yo professor! mentor me!

As I think about a faculty member that would help me grow in my accounting field and mentor me if I needed, I see someone that has experience and knowledge in accounting. If I had to choose a faculty member right now it would be Anne Clem. She is my current professor in Accounting 284.

She is a very good professor because she is very passionate about accounting. Anne teaches as though she truly cares about each and every one of her students. She makes her class enjoyable to go to and actually makes me want to come to class every day. I feel as though she would be an excellent mentor because I believe she would take her passion for teaching and focus it towards helping and teaching me to prepare me for a future in accounting.

Anne received her bachelor’s degree from Iowa State in 1990 and her PhD from the University of Texas in 1997. She has done empirical research in financial accounting and capital markets. I feel as if her experiences in financial accounting would be very helpful to me in my accounting degree. She not only teaches Accounting 284, but Accounting 495/595. These are upper level classes that I will be taking during my senior year.

I think it will be very beneficial to make a connection with Professor Clem as a freshman so that she will be able to guide me through the next few years of college and then help me finish up with the upper level accounting courses my final year. Finding a mentor will not only help you throughout college, but they will help you have the best experience in each class. I think that by just asking Professor Clem it would help me immensely throughout my journey at Iowa State.