James A. Hallam Distinguished Accounting Scholar
This endowment was established in the mid-1980s by accounting alums, who were partners at Arthur Andersen Inc., to establish a professorship in accounting. In the mid-1990s the focus was changed to support accounting programs and the department chair. Assets of this endowment are invested in the Illinois State University Endowment Investment Pool. The James A. Hallam Distinguished Accounting Scholar was established in 1986 through gifts of the employees and corporate matching funds from Arthur Andersen LLP to establish a distinguished professor award in honor of James A. Hallam, long-time teacher and chairperson of the Department of Accounting at Illinois State University. The fund supports distinguished professors who possess extraordinary teaching skills, professional pride and commitment, leadership, and dedication to excellence, including faculty grants and professional development.