed the CPA exam. Auburn MAc students take and pass the uniform CPA exam while enrolled in the program. If your firm is interested in sponsoring a graduate assistantship, please contact Amy Murphy (pictured above), MAc Program Director, at [email protected] or 334-844-6118.

Pictured left to right are Clark Andrich; Laura Gallagher, EY South-east Campus Recruiting Leader; and Emily Loefgren.

Pictured left to right are Jim Kelly, PwC Partner, and Julie Monell.


SCHOLARSHIPENDOWMENTSThe Auburn Scholarship Campaign was an initiative dedicated to building funds to support current students and compete for future scholars who will enhance the intellectual capability on our campus. Earnings from the endowed scholarships are paired with current Spirit of Auburn or Academic Scholarships, ranging from $2,500 to more than full tuition annually. As a result, the student receives a more attractive and competitive scholarship award. Below is a list of the individuals who have graciously contributed to endowments for the benefit of accounting majors.

Ingwersen Family Endowed Scholarship

E. William Koons III and Family Scholarship

Jerry Lewis Savage Memorial Endowed Scholarship

R. David and Robert K. Byrum Endowed Scholarship

The Henley Family Endowed Scholarship

Larry and Margaret Quimby Endowed Scholarship

Fred and Becky Pepper Endowed Scholarship

Pictured left to right are Bill Parker, Director of Development; Larry Quimby, scholarship donor; and Tara Jones, Director of Advancement.

Pictured left to right are Dick Ingwersen, scholarship donor, and Carly Peters, scholarship recipient.

Pictured left to right are Carole Ann Fowler, Director of Development, and Greg Heston, nephew of the late Jerry Lewis Savage. Greg co-funded the Jer-ry Lewis Savage Memorial Endowed Scholarship with his aunt, Sue Savage.


ANNUAL GIVING

Corporate$5,000 and aboveWarren Averett, LLCDeloitte

$4,999 - $2,500Alabama Society of CPAsJackson ThorntonSellers Richardson Holman & West, LLP

$2,499 - $1,000Aflac, Inc.Aldridge Borden & Co, PCBarfield, Murphy, Shank & Smith, PCBennett Thrasher, PCCohnReznick, LLPDraffin & TuckerFrazier & Deeter, LLCGrant ThorntonMachen McChesney & ChastainMauldin & Jenkins Pearce Bevill Leesburg & Moore, PC

$999 - $500International Paper

Alumni and Friends$300,000 and aboveWesley Allen Brown ’87* Tina Brown*

$100,000 and $299,999Jason Harpe ’93*John P. Jones ’57*

$29,999 - $25,000Kenneth E. Baggett ’77Missy Baggett

$24,999 - $20,000Larry Burl Quimby ’75Margaret Quimby ’76

$19,999 - $15,000Arthur D. Guy ’79

$14,999 - $10,000Walton Thomas Conn Jr. ’85

$9,999 - $5,000Steven Henry Barry ’74Ellen BarryM. Van Henley ’80Randall Brooks Johnston ’80E. William Koons III ’77Nathaniel Linus Lavelle ’92Jeffrey Richard Lund ’88John and Holly Mayfield ’78Becky Pepper ’75Fred Pepper ’74

$4,999 - $2,500Thomas W. Burleson ’79Gregory Lewis Heston ’85James Agee Kelly Jr. ’84Brooke Peebles Walker ’97

$2,499 - $1,000Sylvia Lynne Ayers ’84Chris Keith BeltFrederick Leonard Corte Jr. ’03Joseph Edgar Foster ’93Charles B. Freeman II ’05Bradley Laurence Garland ’04Iain Douglas Grant ’93Laura Quimby Hanks ’03Stephen C. Harrison ’94Harrison Pacheco Lewis III ’06Glenn W. Mitchell III ’93Bradley S. Williamson ’13

