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Santa Clara University - Accounting Department 2019 Newsletter

December 2018 | Issue 32

A Message from the Chair:

I’m delighted to update our community with the achievements of our students, faculty, and alumni in this
newsletter. For many years, Santa Clara University was ranked in the “Regional Universities” category
by U.S. News & World Report. This year marks the first year that Santa Clara is included in the “National
Universities” category due to a change in the classification system in the Carnegie Commission on Higher
Education. The publication’s 2020 “Best Colleges” edition ranks Santa Clara in the top 15 percent (No.
54) among nearly 400 national-level universities. The Leavey School of Business also placed in the top
15 percent (No. 66) of all undergraduate business programs nationally. The quality of the Accounting
program was recognized in the No. 37 ranking out of over 500 accounting programs nationwide.

This past June, we graduated 75 students, of which 57 were Accounting majors and 18 were Accounting
and Information Systems majors. We expect a greater graduating class over the next two years with over
190 junior and senior students currently in the program. An additional 73 students graduated from our
Certificate of Advanced Accounting Proficiency (CAAP) program. Our students continue to enjoy great
success in the job market, leading the business school in internship opportunities and job placements.
One of our graduates, Even Chen, received the Nobili Medal awarded by University faculty and provost at
Commencement, the highest distinction given to SCU students. One of our alumni, Thomas Deal ’17, was
a recipient of the 2018 E. W. Sells Award for outstanding performance on the Uniform CPA Examination.

Our faculty were recognized for distinguished teaching. Professor Michael Calegari received the ACE Haidan Li
Outstanding Faculty Award selected by the seniors in the ACE Leadership Program of Leavey School of
Business. Professor Susan Parker was selected by the Accounting Senior Class for the Professor of the
Year Award. During our annual Awards Banquet in May, Professor Jim Sepe ’69, who retired in 2018 Haidan Li is an Associate Professor
after nearly forty years at SCU, was presented the Alumnus of the Year Award. Jim delivered a moving and Chair of the Accounting
acceptance speech, encouraging students to find courage in career and life. Department in the Leavey School of
Business at Santa Clara University.
This year, we will focus our strategic priories on faculty hiring and curriculum review. Three of our faculty
members are currently on phased retirement, which is a transitional period of part-time teaching for up Her research and teaching interests
to five years before retirement. It is critical to hire new faculty to maintain our high-quality teaching and are mainly in financial accounting,
grow our research reputation. The good news is that the department has been approved two tenure-
corporate governance, and capital
track positions to start in Fall 2020, so we look forward to having new colleagues join us next year.
markets. She has published articles
Our work on curriculum review has led to a proposed new course on accounting data analysis and in leading scholarly journals
visualization. The new course is currently under review and once approved, will be offered in Fall 2020. including Journal of Accounting
We are working closely with our Advisory Board to engage accounting firms and other local companies to and Economics, Contemporary
help design projects and provide data stories for the course. We will continue to review our curriculum to Accounting Research, Review of
ensure that it is current and responsive to changing industry demands. Accounting Studies, and Journal
of Law and Economics. She
Our Advisory Board provides support and counsel on curriculum and other matters that improve received the American Accounting
the quality and relevance of our accounting program. Several board members assisted in our faculty Association Competitive Manuscript
recruiting by meeting with candidates during their on-campus interviews. The participation of our
Award in 2003.
Advisory Board in faculty hiring continues to be a feature that distinguishes our program from others in
the country. Joe Allanson ’85, Executive Vice President and CAO/Controller at Salesforce.com, is our new
Board President. We thank Chantal Adam, a partner at KPMG, for serving as the Board President in the Dr. Li received her Ph.D. from
last two years. The board has elected Aftab Jamil, a partner at BDO, as Vice President of the Board. the University of Texas at Austin
and was an Assistant Professor
The Accounting Department has a new Senior Administrative Assistant. MJ Ching joined the department at the University of Iowa before
in March 2019. She received her B.A. in International Relations from University of Southern California and joining Santa Clara University. She
has worked at Loyola Marymount University as a Senior Administrative Coordinator for over three years has received multiple teaching
before moving to Santa Clara. awards at Santa Clara University,
including the Professor of the
In closing, I would like to thank all of the donors and supporters of the department for your generosity.
Year Award presented by the SCU
Your contributions of time and financial support to our program have expanded opportunities for our
students, enabled innovative research, and enhanced our ability to attract and keep high quality faculty.
Accounting Association and the ACE
Thank you for continuing to support our department. Outstanding Faculty Award selected
by the seniors in the ACE Leadership
Program of Leavey School of
Business.
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New Faculty Welcome

