News

- - Feb 13, 2020 Kenneth Cooke Named 2020 Top 50 Financial Leader
- - Jan 22, 2020 Sarah Stein Wins the Innovation in Auditing & Assurance Education Award
- - Jan 21, 2020 Linda Wallace named Konrad W. Kubin Senior Faculty Fellow
    Linda Wallace, associate professor of accounting and information systems (ACIS) in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech, has been named the Konrad W. Kubin Senior Faculty Fellow by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
- - Jan 14, 2020 Virginia Tech receives top placements in U.S. News & World Report’s online rankings
    Virginia Tech’s online master’s degree in information technology is the nation’s fourth best and ranked No. 3 for veterans. The online graduate engineering program moved up six places to No. 10, according to the 2020 U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of the Best Online Programs.
- - Jan 10, 2020 John Maher named Thomas M. Wells and Kathy Dargo Professor
    John Maher, professor and head of the Department of Accounting and Information Systems in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech, has been named the Thomas M. Wells and Kathy Dargo Professor in Accounting and Information Systems by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
- - Dec 12, 2019 Andrew Acito Quoted in Wall Street Journal
- - Nov 22, 2019 Dwight Shelton honored with emeritus status
    Dwight Shelton, who retired as Virginia Tech’s vice president for finance and chief financial earlier this fall, has been conferred the title of Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer Emeritus by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
- - Oct 30, 2019 Pamplin professor’s research casts doubt regarding controversial regulation
    When the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, a nonprofit corporation created to oversee the audits of public companies, enacted the controversial Rule 3211, Sarah Stein knew she had to investigate its effects.
- - Oct 25, 2019 Eugene Seago honored with emeritus status
    Eugene Seago, professor of accounting and information systems in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the title of Curling Professor Emeritus of Accounting and Information Systems by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
- - Oct 21, 2019 Grant Watson Awarded PCAOB Scholarship
- - Oct 14, 2019 Pamplin Engagement Summit drives collaboration to disrupt the status quo of business education
    The summit provided an unprecedented opportunity to bring together all senior volunteer leaders as the college transforms the traditional model of education and meets the needs of the 21st century workforce.
- - Sep 20, 2019 Computer science career fair gives students and companies a distinctive edge
    For Case Consulting, a Leesburg, Virginia, software services company serving the needs of the federal government and private industry, the career fair serves as an ideal way to scout for their summer internship program. Owner Paul Farmer, a Virginia Tech accounting and information systems graduate in the Pamplin College of Business, explained this is the only career fair where he recruits in person.
- - Aug 21, 2019 Pamplin student receives national recognition as she prepares for a future in financial planning
    For Genna Coan, the preparation to become a financial planner never stops. It doesn’t stop when the semester ends. It doesn’t even stop to ring the closing bell for the Nasdaq Stock Market. Coan was one of 12 students nationwide to be awarded the $5,000 2019 TD Ameritrade Institutional RIA NextGen Scholarship. The scholarship, which was open to all first-, second-, or third-year students pursuing a degree in finance or financial planning, required applicants to submit an essay as to why they would like to work in financial planning along with a letter of reference from a personal or academic contact. To celebrate the achievement, the scholarship recipients were hosted by TD Ameritrade Institutional on a visit to New York City and the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square, where the students helped ring the stock exchange’s closing bell on July 23, 2019.
- - Aug 20, 2019 Inaugural KPMG Master of Accounting with Data and Analytics Cohort Graduates with Master’s Degree in Accounting and Information Systems
- - Aug 19, 2019 Michelle Attreed receives the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Virginia Women in Public Finance
- - Aug 14, 2019 ACIS Junior Selected for KPMG Global Advantage Program
- - Aug 13, 2019 ACIS Awards Over $370,000 in Scholarships
- - Aug 12, 2019 Nadia Rogers appointed to Virginia Board of Accountancy
    Nadia A. Rogers, associate professor of practice in the Department of Accounting and Information Systems of the Pamplin College of Business, has been appointed by Gov. Ralph Northam to serve on the Virginia Board of Accountancy.
- - Aug 01, 2019 Andrew Acito joins accounting and information systems faculty August 1, 2019
    Andrew Acito has been appointed assistant professor in the Department of Accounting and Information Systems at Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business.
- - Jul 22, 2019 2nd Annual Accounting Research Conference a Success
- - Jul 15, 2019 Sarah Stein wins best paper award for developing a new learning resource on analytics
    Students entering the accounting profession today must be more proficient in data analytics. Now, they can hone their skills with the help of an award-winning paper.
