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WILTON, CT, July 30, 2007 - The Deloitte Foundation, a not-for-profit arm of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, and the American Taxation Association (ATA) have announced that the 2007 Deloitte/ATA Teaching Innovation Award for excellence in tax curricula development will be presented to Dr. Mary Margaret Frank, University of Virginia, Darden School of Business.
Co-sponsored by the Deloitte Foundation and the American Taxation Association (ATA), the award represents innovation in taxation education. Professor Frank is the first ATA Teaching Innovation Award winner to submit materials for an entire course, including multiple tax cases and teaching notes. Her winning submission was the “How to Put More Strategy in Your 'Taxes and Business Strategy' Course: A Case-Method Approach.” She will receive a $5,000 honorarium for her work.
Professor Raquel Meyer Alexander, University of Kansas, and Chairman of the ATA Awards Committee, and a representative from Deloitte, will present Dr. Frank with the honors at luncheon ceremonies on August 6 during the American Accounting Association (AAA) annual meeting.
"The ATA Teaching Innovation Award continues to honor dedicated academics that are making a difference in our profession,” said Shaun Budnik, president, the Deloitte Foundation and partner, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP. “This award signifies the importance of teaching innovation. We extend our congratulations to Dr. Frank and the work she is sharing with her colleagues in the academic community and the tax profession.”
“The ATA is grateful for the continued support of the Deloitte Foundation in tax education, and Professor Frank’s body of work will prove to be a valuable contribution in tax curriculum,” said Professor Alexander.
This year’s ATA awards committee also included the following members of the academic community: Robert Gardner, Brigham Young University; Sharon Lassar, Florida International University; Bobbie Martindale, Dallas Baptist University; Rod Monger, American University in Dubai; Sarah Nutter, George Mason University; Kent Royalty, St. Mary's University; and Kathleen Sinning, Western Michigan University.
About the Deloitte Foundation
The Deloitte Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that supports teaching, research, and curriculum innovation in accounting, business, and related fields within the U.S. The Foundation, founded in 1928, supports an array of national programs, which are relevant to a variety of professional services, and which benefit undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty. For more information, please visit the Deloitte Foundation web page at www.deloitte.com/us/df.
