SDSU Accounting Professor Chee Chow Named Outstanding International Accounting Educator for 2006
San Diego State University College of Business Administration Accounting Professor Chee Chow was recently awarded the Outstanding International Accounting Educator Award for 2006 by the American Accounting Association (AAA). Chow was presented with a plaque and recognized for his accomplishments at the International Accounting Section luncheon in Washington, D.C. on August 7.
Professor Sid Gray, chair of the Outstanding International Educator Award Committee said, “Professor Chow has made an outstanding contribution to the field of international accounting with special reference to his research on the international aspects of management accounting including cross-cultural differences in management control systems and the impact of national and corporate culture on performance. Professor Chow has had a highly distinguished career and is very much respected by his students and colleagues alike. He has been a prolific researcher, with numerous articles in top journals, and also a great teacher of international renown. He has taken on significant leadership roles over the years including major editorial appointments with research journals, such as the Journal of Management Accounting Research, and has been actively involved in the American Accounting Association including participating as a member of Council. It has been an honor for me to present Professor Chow with the Outstanding International Accounting Educator Award for 2006.”
Chow’s primary teaching interests are in the management accounting area, recently at the MBA level. His research interests include many areas of accounting, including auditing, financial accounting, accounting education, taxation, and management accounting and controls. Chow served as President of the AAA Management Accounting Section in 2000-2001, and has served on numerous committees and sections throughout his membership in the organization.
Chow has won numerous awards for his writing, has published well over 100 articles in leading academic and practitioner journals, and made a like number of presentations at universities and conferences worldwide. Over the years, he has served as reviewer or editorial board member of 17 journals, including all of the top journals in accounting. He was the second most prolific accounting researcher/author for the 34 years between 1967 and 2001, according to Advances in Accounting. Chow has held the Vern Odmark Professorship of Accountancy at SDSU since 1984; a prestigious position that acknowledges the university's objective of continuing the high standards of teaching excellence and professionalism.
Gail Naughton, dean of SDSU’s College of Business Administration, said, “Chee has contributed much of his time and expertise to the leadership and governance of our college. He continues to make us proud and it is no surprise to me that he won this esteemed award. Chee exemplifies our slogan, “Leadership for the Global Marketplace.’”
According to AAA, “The Outstanding International Accounting Educator Award is presented to a person who has made a substantial contribution to international accounting education through scholarly endeavors in research and teaching over a sustained period of time – through publication, educational innovation, research guidance to students, active involvement in the activities of international professional and academic organizations, and serving as an example to others in promoting international accounting education.”
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