UA Professors Among Top 15 Most Prolific Authors in Accounting

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Two faculty members of the Culverhouse School of Accountancy at The University of Alabama are among the top 15 most prolific authors of accounting literature, according to a study published in Advances in Accounting, 2003.

Dr. Robert W. Ingram, director of the Culverhouse School of Accountancy, was ranked 12th and Dr. Thomas A. Lee, emeritus professor, was listed 14th.

The authors of the study analyzed 40 journals for the 35-year period from 1967 to 2001 and identified the most prolific authors and their productivity records. Both Ingram and Lee received credit for 43 articles.

The study was done by James R. Hasselback, Alan Reinstein and Edward Schwan. The authors, in their introduction, said the demand for information about the research productivity of accounting faculty is increasing and that most accounting programs have placed added emphasis on research productivity.

The data base used contained all 4,890 faculty members who graduated from accounting doctoral programs during the 30-year period from 1968 to 1997. The researchers selected the 40 highest ranking journals, which included 30 academic, five professional and five business journals.

“The Culverhouse School of Accountancy has been ranked among the top accounting schools in the nation for many years,” said Dr. J. Barry Mason, dean of the UA Culverhouse College of Commerce. “Much of that recognition has come because of the outstanding research efforts of faculty members such as Rob Ingram and Tom Lee. They not only are prolific authors, but their research brings new and relevant information to accounting education, and they set an example for other faculty members.”

The UA undergraduate business program at the Culverhouse College of Commerce, is ranked 53rd nationally by U.S. News and World Report. The undergraduate accounting program at the Culverhouse School of Accountancy is ranked number 25 nationally in the latest Public Accounting Report rankings.

Forbes magazine recently released its rankings of M.B.A. programs placing The University of Alabama’s Manderson Graduate School of Business at 46th overall among full-time M.B.A. programs and 20th among public M.B.A. programs nationwide.

The marketing program is ranked 22nd in the nation in a study that assesses the influence of marketing articles, scholars and institutions. The study was published in the summer 2003 issue of The American Marketing Association.

In addition, the business school’s entrepreneurship program is ranked in the top 100 by Entrepreneur magazine.