Lifetime Contribution Award recipient announced.

The Lifetime Contribution Award recognizes individuals who have made an important mark on management accounting education, research and practice. The award is given by the Management Accounting Section of the American Accounting Association, sponsored by the AICPA.

The 2008 Lifetime Contribution Award has been awarded to Jacob G. Birnberg, Ph.D. Birnberg has researched the behavioral aspects of management control systems and has published his results in accounting journals and...