Haoning Richter
Haoning Richter joined the accounting department as an adjunct
faculty in Winter 2019. She taught ACTG 12 Managerial Accounting
in both Winter and Spring 2019. Starting Fall 2019, Haoning began
teaching ACTG 11 Introduction to Financial Accounting for both
business majors and non-business majors.

Over the past 20+ years, Haoning has gained international experience
in working for Fortune 100 companies in Silicon Valley. She has held
various senior management positions in the following areas:

Internal audit, External Audit, SEC Reporting, Cost Accounting,

Financial Planning & Analysis, Sales Operations and Compensation,
and Global Process Control Office.

Before Haoning came to the U. S. in 1996, she worked in China as an

executive and a board member helping the Chinese joint-venture
motorcycle company, Sundiro Holding Ltd. go public in 1994.
Haoning earned both her B. S. degree in Accounting and Management Information Systems and her MBA
from San Jose State University.

In April 2019, Haoning earned a “Database and Data Analytics” certification from UCSC Silicon Valley.

Haoning holds the following active licenses and certifications:

• CPA – licensed in California since 2002

• Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) since 2009
• Corporate Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP) since 2015
• Haoning has been a board member of the Financial Executives International (FEI) Silicon Valley
Chapter.

Outside of work, Haoning enjoys playing racquetball with her husband and a group of friends, practicing
yoga, cycling, and playing board games. Haoning is a certified AmPro racquetball instructor. Since
2005, she has been a racquetball player sponsored by several companies including Prince Sports,
Ektelon, and ProKennex.
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Faculty and Staff Recognition

Featured Faculty: Wendy Donohoe

It’s a pleasure to write to all of you- so many of whom were my students. This is my 21st year teaching at Santa
Clara University and I still truly love my work here.

My career in accounting started here in Santa Clara University’s MBA program. I graduated in 1978 and worked at
Intel in internal audit, then Deloitte in Audit, and then decided to accept an offer from then Main Hurdman (now
KPMG) to begin a career in taxation. I earned a Masters in Taxation from Golden Gate University in 1988. By 1984,
when our son was born, I was asked to be the CFO of a family business in San Francisco, a position I still hold to
this day.

As that business transitioned to from an active to a passive business model, I made a decision to look into
teaching accounting. I taught at Evergreen Valley College and San Jose State University before being offered
a teaching position here at SCU. While the main classes I teach now are Intro to Managerial Accounting and
Personal Financial Planning, I’ve taught our Financial Accounting, Auditing and Taxation classes as well. I also
developed meaningful curriculum for Accounting Interns very soon after my arrival here, and have been the Director
of Academic Internships for the Department for 19 years. Perhaps one of the more unique elements of my role here
at SCU is that I also serve and was a founding member of the Drahmann Academic Advising Center. It’s been in this
role as University Advisor that I have come to truly understand a “student point of view,” and that has made a very
positive difference in the way I teach. It has also educated me as to how students and especially Accounting majors
can leverage different programs throughout the University as second majors, or a major with complimentary minors.
I believe my training here has delivered real value added to our students.

I’ve been truly blessed to have had such meaningful experience in so many areas of the accounting profession. It
helps me to understand the many opportunities that can be possible for our students and to work with them in
developing their best and most meaningful outcomes. Teaching at Santa Clara University has provided me the
perfect, full circle experience for my career; I am so very grateful!
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Faculty and Staff Recognition

Senior Administrative Assistant: MJ Ching

The Accounting Senior Administrative Assistant, MJ Ching, works in Lucas Hall on the second floor. She manages all the
administrative tasks for the department, such as class registration, faculty correspondence, and student TA and RA hours. MJ also
manages the student assistants for the department. The Accounting Department has 3 student assistants who work a combined
20 hours a week. The student assistants help out with all kinds of work, such as this Newsletter, mail, printing, and many other
administrative tasks.

