A number of Accounting and Finance staff were awarded during this year’s AFAANZ conference held in Adelaide. AFAANZ is the premier body representing the interests of accounting and finance academics and other persons interested in accounting and finance education and research in Australia and New Zealand.

Professor Robert Chenhall was awarded the AFAANZ Outstanding Contribution to Research Award and Professor Jayne Godfrey, President of the Academic Board was awarded the AFAANZ Outstanding Contribution to Practice Award.

The paper that was runner up in the AFAANZ Peter Brownell Manuscript Award for publications in Accounting and Finance in 2008 was co-authored by Associate Professor Robyn Moroney.

Professor Axel Schulz, Dr Hue Hwa Au Yong and John Webster were the recipients of the 2009 AFAANZ Research Grants. The AFAANZ Research Fund (ARF) Annual Grants Program is designed to encourage and support AFAANZ members by providing funding for research projects.

AFAANZ hosts this annual event in early July at various locations throughout Australia and New Zealand.