Accounting Students Qualify for Unprecedented Eleventh
Time
in National Case Competition Final
 Five students from Wright State’s
Raj Soin College of Business continued the Department of Accountancy’s national
reputation for excellence by being selected for the 2008 Institute of
Management Accountants (IMS) case competition.
The 2008 team consisting of Diana Dafler, Stephanie
Jergens, Rocco Latino, Michael Pabst and William Ryan was one of only four
teams selected from a field of top colleges in the nation invited to attend the
IMA’s Annual Conference in Tampa,
Florida.
The students took a creative approach to this year’s
challenge by presenting their strategic recommendations as “the A-Team” in the
video which qualified them for the final four.
According to John Talbott, Ph.D., a professor of accountancy and mentor
to the team, the students were challenged to evaluate, interpret and synthesize
strategic accounting recommendations for a non-profit health-related
organization that was facing rapid growth.
View the video online.
“Once again our students proved that they are tops in the nation when it comes
to applying the strategic implications of accounting principles to real-world
business challenges. In addition to
excelling in the national area, these students are well on their way to
successful careers in the profession as are all of our accountancy graduates.”
Talbott said.
Jergens couldn’t agree more. “My education at Wright State University as well as the networking
opportunities available through its organizations have helped me develop as a professional and
receive multiple internships to enhance my skills.“ Jergens is completing a summer internship with
PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Pabst added, “My internship at Flagel, Huber,
Flagel, & Co. was very helpful in starting my career in accounting. Wright
State has so many alumni in the area
who love to hire Wright
State students. I’m excited about my career choice and future at Flagel.”
Diana Dafler, Masters of Accountancy candidate, will be
pursuing a career in public accounting
after having completed an internship
with Clark, Schaefer, Hackett. Rocco
Latino is a financial
assistant for a major grant in workforce education at Wright State
University and is also
staff sergeant in the Air National Guard 269th Combat Communications
Squadron. William Ryan, will his begin position
with Brixey & Meyer in August as a staff accountant. Ryan noted that
he and fellow team members
were especially excited to network and have lunch with some of
the nation’s top
accounting professionals including the current president of the IMA at this
year’s
conference.
As the nation’s only five-time winner of the IMA
competition, Wright State has won this
16-year-old competition more than any
other college in the nation, with titles in 1992, 1994, 2000,
2001 and 2005. Wright
State is also the
nation’s only university to qualify two teams for the finals
three times.
Editors Note:
Dafler is from Marysville,
Ohio
Jergens is from Tipp
City, Ohio
Latino is from Fairborn,
Ohio
Pabst is from Dayton,
Ohio
Ryan is from Beavercreek,
Ohio
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