FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2017, Fountain City, WI - Twenty-three textbooks have been awarded 2017 Textbook Awards by the Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA). Six textbooks received William Holmes McGuffey Longevity Awards, 10 textbooks received Textbook Excellence Awards, and seven textbooks received Most Promising New Textbook Awards. Dr. Hardy is a 2017 Most Promising New Textbook Award Winner in the College category for her book " Enterprise Risk Management: A Guide for Government Professionals” which is in its first edition and published by by John Wiley & Sons. The book is cited for College/University Accounting, Business and Economics courses, but Public Administration is also a good curriculum fit. The Most Promising New Textbook Award recognizes excellence in 1st edition textbooks and learning materials. Works are judged by textbook authors and subject matter experts for their merits in four areas: · ...
The Academy's Risk Communication cohort published a new book published by the Academy. The book series entitled "Flip This Risk for Enterprise Security" features several Academy participants who work at companies such as Walmart, MetLife, JB Hunt, and GoDaddy. Recently, the book was recognized as an International Book Awards Finalist and a Foreword Reviews Books of the Year Finalist.