Scranton Professors Win Coveted National Ethics Award a Third Consecutive Time
Douglas M. Boyle, DBA ’88, professor and chair of accounting at The University of Scranton, left, and Daniel P. Haggerty, Ph.D., professor of philosophy at Scranton, are two of the three authors of an article that earned this year’s Curt Verschoor Ethics Feature of the Year Award from the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). Their article, “Fraud and the Capital Vices: Pride, Envy and Greed,” was published in the IMA’s flagship publication Strategic Finance. Dr. Boyle has authored four Verschoor award-winning articles, while Dr. Haggerty has authored two.University of Scranton professors are influencing financial professionals worldwide, while their work earns top national honors.
The Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) recently recognized the distinguished contributions of Douglas M. Boyle, DBA ’88, professor and chair of accounting, and Daniel P. Haggerty, Ph.D., professor of philosophy, two of three authors of the article that earned the 2026 Curt Verschoor Ethics Feature of the Year Award.
Building on their previous article, “Aristotle and Accounting: Building Virtue to Fight Fraud,” which won the 2025 Verschoor award, Dr. Boyle and Dr. Haggerty retained their top billing with “Fraud and the Capital Vices: Pride, Envy and Greed.” Published in Strategic Finance, their latest article examines how the vices of pride, envy and greed contribute to fraud risk. It also provides organizations with practical strategies to strengthen ethical culture and prevent fraud by addressing these behavioral drivers.
The award-winning scholarship is especially notable in that it represents collaboration between faculty from two different colleges — Dr. Boyle of the Kania School of Management, Dr. Haggerty of the College of Arts and Sciences — highlighting the University’s interdisciplinary excellence.
“Kudos to Drs. Boyle and Haggerty for achieving this great honor, once again,” said Carolyn Berry, Ph.D., dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. “Their ongoing scholarly collaboration utilizes their Catholic, Jesuit-grounded expertise to create new and synergistic scholarly works that strives to improve the world around them.”
“Drs. Haggerty and Boyle’s recognition for their publication in a top practice journal demonstrates that the intersection between business and the humanities continues to resonate with the business community,” added Mark Higgins, Ph.D., dean of the Kania School of Management.
Strategic Finance is the IMA’s flagship publication, reaching a global audience of about 140,000 finance leaders, practitioners and scholars from more than 105 countries. The Verschoor award honors the most outstanding ethics-focused article published annually in Strategic Finance. The award is named for Curt Verschoor, a distinguished accounting scholar and ethicist recognized for his contributions to promoting ethical standards and integrity in the accounting profession. Submissions are evaluated for quality, originality, relevance and practical impact in promoting ethical awareness.
University of Scranton professors have set a new benchmark in business ethics scholarship, earning the Verschoor award three consecutive years (2024-2026) and five times overall. Dr. Boyle has won the Verschoor award four times (2020, 2024-2026), an unparalleled distinction for any scholar, and Dr. Haggerty has now won the award twice (2025-2026). The article’s third author, Dana R. Hermanson, Ph.D., is an accounting professor at Kennesaw State University.
In addition to serving as professor and chair in the Department of Accounting, Dr. Boyle is the director of the University’s Ph.D. program in accounting. A Certified Public Accountant and Certified Management Accountant, he brings 30-plus years of executive experience, having held positions as CEO, CFO and COO. He currently serves as board chair for Allied Services Healthcare System and is ranked No. 1 worldwide for publication productivity in top accounting education journals and No. 1 nationally in practice-focused accounting journals. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Scranton, an MBA from Columbia University and a doctorate from Kennesaw State.
Beyond serving as professor in the Department of Philosophy, Dr. Haggerty directs the University’s Special Jesuit Liberal Arts Honors Program. Dr. Haggerty’s research focuses on moral psychology, ethics and epistemology, examining how virtue, reasoning and emotions influence decision-making and ethical behaviors. He has published extensively on classical and contemporary philosophy and has received University awards including Teacher of the Year — from Scranton’s graduating class in 2018 and also from Alpha Sigma Nu in 2011 — and the 2016 Magis Award. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Saint Joseph’s University and a doctorate from Syracuse University.
Founded in 1888, The University of Scranton offers 70 majors and has been recognized in recent national rankings by U.S. News and World Report, The Wall Street Journal, Princeton Review and Forbes.
