Agenda

2026 Agenda

Time	Event
7:30 – 8:10 a.m.	Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:10 – 8:20 a.m.	Welcome Dr. Kimberly Church, School of Accountancy Director, Missouri State University
8:20 – 9:10 a.m.	Keynote - Bridging the Gap: Teaching for Tomorrow’s Accounting Careers Dr. Wayne Thomas, Professor, The University of Oklahoma
9:20 – 10:10 a.m.	Reimagining Teaching in the Age of AI: Engagement and Efficiency Redefined Dr. Cathy Scott, Associate Professor, University of North Texas Dallas & Dr. Markus Ahrens, Senior Director, American Accounting Association
10:10 – 10:45 a.m.	Networking Break/Poster Sessions
10:45 – 11:35 a.m.	Tilting Scales of Alternate Pathways to CPA Licensure Andrew Grow, Managing Director with the Texas Society of CPAs (TXCPA)
11:45 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.	Employer Panel: Hiring in a post 120 hours and AI economy Graham Ryan, Partner, Assurance Services at RubinBrown Nicole Eshnaur, Partner, MarksNelson Advisory, LLC Brett Boyle, Managing Director, KPMG LLP Rachel Dwiggins, Managing Partner, Forvis Mazars Mary Havens Seacat, Financial Services Assurance Senior, EY
12:35 – 1:50 p.m.	Networking Lunch/Poster Sessions, cont'd.

Time	Breakout A	Breakout B
1:50 – 2:40 p.m.	Teaching for Purpose and Impact Dr. Gail Hoover King, 2025 American Accounting Association Educator of the Year	Sharpen Advantage: Empowering Students and Institutions Through AI-Driven Learning Solutions Greg Mehalovitz, Enterprise Account Manager - McGraw Hill
2:50 – 3:40 p.m.	Evidence Based Student Engagement Strategies Elaine Jolly, Applied Assistant Professor, University of Tulsa	Integrating Mental Health Awareness into Accounting Instruction David Krug, Professor, JCCC
3:50 – 4:40 p.m.	Integrating Ethical Competencies: Preparing Future-Ready Accounting Professionals Stacey Lhuillier, Ethics Instructor, Kansas State University	Psychophysiology and The Art of Detecting Deception Dr. Jose Lineros, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of North Texas

Time

Breakout A

Breakout B

1:50 – 2:40 p.m.

Teaching for Purpose and Impact

Dr. Gail Hoover King, 2025 American Accounting Association Educator of the Year

Sharpen Advantage: Empowering Students and Institutions Through AI-Driven Learning Solutions

Greg Mehalovitz, Enterprise Account Manager - McGraw Hill

2:50 – 3:40 p.m.

Evidence Based Student Engagement Strategies

Elaine Jolly, Applied Assistant Professor, University of Tulsa

Integrating Mental Health Awareness into Accounting Instruction

David Krug, Professor, JCCC

3:50 – 4:40 p.m.

Integrating Ethical Competencies: Preparing Future-Ready Accounting Professionals

Stacey Lhuillier, Ethics Instructor, Kansas State University

Psychophysiology and The Art of Detecting Deception

Dr. Jose Lineros, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of North Texas

**Participants may earn up to 7.5 CPE CREDITS for attendance at this conference