- - Jun 18, 2019 Industry turns to Newport News program to build data science workforce
    Mike Melo, CEO of ITA International and a 1979 graduate of Virginia Tech, saw opportunity when he heard about an Outreach and International Affairs program in India to train data scientists.
- - Jun 17, 2019 Dwight Shelton honored with 2019 Virginia CFO Award
    Virginia Tech Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer Dwight Shelton has been honored with the 2019 Virginia CFO Award (large nonprofit organization category), sponsored by Virginia Business magazine.
- - May 14, 2019 Pamplin's Accounting & Information Systems Department and KPMG Join Forces
    “The accounting profession is continually evolving, and it is imperative that the education we provide evolves as well so that our graduates are prepared to successfully enter the accounting profession,” stated Nadia Rogers, associate professor of practice in the Department of Accounting and Information Systems (ACIS) and director of the Master of Accounting and Information Systems (MACIS) Program. “We recognize that data and analytics is the wave of the future and have taken the necessary steps to modify our curriculum.”
- - May 13, 2019 Jacob Shortt Wins Teaching Excellence Award
    Jacob Shortt has been awarded Pamplin's 2019 Certificate of Teaching Excellence. Jacob Shortt has been with Virginia Tech since the Fall of 2016. He has taught Intermediate Accounting Part I and Part II, Accounting Systems and Controls, and most recently a newly created class, Accounting Analytics. Jacob developed the Accounting Analytics course over the Summer of 2018 with the input of his colleagues and through insights gained from the 2018 American Accounting Association Intensive Data and Analytics Summer Workshop. He first taught this course in the Fall of 2018 and continues to teach it.
- - May 06, 2019 Robert Davidson named William S. Gay Senior Faculty Fellow
    Robert Davidson, assistant professor of accounting and information systems in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech, was recently named the William S. Gay Senior Faculty Fellow by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
- - Apr 24, 2019 Dwight Shelton to retire as vice president for finance and chief financial officer after 40-year career at Virginia Tech
    Dwight Shelton, who has served Virginia Tech in a variety of key administrative capacities over the past 40 years, has announced his retirement as the university’s vice president for finance and chief financial officer.
- - Apr 18, 2019 John Brozovsky honored with emeritus status
    John Brozovsky, retired associate professor of accounting and information systems in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the title of associate professor emeritus by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors.
- - Apr 08, 2019 MACIS Pizza Party 2019
- - Mar 21, 2019 Pamplin donors were “In” for Giving Day 2019
    Hundreds of donors supported the Pamplin College of Business during the second annual Virginia Tech Giving Day. During the one-day fundraising event, which began at noon on Tuesday, March 19, and continued until noon on Wednesday, March 20, Pamplin alumni, faculty, staff, students, and friends showed their support through donations – online and through various other avenues – as well as tireless promotion of the college throughout the event.
- - Mar 05, 2019 Student award winners announced
    The Pamplin College of Business has announced the recipients of the 2019 undergraduate student awards. The winners are chosen by members of the Undergraduate Awards Committee, which consists of one representative from each of Pamplin’s seven departments. This year’s honorees are seniors Caroline Rector, Jack Holland, and Julisa Perdomo Santos.
- - Feb 18, 2019 Zachariah Hoyt ACIS major & starting center for Hokies
- - Feb 04, 2019 Robert Davidson's recent Corporate Governance Publications
- - Feb 01, 2019 Pamplin’s Award-Winning Alumni - 2018
    Scenes from Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business' Advisory Council meeting in Richmond, Va. on Thursday, December 6, 2018. (David Hungate/ Dominion Images Photography)
- - Jan 28, 2019 Alumnus parlays pickleball into online retail business
- - Jan 28, 2019 Alumnus parlays pickleball into online retail business
    Coming out of high school in Virginia Beach, Ethan McAfee looked at Virginia Tech as ahead of the game in technology. The Blacksburg Electronic Village gave students a leg-up on the rapidly growing internet, and he saw the university’s SEED team — a student-run investment portfolio in the Pamplin College of Business — as a unique opportunity.
- - Jan 23, 2019 George Botic Named PCAOB Director of Registration and Inspections
    Washington, November 1, 2018 -- The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board announced today that George Botic has been named the director of the Division of Registration and Inspections, the PCAOB’s largest division.
