The Researcher Driving Change in Accounting Policy and Practice Jaime Schmidt, Professor of Accounting When Jaime Schmidt left her Kansas City accounting firm to pursue a doctorate, she says, it was a perfect time to be doing research. The year was 2003. Fraud at Enron, Tyco, and WorldCom had sparked Congress to pass the Sarbanes-Oxley […]
The Executive Managing an Accounting Giant Through Change Jenny Koehler, MPA ’02, PWC US Chief Operating Officer of Advisory During nearly 25 years at one of the Big Four accounting firms, Jenny Koehler, MPA ’02, has seen a lot of change in the profession. Today, she’s involved in one of its biggest changes and challenges: […]
Thank You, Dean Mills A 6-Year Sprint That Shaped McCombs: Through Record Fundraising, a Transformational Future Home, and a Personal Connection to Students Leading Through CrisisMills began her deanship in 2020 at the height of COVID-19, guiding McCombs through rapid disruption while maintaining focus on students, faculty, and the school’s long-term mission. When Lillian Mills […]
The Student Why Gen Z is Choosing Accounting: The New Value Proposition Ben Breed, BBA ’25, MPA ’26 “What do I want to actually do?” It’s a question that many college students contemplate at one point or another. Benjamin Breed, BBA ’25, MPA ’26, has asked himself that several times over the course of his […]
The Changemaker Why Investing in Accounting Education Matters Now Jonathan K. Shulkin, BBA ’97 When Jon Shulkin, BBA ’97, arrived at the McCombs School of Business, accounting was still largely about recordkeeping and compliance. During his career, he’s seen a profound transformation in which accounting doesn’t just measure value — it creates it. He creates […]
The Teacher Preparing Accountants for an Uncertain Future Saad Siddiqui, Clinical Assistant Professor When Saad Siddiqui begins the first session of the McCombs course Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting, he poses a question to his students: “If you were to open up a business, hypothetically, what would that business be?” This year, common answers were coffee […]
The Leader From Scholar to Dean and Back, Lillian Mills, Outgoing Dean and Professor of Accounting, McCombs School of Business Lillian Mills Ask Lillian Mills about her time as dean, and she won’t start with rankings or fundraising totals. She’ll start with how she thinks. Long before she led one of the country’s top business […]
