Eastern Michigan University's internal audit program has
received a $40,000 grant from the Internal Auditing Academic
Advancement Fund, Inc. (IAAAF).
"Through the long term support of the Detroit Chapter
of the Institute of Internal Auditors and now, through
this exciting and substantial grant from the IAAAF, EMU
will be able to continue to strengthen our academic programs,
to promote the great profession of internal auditing to
more students beyond EMU, and to enhance our connections
to the business community," said Bob Okopny, professor
of accounting at EMU.
The Detroit Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors
contributed $25,000 to the fund, of which $20,000 was designated
to EMU.
"Our chapter feels that the EMU program is critical to
our chapter. We wanted the money that we are investing
to come back into our community," said Mark Weintraub,
president of the Detroit Chapter of the Institute of Internal
Auditors (IIA).
The grant will be used for developing new courses; development
of a resource library; educational events, advisory board
activities; hiring of an internal audit graduate assistant;
and the development of marketing materials for EMU's Internal
Audit Educational Partnership program, which is housed
in the Department of Accounting and Finance.
The internal audit program at EMU began in 1991 as the
result of a grant sponsored by the Detroit Chapter of the
IIA.
The IIA, which began in 1941, is an international professional
organization, which provides ethical standards' guidance,
professional development, research and its dissemination,
worldwide opportunities for sharing information, promotion
of internal audit education and certification. The Detroit
Chapter of the IIA is the second oldest chapter in the
world and began in 1942.
