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NEWS AND NOTES
Baskerville Receives Award
Dr. Donna Street presented the 1996
Vangermeersch Manuscript Award to Dr.
Rachel Baskerville on August 17, at the
Academy membership reception in Dallas.
The award was given for her article, "The
Telling Power of CCA-A New Zealand Oral
History." Dr. Baskerville is a lecturer at
Victoria University in Wellington, New
Zealand and was not able to visit the United
States and receive the award until now. The
Academy congratulates Rachel on her
contribution to accounting history literature.
Also, the Academy greatly appreciates the
fine work of Donna, chair, and the members
of the manuscript committee.
Dr. Donna Street and Dr. Rachel Baskerville
Sanfilippo Wins Teaching Awards
Jeanette Sanfilippo, Assistant Professor
at Maryville University—St. Louis and chair
of the Academy's public relations committee
for the past four years, has received the
Governor's Award for Excellence in
Teaching. The award will be presented in
October at the 1997 Governor's Conference
on Higher Education. In May 1997,
Professor Sanfilippo also received Maryville
University's President's Award for
Exemplary Teaching. Both awards are
presented annually to a faculty member in
recognition and honor of outstanding
teaching service. Jeanette began her
association with the Academy during her
graduate studies at The University of
Mississippi in the mid-1980's. She has
contributed much to the success of the
Academy's activities.
Doris Receives Awards
Doris M. Cook, Academy President,
1996, is the first recipient of the Charles and
Nadine Baum Faculty Excellence in
Teaching Award for 1997. The
announcement was made at the May, 1997,
College of Business Graduation at the
University of Arkansas. This top teaching
honor was given to Doris in recognition of
her superior teaching as she retires from full-time
teaching at the University after 50
years of service.
As of July 18, 1997, the board of
directors of the Arkansas Society of Certified
Public Accountants presented to Doris a
Certificate of Life Membership in recognition
of her distinguished service. Doris is a very
active member of the State Society and was
the first woman CPA in Arkansas and first
woman member of the Arkansas Society of
Certified Public Accountants. She has also
served on the Arkansas State Board of Public
Accountancy.
Membership Directory:
A Reminder
The Academy's Membership Directory
will be placed on the Web as part of the
Academy's Home Page. As a result, the
Academy will not mail out the printed copy
of the Membership Directory as in previous
years unless such a copy is specifically
requested. The updated membership listing
was placed on the Web in June, 1997, and
will be periodically updated for new
members. The academy hopes this will
provide ready access to the most current
listing of members from which one could also
print hard copy if desired. The Web address
is http://weatherhead.cwru.edu/Accounting.
For those without Internet access, a
limited number of printed Membership
Directories will be available upon request.
If you need a printed copy of the Mem-
10 The Accounting Historians Notebook, October, 1997