$999 - $500Phillip M. Albright ’12John P. Appleton ’12Kathryn Martha Baker ’12Whitney B. Baker ’12Traci A. Bascue ’13Michael Charles Beaty ’01Amanda Wilson Beck ’10Gregory R. Bentley ’12Kathy Ann Best ’13Kendall Marie Bliss ’12Marlene A. Brankovic ’13Joseph C. Brannan ’08Ashley Nicole Brewer ’12Morgan Rae Burford ’11Kathryn V. Byne ’12

Sarah Katherine Cameron ’09Tiffany J. Carter ’08Daniel Plaxco Chandler ’02Jesse Nylee Chandler ’12Ashley Marie Chynoweth ’12Ernest L. Clark ’74James David Conley ’12Allison Ellen Erwin ’12Bonnie Baker Evans ’12Paige Elizabeth Fitzgerald ’12Marie Rose Gaffney ’89Laura Moore Gallagher ’00Margaret Exley Giles ’12Darnesha Veshay Green ’12Christopher Mitchell Grimm ’13David Joseph Guthrie ’11Joseph Peter Gyengo ’04Jennifer Langston Hamilton ’01Alexander J. Hardisson ’13Lisa Nyert Heise ’13Russell Porter Hodge ’91Dominique Brandale Holmes ’12Casey Elizabeth Howard ’10Colby Harpool Lakas ’04Leigh Ellen Landers ’12Michael Roy Lee ’11Carol Jager Lightfoot ’89James Michael Lightfoot ’89Lisa Loften ’87Alfred John Lucas ’74Jonathan Andrew Mayer ’05Leigh Palmer Mayer ’05Christopher A. McCabe ’13Hugh Fuller McClendon Jr. ’12Jonathon S. McDonald ’13Brian Eugene McNeely ’00Julie L. Muchoney ’13Christopher Carson Munday ’04Drew Thomas Ohmstede ’11James Emery Palik ’01Samantha Elizabeth Powell ’12Bailey Ree Price ’12Joel G. Raines ’72Walter Kenneth Rutledge ’58Austin Benjamin Shipe ’11Lyndsay Long Snider ’05Sarah Ann Sowell ’12George Keith Taylor ’01Cornesha Nicole Terry ’12Anthony McCain Torbert ’90Stephanie J. Vaughn ’13


Hannah L. Walker ’12Rob Watson ’13Lauren Couch Werle ’06Thompson Alexander Westerberg ’12Heather M. White ’13Kellyn M. Wolber ’11Drew Albert Yurko ’13Lisa M. Perry Zyriek ’96

$499 - $250Holly Edmunds Bailey ’90Mary Pate Barton ’89Travareis R. Bryant ’12Jeffrey Joseph Call ’95Donald G. Chastain ’74Alfred E. Cheatham Jr. ’90Sidney Elizabeth Cherry ’97Matthew Richardson Clegg ’97Chad Charles Downey ’94Charles H. Edwards III ’88Cooper Vance Evans ’85James Derek Fuller ’92Larry B. Gilley ’70Clinton Ellis Gilmore ’84Norman Harrison Godwin ’91J. Gregory Henderson ’83Christopher Todd Holder ’90Kerry K. IngerCharles Christopher Joseph ’73Kevin Jerome Kelly ’91James H. Long ’01Edward Grayson McDermott ’87Thomas Joseph Minor ’89Amy B. Murphy ’88Darren Lee Neuschwander ’97Twana Hughes Newton ’82Patrick Duncan Noll ’03Lewis W. Perkins III ’94Jerre Oscar Pierson III ’86Kirk Paul Pressley ’88Kimberly Williams Read ’93Stephanie Danielle Rector ’10Gretchen Box Riviere ’91Luis Salomon III ’12DeWayne L. SearcyErin Elizabeth Tench ’06Ricky Wayne Thomas ’80Thomas Hubbard Tynes ’83William Raymond Weeks ’79Karen Lynn Wit ’01

