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Accounting Professor Murphy Smith Honored With Distinguished Teaching Award

Murphy Smith, accounting professor at Texas A&M’s Mays Business School, was presented the Distinguished Teaching Award by the Academy of Educational Leadership.
October 24, 2007

TAMU Mays BusinessMurphy Smith, accounting professor at Texas A&M’s Mays Business School, was presented the Distinguished Teaching Award by the Academy of Educational Leadership at its international conference in Reno Nevada. The award recognizes Smith’s innovative and creative teaching, especially concerning ethics and international accounting.

During his academic career Smith has taught classes at the bachelors, masters, and doctoral level. He has also attained a notable research record and is ranked in the top one percent of U.S. accounting faculty according to number of articles published in leading accounting journals, ranked 2nd among 1983 doctoral graduates, academy officials note. His work has been cited in various news media, including Fortune, USA Today and The Wall Street Journal. Regarding international business, Smith says, “The key business issues in America are the same issues confronting business around the globe, such as corporate ethics and reliable financial reporting.”

Smith is nationally recognized for his teaching and research in ethics. Smith’s research examines topics such as the impact of federal legislation, the future direction of the accounting profession and assessment of ethics education in the U.S. and other countries. In 2002, Smith testified at a congressional hearing in Washington, D.C. regarding business and accounting ethics.

In 2004, Smith received the Outstanding Educator Award from the Texas Society of CPAs. Smith says, “Students are the key ingredient of any great university. God in His grace has provided me the opportunity to teach Aggies most of my career. I am very thankful for that privilege and responsibility.”

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