2016 department of accounting newsletter

WE LISTENEDOur talented and caring students and alumni told us they wanted more opportunities for experiential learning beyond the co-ops, more opportunities to interact with faculty and more options for concentrations. We have responded by appointing Professor Jennifer Wright as the director of the MS in Accounting Program where her dedicated focus will be to drive student

experience to include more concentrations from analytics to tax to corporate finance to research. Professor Wright will also be focused on extending our contacts to other areas schools, developing a co-op for the MS program as well as promoting more experiential learning in the classroom. We have also appointed Professor Stacy Kline as the Director of Student Engagement for the Accounting Department. As the name implies, her focus will be to ensure that undergraduate students have a dedicated champion. Professor Kline will facilitate more interaction with faculty, alumni and employers along with extending her proven track record for innovative, experiential learning based methods. These appointments will also allow the new Chair of the Accounting Department, Professor Barbara Grein to focus on attracting and retaining the best faculty who provide excellence in teaching, research and service as well as building relationships with our stakeholders to ensure we have the ongoing resources to provide an outstanding student experience. This new department organizational design was driven by your feedback we will continue to rely on your valued support and engagement to reach our common goals of producing outstanding graduates who excel in the profession and continue to remain part of the LeBow family as active members. Hubert Glover Chair, Accounting Department

FALL 2016

DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING

NEWSLETTER

ADVISORY COUNCIL Thomas M. Koncsics ’90 (Chair)Partner, KPMG LLPMichael P. Gremo, CPA ’93 Partner, Grant ThorntonDuane Amendola, CPA ’95Vice President & Assistant ControllerComcast CableDeanna M. Byrne ’92Partner, Assurance ServicesPriceWaterhouse Coopers, LLPJohn R. Culbertson, CPA ’04Manager, Bowman & Company LLPEdward Furman, CPA ’76Partner, Maillie, Falconiero & CompanyBeth Hanssens ‘91Senior Business Executive

Nancy L. Gunza, CPA ’85Partner, CliftonLarsonAllenThomas A. Masci Jr., CPA ‘68Co-Founder- served as EVP and CFO, RetiredHealth Advocate, Inc Debra Martino 94’AVP Corporate TaxLincoln Financial Group Eric Page, CPA 98’Director of Controls ComplianceAirgasMichael Purcell ‘87Partner, Deloitte LLPPatricia Russo, CPA 95’Assistant Vice President & ControllerDrexel University

William Stickney, CPAPartner, Grant ThorntonSteve SwartzPartner, Gold Gerstein Group LLCJohn Cao ‘13Cognitive Automation Value Architect KPMGAlbert DeRitis ‘85Value Stream Leader Director - NeuroscienceJohnson & JohnsonDiana DiStefano ‘12/’13Tax Associate, PwCArpita Patel ‘10Supervisor- Anti-Money Laundering MercadienScott Ross ‘14/’15Tax Associate, PwC

Jeff Shafer ‘12Senior Assurance Associate, PwCSchuyler Simms ‘06Senior Technical Manager of Professional Practice, IAASBDavid SmallVP & Chief Audit Officer, CHOPChantee Steele ‘13Advisory Senior Consultant Deliotte William Neil ‘10 Senior Audit Associate, BDOMark Stutman ‘72Retired, Grant Thornton Merhawny Worde ‘05Audit Senior Manager, Deloitte

THANK YOU HUBERTDr. Hubert Glover joined the faculty in 2010 and has been the department head for the last two years. His influence has been much larger than that short time period would suggest. For those of you who have had a chance to interact with him, you know he advocates the C’s – Compassion, Competence, Collaboration,

Communication, and Critical Thinking. Hubert modeled each of them in his leadership and dedication to the accounting profession. I could give you many examples of each, but let me pick creativity. Hubert always looked for a creative ways to make education rewarding. Not just at the student level, but with our faculty, administrators and alumni. He always tried to create new ways to include all stakeholders in the education process and to have the experience be rewarding. From all of us here at LeBow, we want to thank Hubert for inspiring us.

