Publishing portions of the 2015, 2016, and 2017 Cook Prize Winners' applications in August 2017 and May 2018, respectively, resulted from conversations with Michael A. Diamond (former AAA President and convener of the 2015–2016 Cook Prize Committees) and Terry Shevlin (former AAA Vice President for Research and Publications) at the 2016 AAA Annual Meeting in New York City. We discussed my intent to recognize more fully the contributions these excellent teachers have made to the field of accounting education, as well as the generosity of J. Michael and Mary Anne Cook and the Deloitte Foundation.
Presented below are the compiled portions of the 2018 Cook Prize Winners' applications. I appreciate the help from the three prize winners and from Nancy A. Bagranoff (former AAA President and convener of the 2017 and 2018 Cook Prize Committees), who wrote the “Introduction” section to this year's article. As we look forward to recognizing...
