2025-26 Accounting Viewbook
It is my joy to welcome you to the 2025–2026 edition of our Baylor Department of Accounting and Business Law Viewbook. As I reflect on my first year as chair, I am deeply grateful for God’s faithfulness and for the remarkable people who make this community so special – our students, faculty, alumni and friends who care deeply about Christ and about one another.
This year’s theme, inspired by Colossians 2:7, celebrates how we are “rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.” Throughout these articles, you’ll find stories of students and faculty growing in wisdom, serving with excellence and leading with courage. From the creative ways we are weaving artificial intelligence into our curriculum, to the innovative research of our faculty, to the impactful service of our Amsterdam mission trip and the compassion shown through our VITA tax assistance program, each story reflects a commitment to learning and service grounded in Christ.
We are so thankful for you! Your prayers, encouragement and generosity mean more than you know. As you read, I hope you’ll celebrate God’s work here and keep walking alongside us this coming year. Together, we get to watch Him do immeasurably more than we can ask or imagine.
Rebecca Files, PhD
Professor and William E. Crenshaw Chair
From faculty achievements to student service, see how our department is thriving – rooted in Christ and ready to serve.
Our 2025–2026 Advisory Board features accomplished professionals who help strengthen our programs and impact.
Discover how Baylor Accounting is integrating AI to strengthen, not replace, the skills that define the profession.
Honoring our top Accounting students for their hard work, leadership and excellence during the 2024–2025 academic year.
For more than a decade, our vocational mission trips have shown students how accounting knowledge can serve communities around the world.
From tax returns to life-changing moments, our students are serving the community with compassion through the VITA program.
RTO mandates carry hidden costs: increased turnover, lost talent, and hiring challenges. Discover the data behind the brain drain.
Social media can shape auditor judgment. New research explores how online disclosures affect credibility and audit quality.
A new partnership with Forvis Mazars is fueling faculty research that shapes scholarship, practice and the future of accounting.
Teaching, research and service excellence shine as our faculty are recognized through HSB and Baylor awards.
New faculty Rachel Scott, Derek Winkler and Kassie Fehr share their favorite moments, surprises and lessons from their first year at Baylor.
Through generous scholarships, students like Jada and Muhammad are pursuing their dreams with focus, gratitude and purpose.
Baylor Accounting honors Mike Mowchan’s outstanding scholarship and leadership with the Emerson O. Henke Chair appointment.
Celebrating the generosity that fuels student success – more than 100 Baylor Accounting students received scholarships this year.
Honoring the donors who make a difference through their generosity, vision and commitment to Baylor Accounting students.
Celebrating the talented faculty and staff who lead, teach and inspire in Baylor Accounting and Business Law this academic year.