Looking ahead, my goal is to continue to build on the theme of collegiality and collaboration. Collaboration among the faculty, students, alumni, and friends of the department increases our research impact, learning in and out of the classroom, and fosters a stronger overall profession. I look forward to connecting and investigating opportunities to collaborate.

Barbara Grein Chair, Accounting Department

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STUDENT NEWS

ACCOUNTING AND SPORT MANAGEMENT GRAD HEADED TO HARVARD LAW

By Natalie Shaak | Jun. 6, 2016

To say John Quagliariello had a busy college experience would be an understatement. Not only is he completing requirements for two undergraduate degrees with three six-month co-ops in just five years, he did so as a Division I student-athlete.

John received his bachelor of science degrees in sport management and business administration with a major in accounting this spring. But completing his degrees won’t give him much time to relax. His busy lifestyle will continue as he heads to Harvard University Law School in the fall.

John grew up outside of Philadelphia in Springfield, PA, and came to Drexel as a sport management major and member of the varsity swim team. His father, also named John, graduated from Drexel’s engineering program in 1986, but John says his father didn’t push him to choose Drexel. It was joining the Drexel swim team that made the decision for him.

Academics have always been a priority for John. It was in planning his freshman year schedule that he noticed a number of classes required for the sport management program were offered through LeBow. He thought it would make sense to see if he could plan a schedule that would allow him to get degrees in both business and sport management. He worked with advisors from both programs to identify the classes that overlapped so he could fit his coursework into just five years. Of course this meant taking 18 to 20 credits per term along with his practice and competition schedules.

In this planning, he made sure that his co-op experiences reflected the cross-discipline nature of his academic coursework.

It was during his accounting co-op at Sunoco that he started to explore the idea of pursuing his law degree.

“I was working in the accounting firm with tax attorneys, and I liked what they were doing more than just what the general accountants were doing,” he says. “In talking to them, they started to nudge me in that direction. I started to do some self-reflection and studying for the LSATs, and here we are.”

His long-term goal is to work in collegiate athletics, ideally in an athletic director role. He sees his combination of studies as ideal for this career path.

“I feel that having a business degree underneath me as well as sport management degree is really going to help me out with any challenges I might face,” John says.

He hopes adding a law degree to his background will make him even stronger in pursuit of this goal.

LEBOW SENIOR NAMED DREXEL STUDENT LEADER OF THE YEAR

By Natalie Shaak | May 18, 2016

Senior accounting and finance major Andres Vivas Lopez was presented with the Student Leader of the Year Award on May 12 at the annual awards banquet sponsored by Drexel Student Life and the Undergraduate Student Government Association.

The award is presented to one undergraduate student each year who “has shown outstanding leadership and vision and has exemplified a dedicated involvement and commitment to making a difference in the lives of Drexel students.”

Andres transferred to Drexel from the Community College of Philadelphia after completing his associate’s degree in business administration in 2013 and immediately got involved on campus, joining the Accounting Society and the Association of Latino Professionals for America (ALPFA). He served as the president of both organizations over the past two years.

His nominator, Hubert Glover, PhD, head of the Accounting Department, noted his compassion, sincerity, communication skills and leadership ability as what sets him apart.

“He is remarkable in his unselfish focus on helping others reach common goals,” says Glover. “He represents the best of the University where our experiential learning advantage develops maturity, insight and professional capability prior to graduation. His co-op employers have been impressed by his leadership, communication and sincere interest in connecting with people, which is the core of their business.”

As for his leadership philosophy, Andres repeats what he frequently shares with his fellow students: “Work smart, not hard. There’s no need to reinvent the wheel. Hard work is appreciated and admired, but not at the expense of efficiency.”

Andres will be working for KPMG, his former co-op employer, following graduation in June.

KPMG’S FUTURE DIVERSITY LEADERS

Drexel University students Sofia Bastida and KeShaun Hinmon were selected to attend the Future Diversity Leaders Conference (FDL), a three-day leadership development program sponsored by KPMG LLP (KPMG).

