Recent Highlights
March 2013
Accounting Department earns Accounting Accreditation Maintenance by AACSB.
2013 COBA Teaching and Research Awards
Accounting Department Outstanding Research Award
Dr. Giorgio Gotti
Managerial Stock Ownership, Analyst Coverage, and Audit Fee
Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance
Excellence In Undergraduate Instruction by Faculty - Accounting
Hettie Houghton
Excellence In Undergraduate Instruction by Doctoral Students - Accounting
Gaurav Gupta
Excellence In Graduate Instruction - Accounting
Dr. Gary Braun
The College of Business Administration Recognizes
Dr. Gary Braun
for Excellence In Graduate Instruction
Accounting Research Colloquium
Ramgopal Venkataraman
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Cox School of Business
Southern Methodist University
Title of Paper: R&D Reporting Rule and Firm Efficiency
Date and Time: Monday, March 25, 2013, noon to 1:30 PM
Location: Graduate Business Center – Chase Bank Building
Preparation Required: None
CPE credit: 1 hour
This a complementary continuing professional program with lunch provided. Space is limited so please RSVP to Martha Escontrias at (915)747-5192 or
MariaE@utep.edu.
Speaker’s Biography: Dr. Venkataraman earned a PhD from Pennsylvania University and a bachelor’s degree of science from the University of Madras (RKM Vivekananda College), India. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Institute of Cost & Works Accountants of India. Dr. Venkataraman teaches financial and managerial accounting and his research focuses on financial reporting. He has published his research in a variety of academic journals including the Accounting Review, the Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Contemporary Accounting Research and the Review of Accounting Studies.
In addition to teaching at Southern Methodist University, Dr. Venkataraman has served on the faculty of the University of Minnesota and as a research assistant and instructor at Pennsylvania State University. His professional accounting experience includes project manager at Sun Clutches, finance manager at Middle East Switchgear Industries and partner with Sridhar & Santhanam, Chartered Accountants.
Dr. Venkataraman’s Research Paper (PDF)
Dr. Venhataraman’s Curriculum Vita (PDF)
COBA Students at the BAP Regional Meeting in Dallas
Congratulations to members of UTEP’s chapters of Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) and the Accounting Society (AS) who earned two first-place and one second-place finish during the 2013 BAP Southwest Regional Meeting in Dallas.
Deloitte sponsored three different Best Practices Presentations and COBA students won first place in two of the presentations and second place in the third one.
This a rare achievement and we would like to congratulate BAP and AS. The teams that placed first will compete again in August at the national conference in Los Angeles.
Chantal Diaz de Leon,
El Paso Chapter of the TSCPA Outstanding Junior for 2012
Jordan Lopez,
El Paso Chapter of the TSCPA Outstanding Senior for 2012 Presented by Richard Miller, CPA, Scholarship Chair
2012 COBA Teaching and Research Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award
Mary Stevens
Excellence In Graduate Instruction
Dr. Esperanza Huerta
Excellence In Undergraduate Instruction
Mary Stevens
Excellence In Undergraduate Instruction by a Ph.D Student
Raul Tapia
Stephen Salter
Accounting Department Research Award
"Shades of Gray: An Empirical Examination of Gray's Model of Culture and Income Measurement Practices Using 20-F Data"
Advances in International Accounting
March 2012
Mary Stevens retires after many years of service to UTEP.
Eighteen members attended the Beta Alpha Psi Regional Conference in San Antonio, March 2-4, 2012. Nasser Ikhlail, Gloria Michelle
Diaz de Leon Gonzalez and Iris Smith won first place in the Best Practices session. The project theme was "Out of the Box," which
described the chapter’s assistance in starting a Beta Alpha Psi chapter at the university in Juarez. "Using Incentives to Keep Members
Active" was presented in a non-competitive session by Jorge Banos, Edith Suarez and Jose Ramos. They offered several ideas for
activities and community projects to involve student members.
January 2012
Dr. Raymond Zimmermann retires after many years of service to UTEP.
Accounting Faculty Publications - 2012
The Role of Social Values, Accounting Values and Institutions in Determining Accounting Conservatism
Management International Review
By Stephen B. Salter, Tony Kang, Giorgio Gotti, and Timothy S. Doupnik
November 2012
Framing, decision-aid systems, and culture: Exploring influences on fraud investigations.
The International Journal of Accounting Information Systems
By Esperanza Huerta, TerryAnn Glandon, and Yanira Petrides
June 2012
Managerial Stock Ownership, Analyst Coverage, and Audit Fee
Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance
By Giorgio Gotti, Sam Han, Julia L. Higgs, and Tony Kang
July 2012
Response to the discussion of “The Effect on Financial Reporting Quality of an Exemption from the SEC Reporting Requirements for Foreign Private Issuers”
The International Journal of Accounting
By Giorgio Gotti and S. Mastrolia
2012
The Effect on Financial Reporting Quality of an Exemption from the SEC Reporting Requirements for Foreign Private Issuers.
The International Journal of Accounting
By Giorgio Gotti and S. Mastrolia
2012