MJ Ching joined Santa Clara University in March 2019. She is an alumna of the University of Southern California (Fight On,
Trojans!), where she graduated with an undergraduate degree in International Relations. Prior to joining SCU, she worked at
Loyola Marymount University. MJ and her husband moved to the Bay Area from Los Angeles in 2018. During her free time, she
enjoys traveling and watching the Dodgers dominate in baseball, as well as cheering on the USC football team.

Student Assistant: Alana Rainosek

Alana Rainosek (right) is a 3rd year Accounting and Information Systems major at SCU. Alana has been working with the department
as a Student Assistant since May 2018. Alana had the opportunity to have an internship this past summer with Deloitte in Denver
called the Discovery Internship Program that targets rising juniors. This internship allowed her to work as an intern in two different
service lines: Tax and Risk and Financial Advisory. After completion of the Discovery Program, Alana was offered and has accepted
an internship offer with Deloitte for Summer 2020 as a Tax intern.

Additionally, Alana is involved in other organizations on campus. Alana has been a Community Facilitator in one of the Residence
Halls on campus for 2 years. She is also involved in Alpha Kappa Psi, which is one of the professional business fraternities on campus.
Alana enjoys reading and spending time with her family in her free time.

Student Assistant: Jennifer Che

Jennifer Che (left) is a junior majoring in Accounting and Information Systems and minoring in International Business. She has been
working with the department as Student Assistant since September 2018. In the past, she has worked as a business operations
intern at an education tech company and as an accounting intern at a financial consulting firm. After attending multiple externship
programs, Jennifer accepted an internship offer with PwC for Summer 2020 as a Capital Market & Accounting Advisory intern.

Jennifer is a member of the Accelerated Cooperative Education (ACE) Leadership Program in the business school. She also serves
as the Vice President for Microfinance club and as VP Finance for Santa Clara Consulting. Aside from the business field, she is
passionate to explore different cultural values. She is a native speaker of Mandarin and has studied Japanese and Spanish for four
years. In her spare time, she enjoys playing tennis, hanging out with friends, exploring new restaurants and tasty boba places.
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Preparing and Celebrating Student Success:
SCU’s Annual Meet the Firms Night

September 26, 2019

The SCU Accounting Association (SCUAA) hosted its 38th annual Meet-the-Firms Night on Thursday, September
26, 2019 in Locatelli Center from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The evening united SCU students with potential employers
that wish to hire them. This year's attendees included 27 companies and over 125 students. About 70 percent of
the students were undergraduate accounting and A&IS majors, and the remaining students were primarily current
or recent graduates from the CAAP program. Most firms brought several representatives, and an abundance of
unique company swag, to discuss employment opportunities with SCU undergraduates, CAAP students, and 2019
CAAP alumni.

Over 100 representatives from 27 companies attended the event:

Abbott, Stringham & Lynch

Sensiba San Filippo Stryker
Frank, Rimerman + Co
BDO City/County of San Francisco
PwC
IRS Criminal Investigation Moss Adams
Andersen Tax
ServiceNow True Partners Consulting
Global Mobility Tax
BPM Deloitte
Seiler LLP
Karuna Advisors Novogradac & Company
Armanino
StoneTurn WeDriveU
Hayashi Wayland
CalCPA EY
Sensiba San Filippo
KPMG ServiceNow
BDO
Petrinovich Pugh & Co Young, Craig & Co
IRS Criminal Investigation
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Preparing and Celebrating Student Success:
Accounting Information Night

January 31, 2019

The Accounting Department hosted its 17th annual Accounting Information Night on Thursday, January 31, 2019
in Locatelli Center from 6:30 PM to 8:00PM. Lewis Chew (CFO, Dolby Laboratories) moderated the event, which
commenced with roundtable discussion sessions involving the professionals and students who sat at each of the 26
tables. During these sessions, 55 professionals from 20 different companies shared their professional experiences
with over 165 sophomore business students. Representatives from the following firms participated:

• Abbott, Stringham & • Gilead Sciences

Lynch • Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
• Andersen Tax • KPMG
• Armanino • Moss Adams
• BDO • PwC
• Deloitte • RSM
• DeWinter Group • Sequoia Capital
• Dolby Laboratories • Tanium Inc.
• Ernst & Young • True Wind Capital
• Founders Fund • Zynga
• Frank, Rimerman + Co

Following the roundtable discussion sessions, students listened to a panel discussion with four SCU Accounting
alumni: Rufina Adams (CFO, True Wind Capital), Andy Armanino (Managing Partner, Armanino), Alan Nguyen
(Manager, Digital Risk, PwC), and Cynthia Chavez Wing (R&D Finance Associate Director, Gilead Services). The
panelists addressed a variety of questions from the moderator as well as students in the audience, ranging from why
they chose accounting as a major, how their majors prepared them for their professional careers, what they like (and
don’t like) about their job, and alternative career paths.

