Members:
Stefeni Freese, Anderson ZurMuehlen
Shawn Harrison, RightNow Technologies
Jeremy Hauk, Eide Bailly LLP
Scott Holton, Rudd & Co.
Jill Jarrett, Benchmark Capital in Silicon Valley
Heather King, Ernst & Young
Erica Lewis, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Scott Miller, KPMG
Rick Reisig, Hamilton, Misfeldt & Co.
Morgan Scarr, Junkermier, Clark, Campanella & Stevens, PC
Stacey Scott, West Paw Designs
Ryan Screnar, Glacier Bancorp
Tom Simkins, Simkins-Hallin Lumber
Chris Smith, BDO Seidman
Paul Tucci, Moss Adams
Todd Williamson, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Dawn Wrigg,
Rudd & Co.
Purpose:
The purpose of the Council is to provide a forum for interaction between the business community and the accounting option in order to improve accounting education at Montana State University. The activities of the Council are to:
- Present the view points of the business community and inform the faculty about innovations and trends likely to influence accounting education
- Establish and improve an accounting alumni network, including support of a regular newsletter about the program
- Assist the accounting option in fund raising efforts
- Assist in recruiting high quality students into the accounting program, and provide encouragement to students already in the discipline
- Assist with summer or semester-long faculty and student internship programs, research projects or work experiences in business or governmental agencies
- Assist in recruiting outstanding faculty members for the option
- Assist in obtaining and maintaining separate accreditation of the accounting program, according to guidelines developed by the AACSB
- Attract prominent accounting business persons to campus as guest lecturers
- Assist faculty research by identifying possible research topics and making contacts that can aid the researchers’ efforts
- Review and provide advice about the accounting option’s curriculum, programs, and courses
- Promote the image of the accounting option and Montana State University
