Michigan State professor receives AAA 'Lifetime Contribution' award

The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants, along with the Management Accounting Section of the American Accounting Association, announced Mike Shields, professor and Schaberg Endowed Chair in Accounting Emeritus at Michigan State University, is receiving the 2018 AAA Lifetime Contribution Award. Shields was presented with the award at the 2018 AAA Management Accounting Section conference in Scottsdale, Ariz.

The award highlights those who have significantly contributed to management accounting education, research and/or practice. The award is given via the Association's Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) designation, launched in 2012 by the AICPA and CIMA to recognize top management accountants.

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Shields was mostly recognized for his research and education in the causes and effects behind budgets, controls, performance measures, performance evaluations and incentives, among other topics.

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“Professor Shields’ lifelong research and teachings have provided management accountants in both practice and academia with valuable insights on important business issues," stated Naomi Soderstrom, chair of the selection committee for the "Lifetime" award and past president of the Management Accounting Section of the AAA. "This award also acknowledges Mike’s substantial contributions to our profession worldwide.”

Shields previously received the Anthony G. Hopwood Award for Academic Leadership in 2016 from the European Accounting Association. He also served on the research board of CIMA and founded both the annual Global Management Accounting Research Symposium and New Directions in Management Accounting: Innovations in Practice and Research conferences.

For more on the award, head to the AAA's site here.

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