The evening concluded with a raffle of prizes generously donated by the following companies: Abbott, Stringham
& Lynch, Andersen Tax, Armanino, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, Moss Adams, and PwC. Over ten lucky students
received raffle prizes including an Oculus Virtual Reality headset, Bose Soundlink Color II speaker, Powerbeats3
wireless earphones, Amazon Echo, Bose QuietComfort 35 II headphones, Earthquake basket including two game
tickets, and Target ($25), Starbucks ($25) and Amazon gift cards (2-$100 each).
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Preparing and Celebrating Student Success:
Annual Sophomore Accounting/A&IS Career Fair
Februrary 13, 2019

The Accounting Department hosted its second annual Sophomore Accounting/A&IS Career Fair on Wednesday,
February 13, 2019 in Locatelli Center from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. The following twelve firms attended and
conversed with over 70 students:

• Andersen Tax • Hayashi Wayland

• Armanino • KPMG
• BDO • Marcum
• BPM • Moss Adams
• Deloitte • PwC
• Ernst & Young • Sensiba San Filippo

The Sophomore Accounting/A&IS Career Fair provided young SCU students with the opportunity to interact with
firms and learn more about summer leadership programs internships. Firm recruitment of undergraduate Accounting
and A&IS majors has evolved to the point that a significant percentage of CPA firm recruiting for their summer junior
internship programs occur while the students are still sophomores (a year in advance of the internship!) Many of our
students who attended the Career Fair were later invited by several of these firms to interview for 2019 summer
leadership programs and internships during the week of March 4-8 at the SCU Career Center.
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Preparing and Celebrating Student Success:
Fall Accounting Career Night

Novemeber 4, 2019

More than 140 students attended the Accounting Department’s third annual Fall Accounting Careers Night on November
4, 2019 in Lucas Hall. Jack Lazar (’87), (former CFO at Atheros, GoPro, and several other companies), moderated a panel
of four SCU alums featuring:

Lydia Ku (’15) – Senior Financial Analyst (Palo Alto Networks)

Timothy Quock (’11) – Director of Accounting (Mattermost)
Jenny Vuong (’13) – Senior Financial Analyst (Apple)
Tiffany Wibowo (’16) – Portfolio Manager, Blackrock

The panel answered several questions about their work experience at both large and small employers, the value of their
SCU education, whether to major in finance or accounting, and the importance of strong mentorship. The panelists also
discussed the applicability of their accounting and programming classes in the workplace, the value of an engineering
class when working in the valley, and insights to human interactions provided through a psychology class.

About 60 percent of the students who attended the event were in their first year at SCU, with the remaining 40
percent from the sophomore class. About two-thirds of the students had not yet declared a major. After the event,
students stayed around for 45 minutes, talking with the panelists and Mr Lazar. Many more students attended the
event than we expected (last year, about 110 students attended Fall Accounting Careers Night), so many students had
to stand the entire evening. Consequently, we plan to hold the event next year in Locatelli Center. We wish to extend
a special thanks to Jack and each of our panelists for sharing their time and knowledge and staying after the event to
engage in one on one conversations with students.
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Preparing and Celebrating Student Success:
Scholarships and Award Ceremony

Each spring, the department recognizes the academic achievement of our junior and senior accounting majors
with scholarships and awards. The scholarships are funded by generous contributions and grants from accounting
organizations, alumni, faculty, public accounting firms, and Silicon Valley companies.

Professor O. Robert Anderson Award Jenny Kasner Memorial Award

Established in 1973, this award is given in memory Each year, the Silicon Valley Chapter of the California
of Professor Awarded annually to the graduating Society of Certified Public Accountants awards an
senior accounting major judged outstanding in outstanding accounting student
scholarship, leadership, and service by the faculty of at Santa Clara University.