Jeffrey Scott Wright ’90Andrew Robinson York ’04

$249-100Charles W. Alderman ’71Jordon Neal Andrews ’10Melissa Childress Auck ’92Edward H. Blankenship ’87Duane M. BrandonFrank Alton Casey Jr. ’74Robert H. CochranJason Bradley Cooper ’08Jennifer Norheim CornettLinda Kay Crist ’85Matt Clifford Crocombe ’06Leah Nicole DellaCalce ’05Necia Anne DexterAmy Kyser Douglas ’91Paula Martin Farmer ’80Ana Beatriz Fernandez ’89Meaghan F. Gaynor ’13William Keith Geeslin ’11Donald Glenn Griffin ’91Sarah Elizabeth Hadzor ’10Mary Vann Hamilton ’83Samuel Allgood Heberton ’10Lawrence R. Heisler ’69Steven E. Hicks ’13James C. Hildreth ’09Janet McDonald Huston ’02Tian Jiang ’12Rita Ann Jones ’73Robert Roy Jones III ’74Kimberly Galligan KeyChristopher Todd Lollar ’99Jordan C. McLoughlin ’06James Micheal Meyer ’93Jennifer Mueller-PhillpsKathryn A. Murnane ’08Arthi Shri Nataraajan ’08Emily Williams Newman ’81Stephen Max Ramey ’80Samuel R. Sells IIIDavid Thomas Sites ’73William Zachary Springer ’06Jonathan D. StanleySteven Wade Strother Jr. ’05Adam Wayne Swartz ’88Margaret E. Wallin ’99Robert P. West ’74R. Terry Windle ’78

$99 and belowCorbin Jonathan Adams ’97Douglas N. Barfield II ’09Daniel Meyer BaumanDelaine Payne Borden ’07David S. Brisco ’13Christopher Earl Cessna ’10Jennifer Louise Day ’97Conan Quinn Dickson ’92George John Ehrhardt III ’87William Lee EngersonElizabeth Parker Faulkner ’86Timothy C. Garner ’00Jamie Justin Griffin ’10Carrie Marie Harbison ’08Ronald and Sharon Jackson ’78Laura Elizabeth JohnstonJefferson Prince Jones ’91Juliann KochJonathan Tyler Lahti ’13Trent Stephen Lishak ’11Tina Wynne Loraas ’96Melissa Diane Mapp ’96Danyea Simone MarburyStephanie Kilgro Mattox ’09Kristen Farr McCollum ’97Carter McEnerneyGregory Martin MeeksElizabeth G. Miller ’83Samantha Brook PetersRobert Ryan Poole ’11Katherine Grace PrendergastMarcalyn G. PriceRichard Morris Price ’76Elizabeth Sue Robinson ’10Drew L. Rosedale ’07Sarah Catherine Ross ’03Dillon Jean StoseJuanita R. ThomasDavid Lee Vinson ’86Timothy J. VossGail Cranston Wall ’79Lauren Elizabeth WannemuehlerThomas L. Williams ’66Andrew J. Woodward ’06

The annual giving above reflects planned gifts, pledg-es, and donations made between October 1, 2012 through September 30, 2013.

*Planned gifts may be in the form of revocable living trusts, life insurance policies, trusts, gift annuities, retained life estates, or retirement plan assets.

Effective Summer Semester 2013, students began enrolling in the Online Graduate Certif-icate in Accountancy Program. The program requires 18 semester hours of graduate level accounting courses, all of which are taught in the MAc Program. U.S. News and World Report ranks the Harbert College of Business Online Graduate Business Programs among the Top 10 in the United States.

Staying relevant is very important in the accounting profession. You have an opportunity to further your accounting education while working full-time by pursuing the Graduate Certificate in Accountancy Program. Why should you apply?

• Take advantage of no required entrance exam • Enjoy flexibility and convenience of online program • Expand your career opportunities • Take classes required for CPA exam and certification • Update your accounting knowledge/skill set • Gain credentials to teach at collegiate level • Matriculate to MAc Program with only four courses remaining • Enroll in U.S. News and World Report Top 10 online graduate business program

Apply now by visiting www.mac.business.auburn.edu. For more information, please contact Amy Murphy, MAc Program Director, at [email protected] or 334-844-6118.

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN ACCOUNTANCY PROGRAM – ONLINE OPTION

U.S. News and World Report ranks Auburn’s Online Graduate Business Programs among the top 10 programs in the United States.

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