Fargo, N.D. – Herb Snyder, professor of accounting; James Clifton, associate professor of accounting practice; and William “Bud” Bowlin, professor of accounting and head of accounting, finance and information systems at NDSU, received first place in the Institute of Management Accountants Inc.’s 2012 Case Writing Competition for their case, “Auditing Alchemy – An Internal Audit Case.”

In addition, Bowlin’s case, “Performance Measurement at Great Persons Inc.: An Application of the Balanced Scorecard,” took third place in the competition.  Both cases will be published in the IMA Educational Case Journal.

Nancy Emerson, accounting lecturer, had her article “Render Unto Caesar What is Caesars: The Importance of Documenting Charitable Contributions,” accepted for publication in The Presbyterian Outlook. The article provides guidance on a recent tax court decision that affects the documentation needed to claim a charitable deduction.

NDSU is recognized as one of the nation's top 108 public and private universities by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education.