2019 Recipient: Matthew Sipowicz 2019 Recipient: Evan Chen

Accounting Department Junior Accounting Department Junior Charles F. Louie Endowed

Scholarship Awards Scholarship Awards Scholarship
Madison Boncich William Hao Ava Atkinson
Luke Johnson Ailene Nguyen Kyla Inouye
Nikolas Mekechuk Stephanie Lu Patricia Mallari
Anne-Claire Tande Rania Rubaie Allyson Villanueva

James F. Sepe Endowed Lautze & Lautze Endowed Moss Adams LLP
Accounting Scholarship Scholarship Scholarship
Xavier Ali Caitlin Colbert Jennifer (Yuzhen) Che
Quinn Holmdahl Brady Smith Kendall Aramaki
Sarah Tatley

Armanino Scholarship Blurr Pilger & Mayer Scholarship CalCPA Scholarship

Cathy (Xinyao) Liu Robinson Lu Evan Chen
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Preparing and Celebrating Student Success:
Scholarships and Award Ceremony

Deloitte Leadership Scholarship EY First-Year Scholarship EY Diversity Scholarship

Alana Rainosek Kenji Ma Taylor Ellis

Frank, Rimerman + Co. LLP KPMG Innovative Thinker PwC Leadership Scholarship
Scholarship Scholarship

Michelle Yee Malika Singh Kelly Huben

Outstanding Accounting & Paul Locatelli, S.J. Memorial Thomas Maier Memorial Award
Information Systems Student Endowed Accounting Scholarship for Outstanding Academic
Award Achievement

Matthew Robinson Anthony Collishaw

Brady Smith
Ryan Reents
Sarah Tatley
Simon Senter
Katherine Zu
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Accounting Advisory Board

The SCU Accounting Advisory Board is a group of business leaders and accounting professionals who provide advice
to the Accounting Department to better prepare our students for career challenges.

The Board meets each quarter to discuss business and employment trends, assess program objectives, and advise the
department on proposals to continuously improve the accounting curriculum to best serve the needs of our students.

Meet the Board:

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Alumni & SCUAA

Alumnus of the Year: Jim Sepe

This year’s annual Accounting Scholarship and Awards banquet was held on
May 23rd in Benson Center. At the event, Jim Sepe, Class of 1969, received
the SCU Accounting Alumnus of the Year Award.

After graduating from SCU, Jim earned an MBA from UC Berkeley followed
by four years in public accounting. He then enrolled in the University of
Washington’s Ph.D. program and joined the Accounting faculty at SCU in 1979
where he would remain until retirement in 2018.

Jim’s research interests concerned financial reporting issues and the use
of financial information by capital markets. He published articles in various
journals, including The Accounting Review, the Journal of Business Finance
and Accounting, and the Journal of Accounting Education. He was a recipient
of the American Accounting Association’s Competitive Manuscript Award for
his 1981 article on the impact of the FASB’s general price level proposal on
the securities markets.

During his time at SCU, Jim taught many different financial accounting courses, primarily intermediate accounting in both
the undergraduate and graduate programs. He received numerous awards for his teaching excellence and innovations in the
classroom, including SCU’s Brutocao Award for Excellence in Curriculum Innovation. He is also very proud of his Intermediate
Accounting textbook published by McGraw-Hill. He was a co-author over a period of 24 years and eight editions of the text that
helped hundreds of thousands of accounting students throughout the world master intermediate.

Jim served as the Chair of the Accounting Department for nine years. He was instrumental in creating the Accounting Department
Advisory Board, the Awards Banquet, and the Accounting & Information Systems major.

Jim and his wife Barbara (69’) have three children who are also ex-Broncos, Kristina (95’) Matt (98’) and Dave (01’). Travel, skiing
at Lake Tahoe, and three grandchildren keep Barbara and Jim busy in retirement. Jim also serves as an Emeritus member of the
Accounting Department Advisory Board.

SCUAA Officers
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CAAP News

Our Certificate of Advanced Accounting Proficiency (CAAP) program continues to be one of the most time-
effective and affordable accounting programs in the country, providing all the courses necessary to sit for the
California CPA exam in 14 weeks (during the summer with classes that meet daily) or in 9 months (during the
academic year program that meets on the weekends).

