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Accounting Accreditation Policy Committee (AAPC)

Purpose

The Accounting Accreditation Policy Committee (AAPC) fulfills six primary roles:
  • Determines policies, processes, and practices specific to accounting accreditation not otherwise designated in the Policy Governance Manual.
  • Engages thought leaders from the Innovation Committee, the Business Practices Advisory Council, and the accounting professional community in advancing accounting accreditation.
  • Recommends changes in the accounting accreditation standards to the board.
  • Authorizes changes in the accounting accreditation eligibility criteria, accreditation standards interpretive material, and accreditation processes related to accounting accreditation and quality assurance services.
  • Coordinates the work of the Accounting Accreditation Committee.
  • Coordinates activities and polices with the Business Accreditation Policy Committee.

Structure

AAPC consists of up to 15 members appointed by the °®Âþµº vice chair-chair elect (who shall preside as board chair during the year for which the appointments are made) to include:
  • Chair and vice chair of the Accounting Accreditation Committee.
  • Two members from the °®Âþµº Board of Directors, Innovation Committee, and/or Business Practices Council.
  • Additional members representing both the academic and professional accounting communities in roughly equal proportion.
  • The vice chair-chair elect shall designate an AAPC chair and vice chair from among the AAPC members.
  • To ensure continuity, AAPC members may be reappointed for up to four consecutive one-year terms.

Chair

Marc Rubin, Miami University  

Vice Chair

Gary Peters, University of Arkansas

Members

Kenneth Bouyer, EY LLP
Mark Holtzman, Seton Hall University
Nicole T. Jenkins, University of Virginia-McIntire
Bette M. Kozlowski, KPMG
Patrick Lytle, SM Energy Company
Brian L. McGuire, University of Southern Indiana
D. Scott Showalter, North Carolina State University
David Stott, Ohio University

Ex Officio

Lily Bi, °®Âþµº International

Staff Liaison

Stephanie Bryant ([email protected]