Photos By Doug Ziegenfuss APLG VP Communications

Introduction  The APLG/FSA recently completed their joint meeting in Albuquerque, NM.  Approximately 200 Chairs/Directors/Heads/Coordinators and GPDs attended the event from February 14 to February 16.  The following photographs and narrative try to document the meeting.  The sessions were taped and will be on the AAA website under the APLG Section.

Dan Dhaliwal, University of Arizona, coordinated this year’s New Chair’s Program

This is a shot of the highly motivated new chairs.

Dan Murphy, University of Tennessee and in-coming APLG Section President conferring with Jerry Trapnell, AACSB prior to Jerry’s presentation on Strategic Planning and Assessment to the new chairs

Denny Reigle, AICPA, presenting “Thoughts and Observations from the Practice Community” to the new chairs.

A panel discussion of “The New Chair: Challenges and Opportunity” consisting of from left to right; Dan Murphy, Judy Rayburn, Sanjay Gupta, and Jim Benjamin

Bud Fennema, Florida State University and APLG President busy leading the APLG Board in conducting the section’s business.

Lydia Rosencrants, LaGrange College and APLG Secretary, completing the minutes of the board meeting

Bud Fennema, APLG President, presenting Kevin Stocks, Former APLG President with the Section’s 2010 Outstanding Service Award. Congratulations Kevin. Thank you for your service to the section!

Two of the technicians from CPA Excel who worked very hard recording the sections!

A plenary session by C.K. Gunsalus, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and author of The College Administrator’s Survival Guide.

Bud Fennema, APLG President congratulating Mary Stone, University of Alabama and Co-Program Chair of the Conference.

A plenary session by Elaine Rodeck, AICPA Examinations Team on “Changes to the CPA Exam.”

A plenary session by Jeffrey Hales, FASB, on “Informing Standard Setting Through Research.”

Dorsey Baskin, Grant Thornton, prior to his lively presentation on “Accounting for Loan Loss Reserves.”

Mary Stone, Nancy Bagranoff (AAA President) and Gary Previts prior to Nancy luncheon presentation.

An IAESB Panel consisting of (from left to right) Denny Reigle, Paul Shoemaker, Karen Pincus, and David McPeak.

A plenary session given by Robert E. Moritz, U.S. Chairman, PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Mary Stone with Ellen Glazerman (Ernst and Young) and S. Mark Young, University of Southern California and co-author of The Mirror Effect: How Narcissism is Seducing America (with Drew Pinsky).

Jack Wilkerson, Wake Forest University, presenting “The Latest Thinking of the Carnegie Foundation.”

Lydia Rosencrants, LaGrange College, preparing to relate her experiences with ACBSP Accounting Accreditation.

Cathy Claiborne (University of Colorado at Colorado Springs), Doug Ziegenfuss (Old Dominion University) and Carol Sullivan (Texas Wesleyan University) prior to their panel on Distance Learning.

Not Necessarily the end! You may view these presentations on the AAA/APLG website go to: SEE YOU NEXT YEAR IN SAVANNAH!