In 1951 John A. Becket, a Professor from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), suggested arranging a meeting of accounting teachers in the New England region who wished to discuss common interests. This meeting, held at MIT, came to be known as the Conference New England Accounting Instructors. The AAA was not interested in promoting regional groups at that time. It was not until 1956 that another meeting was held with a greater degree of success. In 1960 the North East Region of the American Accounting Association (NERAAA), as the group was now known, became affiliated with the American Accounting Association. The early group included the six New England States, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Southeastern Canada. Today the six New England states and New York comprises NERAAA. The original aim and objective of the group was to offer a venue for professors of accounting to express and discuss common interests, teaching and preparing the students for practice in the accounting field.
In 1991, Professor Anthony Kryztofik, University of Massachusetts, Amherst and Professor Richard Vangermeersch, University of Rhode Island, in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of the NERAAA, spearheaded the established a Hall of Fame designed to honor leading members in the field of accounting. Nine faculty were inducted at the 1991 meeting and inductions into the Hall of Fame have occurred annually since. For more information on the history of NERAAA, see Series 3, Folder 1.
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Records of the Northeast Region of the American Accounting Association, Mss. Gr. 170, University of Rhode Island.
Series 1, Annual Meetings, (1971-2003), contains the programs and proceedings of meeting held from 1971 to 2003. Proceedings from annual meetings of NERAAA held from 1990-1991 and 1993-2002 exist in the records. Annual Meeting Programs from 1971-1985 and 1987-2003 are also included. Participants received a published copy of the schedule of events and speakers as well as brief abstracts from papers submitted by participants. The topics of the papers range from national industry concerns to global accounting standards. Speakers include Robert N. Anthony, Harvard Business School, Spencer J. Martin, University of Rhode Island, Corine Norgaard, University of Connecticut and Richard Vangermeersch, University of Rhode Island.
Series 2, Hall of Fame, 1991-1999, includes correspondence from the original 1991 Hall of Fame inductees such as Robert N. Anthony, Harvard Businees School, John A. Beckett, the University of New Hampshire, Norman D. Berman, New York University, Gordon Shillinglaw, Columbia University, and Porter S. Wood, University of Rhode Island. Also included are photographs of Hall of Fame inductees from 1991-1994. Publicity information is available from 1991-1992, 1994 and 1999.
Series 3, Subject File, 1951-2001, contains the original 1951 registration list as well as a copy of the speech given in 1951 by Rae D. Anderson, C.P.A., Dean of the Bentley School of Accounting and Finance. Correspondence of Richard Vangermeersch and Anthony T. Kryzstofikin documents their effort to write and publish "A Brief History of the Northeast Region of the American Accounting Association." The 1994 and 1996 copies of the Northeast Region of the American Accounting Association Newsletter are included along with 3 volumes of NERAAA publication, "The Accounting Journal," 1977-1980.
The collection is arranged in three series as follows:
Professor Richard Vangermeersch, the NERAAA Archivist, placed the records on deposit in Special Collections, University of Rhode Island in June 2003. The records are in good condition.
This series contains the programs and proceedings of meeting held from 1971 to 2003. Proceedings from annual meetings of NERAAA held from 1990-1991 and 1993-2002 exist in the records. Annual Meeting Programs from 1971-1985 and 1987-2003 are also included. Participants received a published copy of the schedule of events and speakers as well as brief abstracts from papers submitted by participants. The topics of the papers range from national industry concerns to global accounting standards. Speakers include Robert N. Anthony, Harvard Business School, Spencer J. Martin, University of Rhode Island, Corine Norgaard, University of Connecticut and Richard Vangermeersch, University of Rhode Island.
This series includes correspondence from the original 1991 Hall of Fame inductees such as Robert N. Anthony, Harvard Businees School, John A. Beckett, the University of New Hampshire, Norman D. Berman, New York University, Gordon Shillinglaw, Columbia University, and Porter S. Wood, University of Rhode Island. Also included are photographs of Hall of Fame inductees from 1991-1994. Publicity information is available from 1991-1992, 1994 and 1999.
The series is arranged chronologically and alphabetically within the folders.
This series contains the original 1951 registration list as well as a copy of the speech given in 1951 by Rae D. Anderson, C.P.A., Dean of the Bentley School of Accounting and Finance. Correspondence of Richard Vangermeersch and Anthony T. Kryzstofikin documents their effort to write and publish "A Brief History of the Northeast Region of the American Accounting Association." The 1994 and 1996 copies of the Northeast Region of the American Accounting Association Newsletter are included along with 3 volumes of NERAAA publication, "The Accounting Journal," 1977-1980.
The series is arranged alphabetically by subject.