b'Message from the DirectorDear Mizzou School of Accountancy Alumni and Friends:CONTENTS Greetings from the UniversityEndorsement program and the Institute of Internal Auditors ofMissouri!IampleasedtoforitsIAEPpartnershipareexamplesoftheexternal presentyouwithour2023affirmations of our accountancy program at Mizzou. The Message from the Director . 3SchoolofAccountancyactive presence and growth of recruiters on campus serve to Faculty Activities . 4newsmagazine. We have beenhighlight the impressive value attached to our accountancy Welcome to the New Dean . 8 inhighgearagainthispastprogram, faculty/staff, and students.year,notjustmakingupforOn a concluding note, as I am midway into my 16th year New Faculty 10losttimefromtheCOVIDasDirectoroftheMizzouSchoolofAccountancy(not Adjunct Faculty Activities 10pandemic, but also engaged in several new initiatives and ancounting2003,whenIservedinaninterimrole,which Faculty Awards 13inspiring variety of accomplishments related to our students,wouldmakeit17yearsatthehelm),Ihavedecidedto Service Awards 13faculty/staff, alumni, and programs. It has certainly been atransition out of the Director role when my current term Staff Activities 15busy and exciting year! ends in Fall 2024. The School of Accountancy is in a strong Staff Awards . 15Our faculty continue their outstanding work in research,positiononallmajordimensions:enrollments,student teaching,andservice.Theyhaveproducedimpactfulsuccess,facultyproductivity,externalrecognitions, Published Research Articles . 16research,receivedwidepresscoverageoftheirwork,connectionstotheprofession,alumnifundraisingand Faculty Research . 17obtained prestigious teaching recognitions and awards, andsupport. As my predecessors have remarked to me, a leaders Mission Statement 21maintained extensive service activity. Our students continueroleistobeagoodsteward,toshepherdgrowthand Research Workshops . 21 toexcelintheiracademicandextracurricularactivities,accomplishments, and to leave the place better than each of Orin Ethics Symposium 22 earning numerous accolades for their talents. Our enrollmentusfoundit.IamgratifiedbyhowwellourSchoolof In Memoriam 28growth and student success outcomes underline the prestigeAccountancy has done in this regard and grown over the Dawdy Speaker Series 30andsuccessofouraccountancyprogram.Whilemanyyears. I am grateful for the tremendous work that has gone universitiesnationwidehaveseendeclinesinaccountinginto it from so many people at Team Mizzou to meet these Student Groups . 32 enrollment, we have seen steady enrollments and growth.goals!Ithasbeenatremendoushonortoserveinmy Scholarships . 36Last, but certainly not least, our alumni are the dream of anyleadershiproleandIwillforevercherishthewonderful KPMG Global Advantage Program 39institution: loyal, committed, involved, and generous! successes and growth of our School of Accountancy, from its KPMG Campus Visit 40On the programmatic/curricular side, we have the newinception under the leadership of Dr. Joseph A. Silvoso, our Advisory Board . 42 Accounting Data Analytics certificate solidly in place in ourfirst Director. I cannot think of a better place for a new Alumni & Recent Alumni Awards 44150-houraccountancyprogram.Thus,inadditiontoleader to come in to continue the inspiring workand I Assurance and Taxation, students now also have an option toawait the opportunity to help transition the next leader into Alumni in the News 46specialize in the Analytics area. All three areas are in highmy position. The position will be advertised shortly and a Student Perspective . 48demand in our program. In addition, we recently obtainednational search will be conducted for my replacement. 2022 New Admit Orientation 50approvalofSTEMdesignationofourBachelorsandIn the meantime, I did want to update you (with a full Student Achievements . 51Masters degrees in Accountancy, opening up new frontiersyearsnotice!).Iamforevergratefulforthecontinued Mizzou 39 Winners 51forhighschoolandinternationalrecruitment,thussupportofouralumni,friends,corporatepartners,and 2022 New Admit Class Banquet . 53broadeningourenrollmentandenhancingthescopeforsupporters toward the advancement of the Mizzou School of 2023 Graduation Banquet . 55collaboration with other units and institutions. Accountancy during all my years as its Director. The value of our professional development programs andThank you!2023 New Admit Orientation 57thoughtleadershipevents(e.g.,OrinEthicsSymposium, 2023 New Admit Class Banquet . 58Dawdy Speaker Series, Womens Leadership Forum, andM-I-Z!Online Master of Accountancy 60our colleges other EDGE program events) have also been Snapshots of the Year 64tremendous. They help build valuable supplements to our Alumni & Friends Update 65students coursework and strengthen their connections to the accounting profession and the business world at large.Vairam ArunachalamTherecognitionofourprogrambytheInstituteofDirector, School of AccountancyManagement Accountants (IMA) for its Higher Education 2 School of Accountancy2023 Newsmagazine 3'