The Future Diversity Leaders Conference took place in Hollywood, California, on July 14–16, 2015. The exclusive program is facilitated by KPMG partners and includes only 83 top students from across the United States. This highly interactive program is designed to provide students the opportunity to network with peers and KPMG professionals, to learn about the public accounting profession, and most importantly, to further develop their leadership skills through a robust curriculum designed specifically for FDL.

Students selected for FDL were chosen because they exhibit KPMG’s core values, demonstrate academic prowess, and are leaders on campus and in their communities.

MIRACULOUS BIRDIE AT NEW JERSEY SECTION EARNS CHRIS CRAWFORD, ACCOUNTING MAJOR ‘16, A U.S. OPEN BERTH

By David Dusek | Jun. 6, 2016

SUMMIT, N.J. – The sun washed down on the North and South courses at Canoe Brook Country Club on Monday. The fairways and greens were soft from storms that brought rain to the area on Sunday evening as a record 98 golfers each tried to earn one of the six spots available here for the 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont.

When it was over, Jim Herman from Palm City, Fla., the winner of this season’s Shell Houston Open, shot a 67 on the North course in the morning and a 70 on the South for a 7-under 137. That score tied him for medalist honors with fellow PGA Tour player Rob Oppenheim from Orlando, Fla.

The other golfers who qualified to play in next week’s U.S. Open were Andy Pope (Orlando, Fla.), Michael Miller (Brewster, N.Y.), Justin Hicks (Wellington, Fla.) and amateur Christopher Crawford from Bensalem, Penn. Each of the four shot 6-under 138.

HONORS DAY- ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS

Coopers & Lybrand Achievement Award: Andrew FigueroaErnst & Young Endowed Scholarship: Cindy LyJudith Fenoglio Daw Memorial Scholarship: Vishala Apoorva AddepalliCD Clarkson Award: Sokcheng ChanDupont Minority Education Fund: Keshaun HinmonJ & S Bornstein Endowed Scholarship Fund: Geoffrey WittenbergWeber Endowed Scholarship Fund: Nobel Heard

HUBERT D. GLOVER, STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARDS 2015

Hubert D. Glover, Student Leadership Awards 2015

A few words from Dr. Glover to the recipients:

“I have been blessed and fortunate to work with you since 2010 supporting the Accounting Society, ALPFA, Ascend, Beta Alpha Psi and NABA. The achievements of each of these organizations has been the result of outstanding leadership as represented by each of you. I look forward to seeing you and for your continued support to Drexel University and to our great profession. “

Awardees each received a $150 gift card.

Organization or Purpose Award Winner

Accounting Society Scott Ross

ALPFA Francisco Michaud Andres Viva Lopez

Ascend John Cao Linh Duong

Beta Alpha Psi Marissa Neale

NABA Jeff Shafer

Student of the Year George Peart

KPMG Sofia Bastida Keshaun Himmon

JOIN US!Annual CPE Conference

October 14, 2016, 7:30am-4pmGerri C. LeBow Hall

LeBow College of Business


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1ST PLACE“Compliance Kings” Joseph Adie, Yufan Fei, Zhuo Wang, Seth Brandenburg.Coached by Maureen Breen of Drexel University

2ND PLACE“Debits and Credits” Henry Moldavskiy, Zhuoping Zhang, Joseph Campbell, Alissa Reichert. Coached by Daniel Kline of Deliotte

3RD PLACE“It’s Accrual World” Jian Huang, Qi Wang, Brian Melton, Sijie FuCoached by Arpita Patel of Mercadien

4TH PLACE“Let’s Get Fiscal” Kyle Kallos, Xiaochen Guo, Linh Nguyen, Daniel DuffyCoached by Larry D’Andrea of Drexel University

ANNUAL FRAUD AND INTERNAL CASE CONTROL COMPETITION HELD ON FEBRUARY 12, 2016

TEAM PRIZES

1ST PLACE$500 ($125 per each team member)

2ND PLACE$300 ($75 per each team member)

3RD PLACE$200 ($50 per each team member)

