David E. Stout of Canfield, an endowed professor of accounting, is the 2008 recipient of the Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Award from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. See News Brief below.

• Accounting prof wins national achievement award
• YSU marketing team places fourth in contest
• Smoky Hollow Run/Walk set for Saturday, July 12
• Summer Festival of the Arts is July 12 and 13

Calendar
Tuesday, May 20 to Sunday, May 25 — YSU hosts the Horizon League baseball tournament at Eastwood Field in Niles.

Friday, May 23, 8 p.m. The Ward Beecher Planetarium at YSU presents Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity. Also presented 1, 2:30 and 8 p.m. Saturday, May 24. 

Accounting prof wins national achievement award
David E. Stout of Canfield, an endowed professor in the Williamson College of Business Administration at Youngstown State University, is the 2008 recipient of the Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Award from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

The award recognizes full–time college accounting educators distinguished for excellence in teaching and for national prominence in the accounting profession. The award has the dual function of extending profession–wide recognition to the recipient and promoting role models in academia.

Olivia Kirtley, chair of the AICPA Awards Committee, presented the award at the spring meeting of the Institute’s governing council in Amelia Island, Fla.

Stout is the John S. and Doris M. Andrews Professor of Accounting at YSU. He teaches in the area of cost/managerial accounting. 

Betty Jo Licata, dean of the Williamson College of Business Administration, said Stout is an invaluable member of the accounting faculty.  

“His commitment to his students, the university and his profession is unparalleled,” she said. “His accomplishments have brought great visibility to the investment the Andrews trustees have made in the Andrews Endowed Chair position.  This has been an important investment in our students and their business education. This prestigious award from the AICPA recognizes a career of remarkable accomplishments.”

Prior to joining YSU in 2003, Stout was a faculty member at Villanova University, where he held the John M. Cooney Professorship in Accounting. He started his teaching career in 1979 at Rider College, now Rider University.

Stout is a prolific author, with more than 70 published articles to his credit.ﾠ He is co–author of a textbook, Cost Management: A Strategic Emphasis. He currently serves as senior associate editor of the Journal of Accounting Education and as a member of the editorial advisory board of Accounting Education: An International Journal. He is a member of the editorial review boards of the following journals: International Journal of Management Education; China Accounting and Finance Review; Issues in Accounting Education; Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation; Institute of Management Accountants Educational Case Journal; and Strategic Finance/Management Accounting Quarterly.

Stout is the 2008–09 president of the Ohio Region of the American Accounting Association and president of the Academy of Business Education. In 2007, Stout received

the Ohio Outstanding Accounting Educator Award, which is sponsored jointly by the Ohio Region of the AAA and the Ohio Society of CPAs. Also in 2007, Stout received the R. Lee Brummet Award from the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA); this award recognizes distinguished academicians in the area of management accounting. He is the recipient of: the 2008 IMA Distinguished Service Award for Educators, which recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated exemplary leadership within and service to the IMA; and of a 2008 award from YSU for distinguished teaching.

Stout holds a bachelor of science degree from LaSalle College in Philadelphia and a master’s degree in business administration and doctorate in accounting from the Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh.

YSU marketing team places fourth in contest

  Left to right in the front row are Jessica Fraley of Lagrange, Kim Hanley of Oregon, Sarah Conklin of Wellington, Nicole Caravella of West Pittsburgh, Pa. Left to right in the second row are Jordan Moore of Boardman, and Lou Liguore of Poland.

AOL (America Online) challenged student advertising teams from across the nation to develop an integrated marketing campaign for their AIM Messaging and AIM Social Media products. The YSU class created the “What’s Your AIM?” campaign for AOL throughout the spring semester, complete with market research, creative design, promotional strategies, and media plans. The IMC Campaigns course is the capstone course in the Advertising/Public Relations program. Ying Wang, assistant professor of marketing, taught the course.

The Williamson College of Business Administration is one of the few business schools in the country to house an advertising program. Wang credited part of the students’ success to their ability to develop a strong marketing strategy. YSU has participated in the American Advertising Federation’s National Student Advertising Competition for more than 30 years.

The presentation team consisted of Jessica Fraley of Lagrange, Kim Hanley of Oregon, Sarah Conklin of Wellington, Nicole Caravella of West Pittsburgh, Pa., Jordan Moore of Boardman, and Lou Liguore of Poland. Also making the trip to Lexington was Chris Bellino, Rob Bole, and Joe Foos. Bart Kittle, professor of marketing, assisted the class.

Smoky Hollow Run/Walk set for Saturday, July 12
Youngstown State University will host the Fifth Annual Smoky Hollow 5K Run and 1 Mile Family Fun Walk on Saturday, July 12, as part of the Summer Festival of the Arts.

The 5K run will start at 9 a.m. and the family fun walk will start at 9:10 am. Both races start and finish at Harrison Field on Walnut Street in Smoky Hollow behind Bliss Hall on the YSU campus.

The event is sponsored by St. Elizabeth Health Center, Wick Neighbors Inc., the Raymond J. Wean Foundation, Cassese’s MVR, WYSU–FM and YSU.

An award ceremony and post–race party will begin after the race at Cassese’s MVR. All participants and volunteers will receive a free brunch, and can spend the rest of the day enjoying art, food and music featured at the Summer Festival of Arts on the YSU campus core.

Children under 12 participating in the 5K run or 1 mile walk will receive a medal.

Entry fee for the race is $12 by July 8. After then, the registration fee is $15. The fee for children under 12 is $6. The first 250 entrants to register will receive a free t–shirt.

Summer Festival of the Arts is July 12 and 13
The Summer Festival of the Arts, scheduled for July 12 and 13 at Youngstown State University, has multiple opportunities for artists, performers and volunteers.

“The Summer Festival of the Arts has almost become a name brand, synonymous with a great summer–time activity designed for the entire family,” said Lori A. Factor, assistant director of the YSU Performing Arts Series.

“We are encouraging our local artists to apply to the Artists’ Marketplace, the juried arts aspect of the Festival, because it makes good economic sense for them to sell their artwork at a show close to home. The application and booth fees are affordable so that an artist should be able to have a successful experience.” Last year’s show attracted over 60 artists featuring a variety of artwork.

In addition to a vibrant fine arts area, bands and/or musicians are invited to apply for one of the eight available slots for performances at the Open Stage at the SFA. Interested applicants will perform one 45–minute set in exchange for inclusion in the overall Summer Festival of the Arts print and web performance schedule. Music must be suitable for an outdoor event where children and families will be close by, although the music need not be geared towards those audiences. These performance times are dedicated to groups just starting out, and performers will not be paid, however, they will be permitted to sell CD’s.

Factor also noted that such a large event would be impossible without a strong corps of volunteers, which are needed for artist registration, information booths, in the children''s hands–on art tent, for technical assistance at performance sites and at the Festival of Nations international area, among others. Various shifts are available for the two–day event. Each volunteer receives a Festival tee shirt, cold water and reserved free parking. “The Mahoning Valley is a wonderfully hospitable place and our volunteers characterize those traits when they assist visitors and residents alike.”

Applications for artists, Open Stage performers and volunteers are all located at the Summer Festival website, www.ysu.edu/sfa or by calling 330–941–2307.