Mortimer A. Dittenhofer Dissertation Research
Award
NEW! The
Academy of Government Accountability Announces the First
Recipients of the Dr. Mortimer Dittenhofer Dissertation
Research Award
Patricia Patrick from Pennsylvania
State University in Harrisburg and Annette Pridgen from the
University of Mississippi. Ms. Patrick who is completing her
Ph.D. in Public Administration is finishing her dissertation
on, 'The Determinants of Organizational Innovation: A Study
of GASB 34 in Pennsylvania'. She hopes to receive her degree
in the summer of 2007.
Ms. Pridgen is seeking a Ph.D. in
Accountancy from the E.H. Patterson School of Accountancy.
She has just begun her dissertation research on, 'Analyzing
Government Financial Condition.' She expects to be completed
in late 2007.
Congratulations to our first two award
recipients! They will receive their award on Monday, Aug. 7,
2006, from Dr. Dittenhofer at the American Accounting
Association's Government and Non-Profit Sector Luncheon
in Washington, D.C.
Images from
the Awards Ceremony - Aug. 7, 2006
Dr. Mortimer Dittenhofer |
(l to r) Patricia Patrick, Mortimer Dittenhofer, Annette
Pridgen |
Chair of the Academy is Sridhar
Ramamoorti, Ph.D., CGFM, CPA, CIA, ACA, CFE, CFSA, CRP,
CGAP |
Relmond P. Van Daniker, DBA, CPA, AGA Executive Director |
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The Academy for Government
Accountability, a 501(c)(3) organization, is accepting proposals
for the Mortimer Dittenhofer Dissertation Research Award. The
Academy's mission is to support research and education
initiatives and advance thought leadership in bringing
transparency and accountability to government financial
management and to forge relationships among government, business
and academia to further such goals. The Dittenhofer Dissertation
Award is named after Mortimer Dittenhofer, Ph.D., CGFM, CIA, a
retired professor of accounting at Florida International
University who dedicated his career to achieve these same
objectives.
In 2005, fewer than 100
individuals earned their Ph.D. in accounting with only a minute
percentage specializing in government accounting.
The Dittenhofer Research Award program provides funds to
selected doctoral candidates interested in the field of
government financial management. At least one award, of up to
$15,000, will be awarded in August 2006 to a doctoral candidate
pursuing an advanced post-graduate degree from an accredited
educational institution in auditing, budgeting or business, with
an emphasis in government financial management. Applicants
should have completed or be within one semester of completion of
coursework. The applicant's Ph.D. advisor will be contacted.
The Academy is governed by a
distinguished Board of Trustees, which includes both public and
private individuals. Chair of the Academy is Sridhar Ramamoorti,
Ph.D., CGFM, CPA, CIA, ACA, CFE, CFSA, CRP, CGAP, a partner with
Grant Thornton. Vice chair is Samuel Mok, CGFM, CIA, chief
financial officer of the U.S. Department of Labor. Cornelius E.
Tierney, CGFM, is a member emeritus of the Board of the
Trustees. Professor Michael Granof, Ph.D., is vice-chair of the
Academy Research & Education Task Force.
Click here for the guidelines for submission and suggested topic areas...
For more information contact Eveanna Barry
at ebarry@agacgfm.org.