- - Jan 15, 2019 Two Virginia Tech online graduate education programs are among the top in the country
    The university’s online master’s degree in information technology is the nation’s third best and the online graduate engineering programs moved up four places to No. 16, according to the 2019 U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of the Best Online Programs.
- - Dec 19, 2018 Ling Lisic has Paper Accepted by Contemporary Accounting Research
- - Dec 11, 2018 Class of 2018: Accounting student makes the most of opportunities for leadership and service
    “Knowledge and skills are essential, but it is equally imperative to develop yourself as a leader, teammate, and friend. This is the most important lesson I learned as a student in the Pamplin College of Business,” said Helena Snow, of Chester, Virginia, who will graduate from Virginia Tech on Dec. 14 with a Bachelor of Science in accounting and information systems.
- - Dec 11, 2018 Class of 2018: Accounting student makes the most of opportunities for leadership and service
    “Knowledge and skills are essential, but it is equally imperative to develop yourself as a leader, teammate, and friend. This is the most important lesson I learned as a student in the Pamplin College of Business,” said Helena Snow, of Chester, Virginia, who will graduate from Virginia Tech on Dec. 14 with a Bachelor of Science in accounting and information systems.
- - Nov 05, 2018 Pamplin raises expectations, makes big strides
    The Pamplin College of Business has set its sights higher and made significant strides toward its goals of improving its student experience, faculty research productivity, and community engagement, Dean Robert Sumichrast told the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors in a presentation during its Nov. 5 meeting.
- - Nov 02, 2018 Pamplin alumni and Accenture honored with college awards for career success and service
    Six alumni and one company were honored recently with 2018 Pamplin Awards - Rising Alumni, Mentoring, Ut Prosim, and Corporate Ambassador awards from the Pamplin College of Business.
- - Oct 31, 2018 Carissa Malone, one of our current ACIS PhD students, has been awarded an AICPA Minority Doctoral Fellowship
    Continuing their efforts to foster diversity among accounting faculty, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has awarded its annual Minority Doctoral Fellowship. Each of this year’s recipients will be given $12,000 to aid them on their journey towards becoming accounting professors and serve as role models to future CPAs.
- - Jul 01, 2018 Inaugural Accounting Research Conference a Success
- - May 07, 2018 Doughtie to receive award for distinguished achievement
    Lynne Doughtie is a Hokie who is breaking barriers in the business world. Her extraordinary accomplishments throughout her career have landed her a top honor at Virginia Tech — the University Distinguished Achievement Award. She will receive the award during the University Commencement Ceremony on May 11.
- - May 04, 2018 James Hatch, Mary Nolen Blackwood to be recognized for distinguished service to Virginia Tech
    Two Hokie alumni will receive awards for their significant contributions and service to Virginia Tech during the university’s commencement ceremony on May 11. James Hatch, of Richmond, Virginia, and Mary Nolen Blackwood, of Midlothian, Virginia, are co-recipients of the Alumni Distinguished Service Award.
- - Apr 30, 2018 Michael Wolfe named Curling Faculty Fellow of Accounting and Information Systems
    The Curling Fellowship in Accounting and Information Systems was established in 2008 through a gift from Doug C. Curling, who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting from Virginia Tech. The fellowship is intended to help the college recruit and retain outstanding scholars in accounting and to honor Curling’s father, Calvin T. Curling, and uncle, James C. Curling, who also attended Virginia Tech.
- - Apr 06, 2018 Recipients of the College and Department Awards recognized
    On April 5, students, guests, and parents gathered in Owen’s banquet hall to honor the students graduating with distinction and receiving both college-level and departmental awards.
- - Apr 05, 2018 Hundreds of students honored with academic excellence
    Hundreds of students were honored as Students of Distinction, graduating this May with Summa Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, and Cum Laude. College and departmental awards were also presented.
- - Mar 26, 2018 Pamplin Professors Pursue Comprehensive Research
    The Pamplin College of Business is in the midst of a transformation. Going beyond education, Pamplin is paving the way to a research-based experience. Classes are only one side of the experience. In addition to teaching rigorous courses, Pamplin professors pursue comprehensive research-based answers to the most important questions in the business world.
- - Aug 03, 2017 Virginia Tech's Pamplin College of Business joins expanded KPMG Master of Accounting with Data and Analytics Program
    Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business is joining the KPMG Master of Accounting with Data and Analytics Program, a one-of-a-kind initiative that audit, tax, and advisory firm KPMG LLP developed to prepare accounting students for the digital marketplace.