Monthly News for SOA

Nicole Forsgren-Velasquez Receives NASA Funding - June 2013

Nicole Foregren-Velasquez, new faculty member with a joint appointment in the School of Accountancy and Management Information Systems departments, recently learned that her proposal to study knowledge management at NASA has received approval and funding in the amount of $15,000. Click here for more.

Huntsman Club, Beta Alpha Psi, Wins Two First-Prize Awards at Deloitte Best Practices Competition - May 2013

Huntsman students and officers of the accounting club Beta Alpha Psi recently traveled to Denver, Colo., to attend a Deloitte Best Practices competition and took first place in two out of three categories. They competed against teams from Brigham Young University, the University of Utah, the University of Denver, and other schools from six states in the Rocky Mountain Region. Click here for more.

Two Elijah Watt Sells Award winners - April 2013

We are pleased to announce that two recent graduates from Utah State’s School of Accountancy are 2012 Elijah Watt Sells Award winners. Jill Aoki and Anthony Lemon each earned nation leading CPA exam scores and received this prestigious recognition. Click here for more.

School of Accountancy is Ranked 46th in the Nation by Public Accounting Report - March 2013

A publication widely read within the accounting profession, Public Accounting Report, has ranked the School of Accountancy at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business in the top 50 among accounting schools nationwide. Click here for more.

USU’s School of Accountancy is pleased to announce achievement of AACSB accreditation for five additional years - February 2013

On January 14th, the AACSB Accounting Accreditation Committee granted a continuation of accreditation for USU’s accounting undergraduate and master’s degree programs. USU’s School of Accountancy is one of a select group of schools worldwide to have been awarded special accounting accreditation. Click here for more.