4TH PLACE$100 ($25 per each team member)

HIGHLIGHTED EVENTS OF 2015/16LAFSA – LEBOW ACCOUNTING FACULTY, STUDENTS AND ALUMNI The 2015 annual accounting award night, sponsored by Global Tax Management, honored Joseph DiBianca as the Beta Alpha Psi Outstanding Alumnus of the year. Mr. DiBianca is the founder of Global Tax Management, Inc. and now serves as Chairman and Strategic Advisor. He is responsible for leading the company’s growth and strategic planning initiatives, supporting client relations, and advising the firm’s management team. A charter member of the Delta Tau Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi at Drexel Univeristy, Joe is a true supporter of the accounting students at LeBow College of Business.

The department also presented Golden Calculator Awards to the following Alum, faculty and friends of the department:

Frank Pina- Alumnus of the YearDiana DiStefano- Young Alumnus of the YearDavid Smalls- Friend of the DepartmentStacy Kline- Professor of the YearJennifer Wright- Professor of the YearAndres Vivas Lopez- Student of the Year

STUDENT ACTIVITIES

CPA TREK TO WASHINGTON, DCOur accounting students took a trek to Washington DC to see the city, meet with various accounting organizations and talk about life and business in the metro area. The morning started early as we loaded the bus at 8 am, with coffee in hand, to arrive in DC. We were greeted by Sarah Turcotte and Lee Klumpp from BDO who lead off the day with a discussion about the nonprofit industry and it is differentiated from working with for-profit companies. It was an interesting discussion and students enjoyed the lively presentation. Thanks to BDO for providing lunch and conversation.

The group then walked past the White House to the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ) on K street. The CAQ hosted our students and discussed their organization’s history, current projects and their mission. Thank you to Catherine Nance, CPA, Nicole Holden, CPA, and Margot Cella, Director of Research who provided insight to our students about the accounting profession and the industry beyond the debits and credits of financial statements.

Our final presentation was back at the Washington, DC office of Drexel University from PWC. Stephanie Wolf, Omar Toor and Darryle Jones provided a fun discussion on the unique projects that they experienced in their years working for the firm in Washington DC. Our students also enjoyed hearing about the career paths of all the professionals. Afterwards, all our presenters were invited to a networking event with alumni and friends. Students were able to ask questions and continue the conversation about working and living in the DC area. Thanks to all alum who joined us for food, drinks and mentoring.

STUDENT AWARDS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS• PICPA Scholarships: Elena Smirnova, Andres

Vivas Lopez, Igor Gateniuk, Jody Lo

• Ilona Schaeffer, Tax Executives Institute Award

• Joseph Amato and Dylan McCauley Placed 3rd in Forensic Accounting Competition in Atlanta at the CFE

• KPMG ALPFA Case Competition Participants selected as one of 24 schools nationwide (Daniela Munoz (Finance & Marketing), Bernardo Veratti (Supply Chain Management), John Warkala (Accounting & Finance), Andres Vivas Lopez (Accounting & Finance)

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STUDENT ACTIVITIESAUDIT MARKET CONCENTRATION, AUDIT FEES AND AUDIT QUALITY: EVIDENCE FROM CHINAAUDITING: A JOURNAL OF PRACTICE & THEORY (MAY 2016)

This study investigates effects of audit market concentration on audit fees and audit quality in China. Results suggest that concentration improves audit quality indirectly through increased audit fees and offsets the negative direct effect of concentration on audit quality. Findings inform regulators that actions taken to eliminate the indirect effect of concentration could produce unintended outcomes such as decreased audit quality.

ERIC LOHWASSER • His paper “U.S. Listed Chinese Reverse Mergers:

Fraud Indication for Auditors and Stakeholders “coauthored with Khim Sim (Western Washington University) and Anthony Curatola has been accepted for presentation at a concurrent session of the AAA annual meeting.

• He was a discussant for the paper “Common Auditors and Private Lending By Banks” to be presented at the AAA annual meeting.

