Linda Smith Bamber

• Tull Professor of Accounting

Education

Degree	Field of Study	Institution	Graduation Year
PhD	Accounting	The Ohio State University	1983
MBA	Accounting and Marketing	Arizona State University	1978
BS	Accounting	Wake Forest University	1975

Research Interests

• Voluntary Disclosure
• Analysts' earnings forecasts
• Trading volume reactions to earnings announcements

Areas of Expertise

• Management accounting -- Determining the profitability of products, services, and customers
• Market reactions to accounting earnings announcements
• Peer review publication process
• Voluntary corporate disclosure

Prior Professional Positions

Organization / Department	Title	Years of Service
Indiana University Faculty of Accounting	Visiting Associate Professor	1989 to 1990
University of Florida School of Accounting	Assistant and Associate Professor	1983 to 1989
R. J. Reynolds RJR Foods	Management Accountant	1975 to 1977

Awards

Award Name	Awarded By	Year Awarded
Outstanding Educator Award	American Accounting Association	2009
Hugh Nourse MBA Outstanding Teacher Award	Full-Time MBA Class of 2007	2007
Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award	University of Georgia Terry College of Business	2007
James Bulloch Award for Innovation in Accounting Education	American Accounting Association	2007
Lily Senior Teaching Fellow	University of Georgia	2007
Advisor’s Award for chairing recipient of the Best Dissertation Award	Financial Accounting and Reporting Section	2006
Howard Teall Innovation in Accounting Education Award	Canadian Academic Accounting Association	2006
Hugh Nourse MBA Outstanding Teacher Award	Full-Time MBA Class of 2005	2005
Percy B. Yeargen Undergraduate Teacher of the Year	University of Georgia Terry College of Business J.M. Tull School of Accounting	2004
Finalist for MBA Teacher of the Year	University of Georgia Terry College of Business	2004
Outstanding Faculty Research Award	University of Georgia Terry College of Business	2001
Bronze Medal on CPA Exam	North Carolina Society of CPAs	1976

Editorial Appointments

Position	Name of Journal	Year(s)
Editorial Board	Journal of Business, Finance, and Accounting	2009 -
Editorial Board	The Accounting Review	2008 - 2013
Managing Editor	The Accounting Review	1999 - 2002
Associate Editor	Accounting Horizons	1994 - 1997

Service

Organization	Title	Year(s)	Service Type
American Accounting Association	Chairman, Competitive Manuscript Award	2009 - 2010	Professional
American Accounting Association	Publications Commitee	2007 - 2010	Professional
American Accounting Association	Invited Speaker, Doctoral Consortium	2009 - 2009	Professional
Financial Accounting and Reporting Section	Chairman, Best Paper Award	2007 - 2008	Professional
American Accounting Association	Notable Contribution to Accounting Literature Award Committee	2005 - 2006	Professional
Financial Accounting and Reporting Section	Best Paper Award	2005 - 2006	Professional
American Accounting Association	Invited Speaker, New Faculty Consortium	1999 - 2005	Professional
American Accounting Association	Chairman, Competitive Manuscript Award Committee	2003 - 2004	Professional
American Accounting Association Financial Accounting and Rep	Steering and Advisory Board	2002 - 2004	Professional
American Accounting Association	Research Advisory Committee	1996 - 1998	Professional
American Accounting Association	Nominations Committee	1996 - 1997	Professional
American Accounting Association	Governing Council	1995 - 1997	Professional
American Accounting Association	Chairman, New Faculty Consortium Committee	1995 - 1996	Professional
American Accounting Association	New Faculty Consortium Group Leader and Speaker	1991 - 1994	Professional
University of Georgia Terry College of Business	MBA Director Search Committee	2008 - 2008	University
University of Georgia Terry College of Business	Outstanding Teaching Award Committee	2008 - 2008	University
University of Georgia	University Appeals Committee	1999 - 2002	University
University of Georgia Terry College of Business J.M. Tull School of Accounting	Coordinator, Workshop Series	1991 - 2000	University
University of Georgia Terry College of Business	Dean Search Committee	1996 - 1997	University
University of Georgia Terry College of Business	Faculty Concerns Committee	2005 -	University
University of Georgia Terry College of Business	Terry-Sanford Summer Research Grant Committee	2005 -	University

Selected Publications