The Miller Family Award

Recognizing Excellence. Advancing Teaching.

The Miller Family Award for Two-Year Accounting Teaching Excellence honors outstanding accounting educators teaching at two-year and associate-degree granting institutions across the United States.

Established in honor of Kipp and Sylvia Miller, the award celebrates educators who demonstrate excellence in teaching, inspire student success, and strengthen the accounting profession through innovation, service, and leadership.

The award includes a $5,000 prize and provides funding for the recipient to attend and present at the 2027 TACTYC Conference, held May 20–22, 2027, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

About the Award

The Miller Family Award recognizes educators whose passion for teaching has made a meaningful impact on students, colleagues, and the accounting profession.

In addition to receiving national recognition, the recipient will present at the 2027 TACTYC Conference, sharing innovative teaching strategies and best practices with accounting educators from across the country.

The award provides funding for:

• Conference registration
• Travel
• Lodging

Thank you to AcctoFi and TXCPA for administering the permanent endowment that makes this award possible and for supporting excellence in accounting education.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must:

• Be actively teaching accounting at a U.S.-based two-year or associate-degree granting institution
• Have a minimum of three years of accounting teaching experience
• Be a current TACTYC member
• Not be teaching solely in a baccalaureate or graduate program

Selection Criteria

Applications will be evaluated based on evidence of:

• Excellence in classroom teaching
• Innovation in accounting education
• Commitment to student success
• Service to the accounting profession
• Contributions to the accounting education community