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Scott Lee and L. Murphy Smith were recently honored for their outstanding research efforts in their respective fields.

A group of five Mays students formed “Team Awesome” to participate in the annual xTax Competition, a national event hosted by accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above the 10,000 mark last week for the first time in more than a year. What does this mean for the economy? That is the sort of conversation starter you might hear in “Understanding the Wall Street Journal,” a one-hour seminar class taught by Jerry Strawser, dean of Mays Business School.

In a culture that lauds the beautiful, wealthy, and entertaining, the work of scholars and educators often goes unnoticed. To give honor where honor is due, Mays Business School presented their Outstanding Doctoral Alumni award to three individuals whose work has had a significant impact on thousands of students, as well as the marketplace.

In a culture that lauds the beautiful, wealthy, and entertaining, the work of scholars and educators often goes unnoticed. To give honor where honor is due, Mays Business School at Texas A&M University will present their Outstanding Doctoral Alumni award to three individuals whose work has had a significant impact on thousands of students as well as the marketplace.

A program is only as good as its faculty. That’s why hiring and retaining the very best faculty members is a primary goal at Mays Business School. For the 2009-2010 school year, ten full-time tenure/tenure-track faculty members have been added to the roster from a variety of locations and a wide range of research interests. What they all have in common is a dedication to their profession that distinguishes them from their peers.

As business becomes an increasingly international or multinational endeavor, accounting for assets is an ever more complicated job. To simplify the process, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) have been developed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). As IFRS is adopted throughout the world and may perhaps soon replace American standards, the faculty at Mays Business School at Texas A&M University is making proactive changes to the accounting curriculum to prepare students for this shift.

BKD, LLP, the 10th largest accounting and advisory firm in the U.S., is continuing a long-established relationship with Mays Business School at Texas A&M University with a recent gift of $25,000. These funds will establish the BKD, LLP Accounting Education Endowment, which will impact several areas of accounting education at Mays.

Hunter Bollman of Katy has been appointed by Gov. Rick Perry as the newest student regent for The Texas A&M University System, effective June 1. Bollman is the fourth student to serve on the Board of Regents since the governor created the position in 2006. He replaces Anthony Cullins of Dallas.

Andrew Spencer Welch of Round Rock, Texas, was one of three graduates singled out for special honor at Texas A&M University’s spring commencement. Welch was presented with the Robert Gates-Muller Family Outstanding Student Award, which recognizes an outstanding graduating senior at A&M.