2021-2022 Lybrand Awards

  These awards recognize individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the profession through articles published in Strategic Finance and Management Accounting Quarterly from May 2021 through April 2022. Their manuscripts were selected by a panel of judges as the top manuscripts of the year. Their work has advanced our knowledge of important topics in management accounting and finance, and they have greatly strengthened IMA’s reputation as a thought leader.   Medalists and Certificate of Merit winners are IMA members, and Certificate of Appreciation recipients are nonmember coauthors. Congratulations to all of this year’s winners.  

LYBRAND GOLD MEDAL

Marsha Huber, Ph.D., CPA, and Paulina Kassawat, Ph.D., CPA, “Neuroaccounting: What Management Accountants Can Learn from Neuroscience to Develop Talent and Expertise,” Management Accounting Quarterly, Spring 2021  

LYBRAND SILVER MEDAL

Sylwia Gornik-Tomaszewski, DBA, CMA, CFM, “Strengthening Management Accounting Data Analytics with Excel,” Management Accounting Quarterly, Fall 2021  

LYBRAND BRONZE MEDAL

Lawrence P. Grasso, DBA, CPA, “The State of Management Accounting Systems and Performance Measurement at Lean Companies,” Management Accounting Quarterly, Summer 2021  

CERTIFICATES OF MERIT

Lois D. Bryan, D.Sc., CPA, and Jacob C. Peng, Ph.D., CISA, “Poor Connection? How New Professionals Get Noticed in a Virtual World,” Strategic Finance, September 2021   Dana R. Hermanson, Ph.D., “Real Earnings Management: Insights for Financial Professionals,” Management Accounting Quarterly, Summer 2021   Diane Janvrin, Ph.D., CMA, “Textual Analysis: Concepts for Today’s Accountants,” Strategic Finance, June 2021   Gregory Kogan, CPA; Nathan Myers, CPA; Daniel J. Gaydon, DBA; and Douglas M. Boyle, DBA, CMA, CPA, “Strategy to Advance Digital Transformation in the Finance Function,” Strategic Finance, December 2021   Marco Otti, FMVA, and Hessel Brouwer, CMA, CSCA, “Innovative Budgeting: Lessons from CFO,” Strategic Finance, May 2021   James Zhang, Ph.D., CMA, CPA, “Getting on the Right Path: What You Should Know About RPA and UiPath,” Strategic Finance, January 2022   Aleksandra “Ally” B. Zimmerman, Ph.D., CMA, CPA, “Selecting an Audit Partner: How to Determine the Right Fit,” Strategic Finance, November 2021  

CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION

Lucy F. Ackert, Ph.D.; Velina K. Popova, Ph.D.; and Hong Qu, Ph.D., “Real Earnings Management: Insights for Financial Professionals,” Management Accounting Quarterly, Summer 2021   Melissa Carlisle, Ph.D., CPA, and Candice Hux, Ph.D., CPA, “Selecting an Audit Partner: How to Determine the Right Fit,” Strategic Finance, November 2021   Tim V. Eaton, Ph.D., and Abby Larson, “Getting on the Right Path: What You Should Know About RPA and UiPath,” Strategic Finance, January 2022   Ingrid Fisher, Ph.D., CPA, CFE, “Textual Analysis: Concepts for Today’s Accountants,” Strategic Finance, June 2021   Amanda L. Roby, RRT, RPSGT; Chen Chen, Ed.D.; and Ann Phillips, “Neuroaccounting: What Management Accountants Can Learn from Neuroscience to Develop Talent and Expertise,” Management Accounting Quarterly, Spring 2021   Thomas Tyson, Ph.D., “The State of Management Accounting Systems and Performance Measurement at Lean Companies,” Management Accounting Quarterly, Summer 2021