The Federation of Schools of Accountancy: Its Brief History, Its Lasting Influence Free

The authors thank Dale Flesher, Tonya Flesher, Gary Previts, and George Krull for historical Federation of Schools of Accountancy (FSA) newsletters, board minutes, and meeting assistance. Those documents, along with historical FSA Conference Proceedings, will be made available in electronic versions on the website of the Leadership in Accounting Education Section of the American Accounting Association. We acknowledge the assistance from The University of Mississippi National Library of the Accounting Profession. We also honor the FSA Officers, Board Members, Institutional Members, and Supporting Associates who contributed to the historical impact of the FSA. All authors declare no conflicts of interest.

Elizabeth G. Oliver, Washington and Lee University, Williams School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics, Department of Accounting and Finance, Lexington, VA, USA; Gary F. Peters, University of Arkansas, Sam M. Walton College of Business, William Dillard Department of Accounting, Fayetteville, AR, USA; Sandra B. Richtermeyer, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Camden, School of Business, Department of Accounting, Camden, NJ, USA; Ann L. Watkins, Texas State University, McCoy College of Business, Department of Accounting, San Marcos, TX, USA; Craig G. White, The University of New Mexico, Anderson School of Management, Department of Accounting, Albuquerque, NM, USA.

Supplemental material is available online, as linked in the text.

Editor’s note: Accepted by Brandi L. Holley, under the Editorship of William H. Black.