Department of Accounting
Department News
McCombs Accounting Excels in Public Accounting Report Survey Rankings
Public Accounting Report, billed as “the independent newsletter of the accounting profession since 1978,” recently released its 28th Annual Survey of Accounting Professors. Following a venerable tradition in PAR, McCombs continues to excel across all three rankings—undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D.—each of which ranks the top 25 programs in the nation. Read more
Department of Accounting Biennial Report is now online!
If you’ve ever wondered exactly what types of initiatives and programs our donors support, take a few minutes to read these stories. You’ll see how the generosity of our donors and friends make a personal difference in the lives of our students and faculty.
To our generous benefactors–thank you. Without you, the Department of Accounting wouldn’t be what it is, or what it aspires to be.
You can read the report at
http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/compound-returns
Don Wagner, BBA ’71, MPA ’72 honored as Outstanding Corporate Champion
The McCombs School honored Wagner as an individual within a company who has made significant, ongoing contributions to the relationship between the school and their company. Read more.
McCombs Faculty Honored for Excellence in Teaching, Research
Accounting Professors Lisa Koonce and Michael Williamson were recognized for teaching excellence.
Read more.
O'Haras Pledge $16 Million to McCombs
The donation will help meet a wide range of goals, including strengthening the top-ranked Accounting Department.
Read more.
Letter from the Chair, Spring '09
Will and Beverly O'Hara and many other alumni and friends keep us at the top of the charts.
Read more.
Department of Accounting Mission
The mission of the Department of Accounting is to further excellence in the accounting discipline within the mission of the university and the McCombs School of Business. In the context of the department this means
- Expanding and creating knowledge through scholarship of theoretical and practical impact, and
- Communicating knowledge of the accounting discipline through teaching undergraduate and graduate students, training accounting scholars and educators, and interacting with the external business and policy-making community.
