Amy Foshee Holmes Receives Outstanding Accounting Educator Award

Congratulations to accounting professor Amy Foshee Holmes, Ph.D., who has received the Texas Society of CPAs (TXCPA)Outstanding Accounting Educator Award in the Small College category. This accolade is a testament to Holmes' exceptional dedication and excellence in accounting education.

Funded by the TXCPA Accounting Education Foundation, the Outstanding Accounting Educator Award is given to Texas accounting educators who excel in teaching and distinguish themselves through active service to the accounting profession.

Holmes makes it her mission to not just teach with innovative methods but also to encourage her students to make connections with the local San Antonio community. For example, in 2017, her students learned how to complete a "production cost report" by assembling Valentine's Day treat bags with candy and then filling out a worksheet to record the cost of the "day's" production. Holmes delivered the resulting 62 Valentine's Day treat bags to the St. Peter-St. Joseph Children's Home in San Antonio. Her students valued this fun learning experience that allowed them give back to the community and helped them see beyond the numbers and really visualize the elements that go into creating a production cost report.

Holmes thanks Dean Robert F. Scherer, Ph.D., and Julie Persellin, Ph.D., "for their support and guidance, allowing faculty to excel, develop their interests, and play to their strengths."