A major new addition to the program this year was the introduction of the CAAP Alumni Ambassador Program.
This is a group who have successfully negotiated the rigors of the CAAP program and are willing to give back
with their time and support to mentor students currently going through the program. The goal of the program is
for the ambassadors to serve as a resource to students to direct them toward the successful completion of the
program and to provide support and encouragement when the going gets tough in this incredibly concentrated
program. Each student is paired with an ambassador, and the frequency of contact depends on the needs of each
student.

Attrition in the CAAP program is particularly high in the early classes, when students are overwhelmed with the
pace of the classes and wondering whether they can make it through the entire program. The ambassadors serve
as a positive example and enthusiastic cheerleader for the students to stick it out by offering study tips, time
management skills, and creating an attitude for success as the new students adapt to the program.

As the students progress through the program, the ambassadors provide tips for interviewing and resume
refinement, CPA exam strategies, and most importantly, insight into what a future in the accounting profession
may look like.

Many thanks and kudos to our ambassadors for their willingness to volunteer their most valuable asset, their
time. Comments from the end-of-program surveys this summer included accolades for “the faculty, the
ambassadors, and Toni”. Many thanks to Toni Santillan (CAAP Program Director), who conceived of and carried
through on this enhancement to the program.

Weekend 2019 Graduates: Summer 2019 Graduates:

Bactash Amini, Matthew Anderson, Juhi Ardissono,
Susana Banda-Avila, Allison Bruner, Joseph
Chandler, Calvin Chang, Shannon Chen, Agnes
Cheung, Sonia Dhillon, Sanaz Fasihiyazdi, Kathryn
Fraser, Eva Georgieva, Deisy Gomez Gallegos,
Robin Grewal, Sherry Hsieh, Dennis Jeong,
Krystsina Brower, Navjeet Kaur, Poonam Kaur, Sejin
Kwag, Hoang Le, Irina LeHew, Xue Li, Vicki Liang,
Jennifer Mai, Jerry Pham, Kim Pham, Vanessa Rich,
Christine Robbin, Stephen Rothwell, Saloni Shah,
Allan Sis, Kendra Spencer, Maya Uprety, Pachia
Vang, Yuhong Wang, Derek Wong, Angela Yuen,
Sophia Zhou, Xingchen Zhou
Navraj Channe, Theodore Decierdo, Danielle
Raphaelle Dy, Beth Fontana, Hong Hoang,
Wesley Hu, Aleksandra Kaplan, Connor Klitgaard,
Tanya Kocer, Neil Lamorena, Tiffany Lin, Anthony
Lopez, Delfino Lopez, Jonathan Mack, Anthony
Mansueto, Calen McNickles, Monse Palomo,
Jeremias Patajo, Mackenzie Ryan, Jia Soon,
Marlynn Spain, Jeffrey Tabrizi, Emelly Tawake,
Kristen Torikian, Elisabeth Trambley, Nguyen
Minh Truong, Carmen Tsang, Stephen Van Vliet,
Stuart Wong, Jiaqi Zeng, Johnny Zhou Chen
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Faculty Research Workshops 2018 - 2019
Student Seminar Series 2018 - 2019

Faculty Research Workshops Student Seminar Series

The Accounting Department continues to host research
workshops as part of our commitment to support
faculty research. We invite nationally and internationally
recognized scholars to present their research works
at Santa Clara University. These workshops provide
opportunities for SCU faculty to interact with leading-edge
scholars in the field and to present their own early-stage
research to solicit valuable feedback. Below is the list of
research workshops during 2018-2019.
Sonja Olhoft
Indiana University
The Impact of Standard Setting on Individual Investors:
Evidence from SFAS 109
Guojin Gong
Pennsylvania State University
Target Ratcheting under Relative Performance Evaluation
The Department offers seminar series in the Fall and Winter
Quarters for students who are interested in developing a broader
understanding of accounting-related business issues. These
seminars introduce students to current issues in accounting that
may not be included in the regular curriculum. If you would like to
suggest a topic or make a presentation, please contact Professor
Jane Ou or Professor Yongtae Kim. Below is the list of speakers
and their presentation topics during the past academic year.
Fall Quarter 2018
Jeff Osorio 09.26.2018
What Are They Thinking? Key Characteristics for Career
Success in Silicon Valley
Colin Born & Jack Lazar 10.10.2018
M&A Experiences from the World of Technology
Sundar Ramamurthy 10.17.2018
& Nicholas Jensen
Valuations in Mergers & Acquisitions