YAOU ZHOU • She was a discussant for a paper “corruption,

Independent Audit, and Equity Value” Presented at the AAA annual meeting in NYC.

TAO SUN• His paper “Black-Scholes vs. the IRS: Gains

and Losses from Revaluing Stock Options after Spinoffs” coauthored with Mark Vargus, was presented in a concurrent session at the 2016 Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance Conference to be held at Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Canada.

• Tao was a discussant for the paper “Audit Firm Reaction to SEC Enforcement Proceedings Against a Client: Evidence of City-Level Audit Office Behavior” at the AAA annual meeting.

PHD NEWS

FACULTY NEWS

HSIHUI CHANG, PHDACCOUNTING

The 2016 Drexel LeBow Bridging Practice and Theory Summit brought together regional academics and a variety of business professionals to discuss topics crucial to both communities. Keynote speakers and discussion panelists discussed United Nations sustainability goals, academia’s role in business analytics and the role of experiential learning for students and professionals.

Kyra Krysinski, a strategy and relationship executive for the United Nations, Deloitte Services Limited, delivered a morning keynote entitled, “Organizational Sustainability as a Global Trend and its Impact on Business Leaders.” The presentation highlighted the role of business and future leaders in the UN’s 15 Sustainability Goals. Attendees had vibrant discussions on topics relating to sustainability such as social equity, private sector roles, sustainability in project management decisions and millennials’ desire to have an impact.

The second session highlighted business analytics and the role of research in corporate strategy decisions. Patricia “Trish” Oelrich, principal at Oelrich and Associates, and Murugan Anandarajan,

professor of decision sciences and management department head at Drexel LeBow answered questions from attendees about relevant research and the business applications. Participants exchanged ideas in the area of leadership and strategy, governance and policy and analytics and performance in break-out sessions.

The final panel discussion highlighted the various ways that experiential learning is used in the college classroom and during in-house corporate training. Rebekka Shepherd, assistant director of Drexel LeBow’s Dornsife Office for Experiential Learning moderated. Panelists were gathered from varying fields, they included: Leslie Kendrick, Johns Hopkins University, Kimberly Kletcheck Hart, KPMG LLP, Chris Lindberg, Ennea International, and Scarlett McCahill, Project HOME.

The summit provided a productive and fruitful forum for regional professionals and business faculty to network and collaborate. Attendees, sponsors and volunteers all contributed immensely to the success of the Summit.

BPTS- BRIDGING PRACTICE AND THEORY SUMMIT 2016

Our doctoral students continue to perform admirably. The latest accomplishments include:



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Professor Jennifer Wright and Professor Stacy Kline received a grant from PWC to work on a unique senior capstone project to be embedded in to the third Financial Reporting course taken by all accounting majors at LeBow College of Business. The goal of the project is to help students culminate their accounting experiences in the Financial Reporting course sequence and demonstrate their understanding of various concepts they learned in all accounting classes. The uniqueness of this project related to the cross-over of courses.

Students enrolled in Financial Reporting III complete a multi-part senior capstone project. One part of this project requires students to collaborate and consult with students in another major accounting class link the accounting experience across the curriculum.

• During winter term, students enrolled in the Financial Reporting III class consulted the Business Tax class on the tax provision that was completed for the financial statements. The students enrolled in the Business tax course reviewed the provision and suggested correcting adjustments or raised issues relative to the tax provision.

• During spring term, students enrolled in the third Financial Reporting class were asked to work together with the Cost Accounting class on a lease versus buy decision and determine the effects on the financial statements.

Business decisions are increasingly complex and

interdisciplinary, calling on knowledge across many business-related disciplines. The daily tasks and responsibilities of newly licensed CPAs require knowledge beyond simple task-based skills but need to have a higher level of professional skepticism and an increased integration of accounting concepts. The changes that will be made to the CPA exam in coming years address these issues. The senior capstone project was developed to help prepare students for a career in accounting and successful licensure, as well as to engage students in a multi-course project that crosses the accounting disciplines and promotes a deeper learning and integration of business concepts.

