The Effect of External Monitoring on Conservative Financial Reporting in the Property-Casualty Insurance Industry Property and Casualty (P&C) insurers report more conservative loss reserves—estimates of what the company will pay in future claims—following state-mandated regulatory financial examinations (RFEs). Willie Reddic,…
Accounting Profession is at the Heart of the Rotenberg Family
Accounting Profession is at the Heart of the Rotenberg Family “Humor me, and, if you hate it, I’ll never bother you about it again.” Those were the wise words that Neal Rotenberg ’79 used to convince his daughter, Olivia Rotenberg…
Whitman’s Student Leaders for our Chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants
Whitman’s Student Leaders for our Chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants The Whitman School has been actively involved as a student chapter of the NABA, Inc. This is a nonprofit membership association dedicated to bridging the opportunity gap…
Does Gender Play a Role in How Analysts Ask Questions of CEOs During Quarterly Earnings Conference Calls?
Does Gender Play a Role in How Analysts Ask Questions of CEOs During Quarterly Earnings Conference Calls? Joe Comprix, professor of accounting and chair of the Joseph I. Lubin School of Accounting, and two colleagues—Kerstin Lopatta, chair of accounting, auditing,…
Faculty Brings New Perspective, Research on Intersection of Financial Accounting and Environmental, Social and Governance Issues
Faculty Brings New Perspective, Research on Intersection of Financial Accounting and Environmental, Social and Governance Issues While Sebastian Tideman is the newest addition to the Joseph I. Lubin School of Accounting at Syracuse University’s Whitman School, he is also a…
Building a Community of Support on the Track and in the Classroom 
Building a Community of Support on the Track and in the Classroom Orange spirit is what initially drew Shanley Koekemoer ’23 M.S. to Syracuse University. As a student-athlete and graduate student at the Whitman School, she has already embraced the…
Orange Networking Leads Brothers to Jobs at the Big Four
Orange Networking Leads Brothers to Jobs at the Big Four Networking opportunities at Syracuse University’s Whitman School landed twin brothers Luca Sinatra ’22 and Nick Sinatra ’22 internship experiences and job offers at two of the Big Four accounting firms.…
2021-22 Orange Accounting News Donor Roll
2021-22 Accounting Donor Roll This list represents gifts received during the last fiscal year, July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. Accounting Excellence Fund Linda E. Allen ’72 (EDU) and Jeffrey F. Allen ’75 M.S. Glenn A. Aigen ’84 and…
Faculty Publications
2021-22 Accounting Faculty Publications Refereed Publications Michel Benaroch “No Rose without a Thorn: Board IT Competence and Market Reactions to Operational IT Failures”, (with Fink, L). Information & Management, 2021. “Third-Party Induced Cyber Incidents – Much Ado About Nothing?”, Journal…
Whitman Announces STEM-Designation For Master’s in Professional Accounting Program
Whitman Announces STEM-Designation For Master’s in Professional Accounting Program Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management announced that its master’s in professional accounting program has now received STEM -designation. The class of 2022 will be the first to graduate with this new…
2021-22 Accounting Advisory Board and Alumni Council
2021-22 Accounting Advisory Board Jeffrey Allen ’75 M.S., EisnerAmper Daniel Arty ’81, Arty, Cohn & Feuer Amy Bacon ’08, PwC Joseph Barnes ’89, PwC Marc Ben-Ami ’00, Botwinick & Company LLC Peter Berlant ’80 (WHIT/NEW), Anchin, Block & Anchin Steven…
A Message from Joseph Comprix, Chair of the Joseph I. Lubin School of Accounting
A Message from Joseph Comprix, Chair of the Joseph I. Lubin School of Accounting In the 2021-2022 academic year, we were all excited to return to in-person instruction. We were able to hold our Beta Alpha Psi banquet in person…
Annual Beta Alpha Psi Banquet Recognizes Students’ Academic Achievements
Annual Beta Alpha Psi Banquet Recognizes Students’ Academic Achievements The Joseph L. Lubin School of Accounting was pleased to recognize these students and faculty at its annual Spring banquet in April 2022. Institute of Internal Auditors Award Julia Fiedler ’21,…
2021-22 Accounting Class Notes
2021-22 Accounting Class Notes The following new positions, promotions, appointments and good news were compiled from news clippings and submissions. The period of time covered is July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. James Toto ’91: Tax Partner, Berdon LLP…
From Malls to Microchips, Alumna Helps Put Syracuse on the Map
From Malls to Microchips, Alumna Helps Put Syracuse on the Map When Barbara Ashkin ’74 (A&S), ’77 M.S. was studying accounting at Syracuse University in the mid-’70s, there weren’t many women accountants in the workplace. That didn’t stop her, however,…