Alan Jones, Karen Wu 11.07.2018

Charles Lee & Andrew O’Neill
Stanford University From IPOs to Direct Listings, an Evolution in Capital Raisings

Tick Size Tolls: Can a Trading Slowdown Improve Price Steve Baroni, Frank, 11.14.2018
Discovery?
Rimerman + Co.
Overview of Key SaaS Metrics that Drive Successful Business
Operations
Jungho Choi
Stanford University Winter Quarter 2019
Fraudulent Financial Reporting and the Consequences for
Employees Kristine L. Caratan 01.15.2019
Accounting for Fine Arts (Museums)

Tiffany Iskandar 01.22.2019

Aneesh Raghunandan How to break into the Asset Management and Investment
London School of Economics Banking Industry with your Accounting degree
How Are Non-Financial and Financial Misconduct Related? Wayne Hedden & Tripp Borstel 02.12.2019
Corporate Sustainability Assurance
Ilia Dichev Aftab Jamil 02.26.2019
Emory University New Revenue Recognition Standards - Lesson Learned in the
The Volatility of Investor Returns First Year of Implementation
Bassem Banafa 03.12.2019
Using Financial Crimes Data to Fight Non-financial Crimes
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Accounting Class of 2019

On Friday, June 7th, 2019, at 4:30pm, the Accounting Department held its 3rd Annual Senior BBQ at the
Adobe Lodge. Graduating seniors (and Accounting Faculty) had the opportunity to congratulate one another
on their success while enjoying a wholesome BBQ dinner and drinks.

Ana Rocio Guadalupe Banson Mike Gomez Riley Moran

Kimmy Barclay Howard Gould Kelly Nguyen
Aaron Brumbaug Matthew Haworth Kevin O’Brien*
Brian Buckley Danielle Holl* Ryan O’Connor*
Clarisse Chan* Kalyn Ichinotsubo Ian Okuhata
Bryan Chang Jiehui Jiang Ranald Ean Ong
Russell Chen Allen Katz Nicholas Pappis
Evan Chen* Krystof Komers Simran Pental
Ryan Cheng Max Kroeger Kyle Perez
Max Ching John Lambert Alexis Perez
Alvin Choi* Shiyin Li Joseph Plata*
Charles Crawford Di Liu Scott Rasnick
Janice Cunggrawinta* Ryan Lorek Carley Robertson
Esaul Delgadillo Veronica Lu* Matthew Robinson*
Karli Endow Mindy Luong* Tristan Ross*
Jordan Ford* Kyle Metzger Matilde Saucedo
Saia Ghelichkhani Ryan Miller Gary Schlatter*
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Accounting Class of 2019

Madeline Sheridan Leah Tauriac Katherine Wickstrom

Matthew Sipowicz Mouy Teav Ryan Willett*
John Spurling* Christopher Velez* Emily Wu
Matthew Stark Casey Von Der Linn Harrison Yee*
Kara Tanaka Maria Von Massenhausen Andrea Yonamine
Bryan Tate Jessica Walsh Nicolas York
Isabella Zhang

*A&IS graduates
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2019 Donor Recognition

The Accounting Department would like to thank all of our

generous donors who help make things possible.

$23,000 and Up $22,999 to $10,000 $9,999 to $5,000

Ernst & Young David J. Price Deloitte
KPMG LLP John D. Ebner Moss Adams LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers Stephen T. Maier Kristine L. Caratan
LLP Guy A. Wanger Burr Pilger Mayer, Inc.
Frank, Rimerman and Co,
LLP
John J. Cassidy

