Chattanooga Chapter May Meeting

Dr. Amelia Hart, CPA, CGMA currently lectures in the Department of Accounting and Information Management in the Haslam College of Business at The University of Tennessee Knoxville. She relishes her role in academia and the opportunity to mentor with meaningful impact. She is the co-author of the articles published in the Tennessee CPA Journal's Accounting and Auditing Section.

Hart's accounting experience spans 20 years in both academia and professional practice. In the profession, she served in numerous roles including that of Controller for a management company with over 30 subsidiary entities in various industries including hotel/hospitality, luxury home development, entertainment, and real estate. In the academy, she has served in various capacities as a tenured faculty member with responsibilities that spanned teaching, curriculum coordination, and directing diversity initiatives. At the University of Tennessee (UT), she is Faculty Senator, has served as both NABA and Beta Alpha Psi faculty advisor, participates on various department and university committees, co-coordinates the AIM Academy summer program, and works with the UT Inclusive Teaching Taskforce.

Hart she serves on numerous committees within the accounting discipline including that of Co-chair of the American Accounting Association Diversity Section Midyear Meeting, TSCPA Scholarship Taskforce, AGA Young Professionals Focus Group, the State Ethics Committee, and the TSCPA Knoxville Chapter Budget Committee. Within the community, she contributes to the leadership of numerous civic organizations including Goodwill Industries of Knoxville [as a Board member] and the United Way of Greater Knoxville Investment and Endowment [as a Committee member].

Dr. Hart is frequently invited to present at academic conferences and professional seminars. She enjoys her active role in the professional development of stakeholders in accounting, finance, and related fields. She is the 2021 Decosimo Faculty Leadership Award recipient; 2021 finalist for the Richard C. Reizenstein Outstanding Commitment to Students Award; and was a nominee for the Chancellor's Excellence in Teaching Award. She completed her Bachelor's at Lee University, Master's at the University Tennessee Chattanooga, and Doctorate of Business Administration in Accounting at Anderson University, IN.