In addition to reviewing technical competencies, students learned the importance of teamwork, communicating information and meeting deadlines. Students had to make decisions as a team and ensure clear communication of any adjustments they felt were necessary to the projects. Students had to provide reliable data in a timely fashion and then make adjustments before the deadline. All of us in the profession understand the difficulties this can present in meeting client due dates.

The feedback from the students was generally positive in the overall learning experience, but all students wanted more time; don’t we all. Professors Kline and Wright presented their project and experiences at the American Accounting Associations’ Annual Meeting during the Center for Teaching and Learning Symposium in August of 2016.

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END OF BUSY SEASON

This past Spring term a team of fourteen undergraduate students applied their Drexel classroom knowledge to assist a local not-for-profit organization, Project HOME, with their system of internal controls. The team divided their time between the classroom and the location. In the classroom they learned about designing, testing and improving systems of internal controls. Though some of the students had previous coursework in the area, this unique opportunity made them evaluate the applicability of their classroom learning to a live accounting department.

Then they took that knowledge to the next level and went out to Project HOME to document the existing systems.

They conducted interviews, collected documentation, researched system improvements and designed tests of the current system. They learned about the work done by Project HOME and saw how they could apply their business skills in civically engaged work. As the term progressed the students developed a working relationship with management and staff at Project HOME and managed their consulting engagement with increasing independence.

The final exam was a presentation to the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors, a challenging test of their learning and their ability to apply that learning at the top level of the organization. Everyone aced the final!

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We are very fortunate to have the support of our alumni. This past year two exceptionally generous gifts were made to Gerri C. LeBow Hall. Pamela C. and Bruce C. Loch named office 919 the Forensic Accounting Office. And Mr. Tom Masci, an advisory council member of the Department of Accounting, Dedicated the Lobby to his family, his late wife Ellen and daughters Kimberly Masci Cartwright and Stefanie Masci Meno. It is now known as the Masci Family Accounting Lobby. We are truly honored and humbled by your gifts.













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Dr. Glover and Professor Wright attended the NASBA regional meetings in June and presented preliminary research findings on “Best Practices for Preparing International Students for the Uniform CPA Examination”. This research was funded with a grant from NASBA. Dr. Alfonzo D. Alexander, Chief Relationship Officer with NASBA, is pictured at the Denver, CO and Asheville, NC regional meetings.

CONSIDER PURSUING YOUR PHD OR EXECUTIVE DBA by Professor Christopher Laincz, Director, LeBow PhD Program.

As the PhD Director, people often ask me for advice about PhD Programs. My first response to their questions is more questions, “Why? What do you think you will get in a PhD Program?” Then I tell them, “know what you are getting yourself into first.” After, and only after, we have had that conversation do we begin to discuss how to go about finding and getting into a PhD Program. To learn more, we created a series of posts on LinkedIn meant to demystify PhD Programs, handle the application process, and increase your chances of not just getting into a program, but getting into one you’ll be happy with once you’ve made the decision to apply. Please use this URL: http://tinyurl.com/h3gnvz7.

WHAT ABOUT A PHD IN ACCOUNTING?

Join bright motivated individuals looking to launch a successful career in academia as a student in the LeBow PhD in Business program with a specialization in accounting. As a LeBow Accounting PhD student you can take advantage of a wide range of opportunities, enhancing your competence in research and teaching at multiple levels throughout the program. Our faculty take pride in working closely with our PhD students, developing and refining the skills necessary for conducting and publishing academic research and achieving strong placements in their field. See the LeBow information here www.lebow.drexel.edu/academics/doctorate/accounting.

HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF MORE ACCOUNTING PHDS?

Drexel LeBow fully funds PhD students, an important investment for the College and University since it fulfills our mission to produce future thought leaders and outstanding instructors. Every donation assists our students with opportunities for success. Your assistance and support are needed so that we may continue to provide stipends and tuition to attract and support top students. Make your contribution here to support PhD students: http://tinyurl.com/j8gebgv.

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Meet the Accounting Students A LeBow Recruiting Event 5-7pm Berhakis Grand Hall

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