Accounting Update: Winter 2025

Volume 19, Issue 2

A message from the chair
12/9/25
Poised for continued growth and impact.

Faculty and Department News

Tan joins Accounting and Law Department
12/9/25
Patrick (Rick) Tan, BS ’87, MBA ’90, is teaching courses in the MS in Accounting program.

Alumni and Student Success

UB’s Beta Alpha Psi earns Platinum Chapter status two years in a row
12/9/25
The chapter also earned several additional distinctions this year.
UB students shine in inaugural tax-focused case competition
12/9/25
In this introduction to tax strategy, teams presented to judges from Andersen, including Christopher Spiegelman, BS ’90, and Gary DiGabriele, BS ’14, MS ’15.

Research Spotlight

When auditors walk, clients pay
12/9/25
New research directly links auditor turnover to decline in audit quality and client services.
How advertising impacts Wall Street
12/9/25
New study reveals link between product ads and analyst accuracy.

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Newsletter Team

Inho Suk
Department Chair

Katherine Paladino
Co-Editor

Alexandra Richter
Co-Editor

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“Alumni support allowed Beta Alpha Psi opportunities we wouldn’t have had otherwise, pushing me to grow professionally, become more confident, develop leadership skills and better understand the kind of professional I want to be.”

6/12/25

Ai Wei Zheng, BS ’25, MSA ’26

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