$4,999 to $3,000 $2,999 to $2,000 $1,999 to $1,000

Brian G. Baer Novogradac & Company
Timothy D. Rahall
Michael S. McAndrews
Sensiba San Filippo, LLP
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
Fidelity Charitable Gift
Fund
Joseph C. Allanson
Kevin B. Reagan
Brian Madden
San Jose Water Company
Theresa E. Johnson
Jenny Chan
LLP Thomas P. Rezzo
Armanino LLP Timothy R. Huss
Charles Schwab Travis W. Merz
Corporation Bergen County’s United
Patrick A. Hyek Way
Jonathan D. Ryan Alan Nguyen
Alison C. Barr Angela N. Treleven
Gregory N. Vlahos Persich
Jody K. Mortimore Anne-Marie Vitale
Kathleen Berrettoni Brad Hanson
Kelly A. Tidwell David Ward
Lindsey M. Piziali aJana Barsten
Mark D. Secker Jeffrey L. Lang
Tai Kimura Meredith M. Strong
Thomas M. Gemetti Michael H. Ching
Paul Baguley
Prasad Jayaraman
Robert C. Fairlee
Susan S. Mcclammy
Yen Tieu
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2019 Donor Recognition

$999 to $500 $499 to $250 $249 to $150

Douglas J. Wheeler Patricia A. Sutherlen Monica G. Reilly
Jeffrey T. Nishita Carolyn L. Sted Andrew W. Kuntz
Caroline H. Wolf John M. Ospital Chihcheng Liu
Lewis Chew Alan C. Villanueva Don R. Scott
Marcum LLP Alison S. Bussett Grant Thornton Foun-
Scott D. Almassy Unknown Donor dation
The Benevity Commu- Kimberly J. Braun Jenny M. Vuong
nity Impact Fund Mark E. Lemma Joshua D. Padilla
Haunani H. Nakabara Tina S. Yang Mark J. Austin
Daniel C. Olson Alan S. Jones Maureen A. Monahan
Jeffrey E. Calvello Al Carrasco Michael R. Benjamin
Jonathan Tay Dan M. Danielson Michelle Milani-Mowen
Kenton D. Chow James P. Fenton Ryan J. Chew
Lisa G. Gearhart James R. LaCamp Stephanie E. Birondo
Marios R. Cavadias Jeffrey P. Mollenhauer Tiffany G. Iskandar
Robert F. McCullough Jon M. Greenfield Jay J. Daftary
Ryan D. Maynard Jordan R. Johnson-Wo- Joseph T. Bittner
jnicki Meagan E. Drake
Kristen M. Shepard Raymond V. Cheng
Matthew P. Salkeld
Michael O. Liu
Susan P. Bleecker
Thomas H. Furey
Travis K. Chun
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2019 Donor Recognition

$149 - $100
Alexa R. Valentine David W. Bessette Kelly W. Zane Patrick J. De Guzman
Alison M. Smith David W. Frye Lisa J. Nuzzi Paulina D. Lomeli
Andrew J. Badroos Elena S. Guglielmi Mark J. Croce Rachel E. Frenz
Ayesha Patel Elizabeth R. Gils Carbo Matthew G. Kalbrosky Randall Momota
Bradford E. Lees Erica M. Torres Matthew J. Noonan Rebecca A. Richmond
Callister A. Carson Holly Wong Agbayani Michael Q. Matera Robert J. Ravano
Carlos A. Demarty Isaac C. Yung Monica K. Van Robert N. Raspo
Catherine M. Brown Jane L. Dugan Niccolo D. Zuffanelli Ruiping Gao
Christine M. Marshall Jeffrey R. Niebling Nicholas M. Gonzalez Sydney Sanchez
Clarissa Hayes Joo Hyung J. Anderson Nikki G. Pham-Chandra Timothy A. O’Leary
Cynthia K. Lam Joshua M. Kagami Trevor M. Belanger

Up to $99
Michelle M. Fritz Kevin T. Kuo Sophia A. Avila Megan L. McCoy
Alan H. Nishikawa Lawrence A. Specchierla Stefania C. Miller Nancy A. Devereaux
Brendan P. Moriarty Leonie Phoa Allan Raish Natalie J. Noris
Christina Ong Luis A. Roa Amarjit Dhal Ted S. Hoffman
Christopher C. Colao Marla C. Vils Bradley T. Larson Riley S. Moran
Grace Yu Michael K. Kawamoto Derek A. Moore Stephanie Lam
Jinny J. Chang Nicholas M. Eulau John H. De Gregori Michael J. Harney
Joseph L. Sheaff Penny G. Varcoe John W. Allen Ryan Willett
Joy Wai Peter Leff Julie H. Pham Todd C. Matsuura
Katelyn M. Daley Priya Chandy Matthew A. Silvestri William H. Fallon
Kelsey A. Taylor Rubi M. Luna Megan L. McCoy