SHEILA K. AMMONS

ACCOUNTING PROFESSOR

AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS:

Certified Public Accountant (1984 - present)

Certified Management Accountant (1995 – present)

Certified Government Financial Manager (1991 – present)

EDUCATION:

M'Acy -- Masters of Accountancy -- Southwest Texas State University -- May 1995 - 4.0 GPA (18 graduate hours of accounting)

BS -- Business and Public Administration -- University of Texas at Dallas - May 1983 -- 3.9 GPA - major - accounting

TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

Austin Community College -- adjunct accounting faculty (1/85 - 8/87) -- full-time faculty (8/87 - present) -- purchasing department computer training to all employees (8/97 - 1/98)

Texas Department of Transportation -- accounting training for small businesses (9/03 - 8/04) 

Courses Taught: Principles of Financial Accounting, Principles of Managerial Accounting, Cost Accounting, Advanced Cost Accounting, Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting, Advanced Governmental Accounting and Auditing, Advanced Accounting, Advanced Theory and Problems in Accounting, Intermediate Accounting, Individual Income Tax, Corporate and Partnership Taxation

Internal Revenue Service -- certified as a classroom instructor -- taught numerous 2 - 6 week technical courses to Taxpayer Service Representatives and Tax Auditors -- taught instructor training courses to all employees -- taught short continuing education courses to employees and taxpayers -- taught taxpayer education classes

TECHNOLOGY ACTIVITIES:

Blackboard – Integration of Blackboard into Financial Accounting Online Course, Managerial Accounting In-Class Course, Hybrid Capstone Course, and Faculty Resource Site; Presentations on how to use Blackboard to Accounting and Computer Science faculty 

Sharing What Works – Blackboard Presentation: Teachers of Accounting at Two-Year Colleges (May 2001)

Changing CPA Exam/Online Accounting Database Research Presentation: Teachers of Accounting at Two-Year Colleges (May 2002)

Hybrid Learning Presentation:  Teachers of Accounting at Two-Year Colleges (May 2005)

Austin Community College Innovation Grant Award – Online and lab activities; teaching tips; and course information have been developed and delivered via departmental web site (academic year 2001/2002)

Austin Community College Summer Institute – training for development of online activities with an emphasis on activity learning (Summer 2001 and Summer 2002)

Streaming Video Grant – developed two streaming videos for integration into Financial Accounting; led workshops on development of streaming videos (academic year 2001/2002)

Accounting Coordinator for John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Faculty Resource Network – duties include making presentations (live and virtual) and providing support on using Blackboard and integrating technology into the curriculum. (March 2002 to September 2005)

Co-creator of Accounting Toolbox for Success (along with ACC colleague Tracie Nobles) which helps students with financial and managerial accounting topics (2008)

Member of the ACC College-Wide and Business Studies’ Department Best Practices in Distance Learning committee (2006 - 2008)

Member of ACC College-Wide Achieving Excellence Committee (2008 - present)

OTHER ACC ACTIVITIES:

Accounting Department Head for Ridgeview and Northridge Campuses -- Fall 1988 – Fall 1998

Accounting Department Chair – Fall 1998 – Summer 2005

Assistant Accounting Department Chair – Fall 2005 – present (primary duties: providing support to accounting faculty for Blackboard and online homework systems, assisting adjunct faculty members, and coordinating the ACC Accounting Advisory Committee activities.

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE:

Merrill Lynch -- Dealer-Cashier (5/72 - 12/73)

Internal Revenue Service -- Secretary (12/73 - 10/75), Taxpayer Service Representative (10/75 - 6/79), Tax Auditor (6/79 - 5/81), Internal Revenue Agent (5/81 - 10/87)

AWARDS:

Recipient of the American Accounting Association 2009 Two Year Educator of the Year (June 2009)

Nominee for Outstanding Community College Instructor - Texas Society of CPA's (June 2003) 

Nominee for David R. Pierce Faculty Technology Award Nomination (Nov 2001 and Nov 2003)

NISOD Excellence Award (May 1997)

Southwest Texas State University -- Master of Accountancy Achievement Award (April 1995)

Texas State Board of Public Accountancy -- Top Ten Award (March 1985) Award was given for passing all four parts of the Uniform CPA Exam in November 1984 and scoring in the top ten of all individuals who took that exam.

Internal Revenue Service -- 2 outstanding performance awards-- several certificates of appreciation

OTHER ACTIVITIES:

Board Member for Teachers of Accounting at Two Year Colleges (Fall 2004 - present)

Faculty Advisor for Campus Crusade for Christ (1999 – 2004)

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program – Site Coordinator for e-filing site (2001 - 2004) The site is at one of the Austin Community College's campuses and involves accounting faculty and students.

Committee: Who’s Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges (1997 – present)

Reviewer for Teachers of Accounting at Two Year Colleges’ scholarship applications (March 2002 to May 2005)

Reviewer for financial and managerial textbooks, author of test banks for accounting texts and financial accounting instructor manuals, author of instructions that help students with textbook problems

PERSONAL:

Married

Hobbies include my Shih Tzu, gardening and music

Updated: 7/13/09