St. John's News
Tobin Accounting Professor Presented with The John W. Dobbins Professor of the Year Award.
April 24, 2008
April 2008--Dr. Nina Dorata, a certified public accountant in New
York and an Assistant Professor of Accounting at The Tobin College
of Business, was recently presented with The John W. Dobbins
Professor of the Year Award—newly renamed in honor of the late Dr.
John W. Dobbins, Professor and former Chair of the Marketing
Department.
To be considered for such an award, a professor must be a
faculty member of St. John's University who is nominated by a
student that was a part of his or her class. An application process
including an essay stating why the professor should be honored with
this award, are submitted by the student and then reviewed by the
Academic Affairs Committee. The Academic Affairs Committee of
Student Government, Incorporated is a 20-member committee composed
of students from the five different colleges of the University and
was co-chaired this year by Elsen Jacob and Susan C. Jacob.
“I was truly humbled to be honored by the accounting majors of
Tobin and I applaud student government for their efforts and
service to our students,” says Dr. Dorata. “I will continue to live
up to this wonderful tribute.”
Dr. Dorata’s professional experience includes working as an
auditor for Price Waterhouse & Co. where she serviced clients
in the financial services and manufacturing industries. She
was an Assistant Vice President of Corporate Accounting for E.F.
Hutton & Co. Inc., and a Director of Financial Reporting at
Staff Builders Inc. Dr. Dorata volunteers as an audit
committee member for the Northport-East Northport School District
and as a consultant for not-for-profit entities.
Members of Student Government presented Dr. Dorata with this
award at The Annual End-of-Year Ceremony of Student Government,
Inc., which took place on April 16th. Deans, Administrators,
University President Father Harrington, and the Provost, Dr. Julia
Upton, were also in attendance.
The Peter J. Tobin College of Business has provided the highest
quality business education for over eighty years. Many alumni
have risen to senior executive positions in the financial services
community in New York and around the world. Degrees offered
include the Bachelor of Science, Master of Business Administration
and Master of Science. The College encompasses the School of
Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science, which is housed
at the University’s Manhattan location in the heart of the New York
financial district. Recent recognitions for the Tobin College
include a listing by The Aspen Institute among the top ninety
business schools in the United States whose graduate curricula
reflect a commitment to social responsibility and sustainability.
For further information, please contact Jennifer Maizel at (718)
990-6218 or email Maizelj@stjohns.edu.
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