BUILDING EXPECTATION - Lundquist College of Business ...

SteveMatsunagaLast year was aninteresting year, withmy son, Roy, in ourmaster of accountingprogram and taking myTaxes and BusinessStrategy course. Royalso served as thepresident of ourBeta Alpha Psichapter, and I amvery proud of hisaccomplishments.On the professionalfront, I served onthe committeeoverseeing theredesign of thebusiness strategyclass that serves asthe capstone coursein our undergraduatebusiness curriculum. I amteaching that class for thefirst time this academicyear. This is my firstattempt to teach a classoutside of the accountingdiscipline. Coincidentally,my paper, coauthoredwith Angela Gore and EricYeung, was accepted forpublication in the StrategicManagement Journal.Ken NjorogeMy first year at Oregonflew by really fast.My family and I quicklylearned to enjoy beautifulEugene. I tremendouslyenjoyed teaching costaccounting to mostlyjuniors and seniors. Itwas very rewarding tolearn from, and relate to,highly motivated students.I enjoyed challengingmy students to deeplyappreciate cost accountingas a practical strategicmanagement tool. In myresearch, I began a projectthat compares the longtermforecasting ability ofstatistical models to thatof analysts, and whethercombining such forecastscan improve performance.I presented this paperhere at Oregon and atthe University of Utah. Inaddition, I am finalizingwork on my dissertationresearch that developsa measure of accrualreliability. I also began aproject that examines theeffect of macroeconomicfactors and customersupplierrelations onfinancial reportingdecisions.Kyle PetersonI have had a greattime teaching theintroductory financialaccounting coursethe past two years.I’m moving on to greenerpastures (which mightmean more manure for meto step in) by teaching thebrand new intermediatefinancial course. I continueto conduct research onaccounting complexity,including coauthoredwork with one of our PhDstudents on accountingcomplexity and meetinganalysts’ expectations.I’ve started a few projectsexamining properties ofrevenue—one on analysts’revenue forecasts andanother on the persistenceof revenue accruals. I alsoparticipated in the DeloitteTrueblood Seminar andhad the opportunityto present papers atRice University and theannual Western Regionmeeting of the AmericanAccounting Association.My wife and I had ourfourth child (a girl) inAugust.JoelSneedIn going through thepromotion processfor senior instructor,I spent considerabletime reflecting on bothmy value and my placewithin the department.During my twelve years ofteaching, I have had bothfrustrating moments andchallenges; however, Ihave never wavered fromthe belief that teaching iswhat I was meant to dowith my life. I believe thatin every one of my classes,my students and I have anopportunity to grow andlearn. While each class isunique, one thing neverchanges—my desire tomake students successfulin their learning. I feel thatthis enthusiasm towardlearning defines me as ateacher. As you can see,this job brings me a greatdeal of satisfaction, and I’mproud each day in comingto work at the University ofOregon.6