Audit Director Elected to National Board

The university’s director of audit and compliance has been elected to the board of the Association of College and University Auditors (ACUA).     

Toni Messer will assume the role at the annual membership meeting on Sept. 17 in Phoenix.

Messer earned a bachelor’s in business administration in accounting from Texas A&M University.  She is a certified public accountant and a certified internal auditor.  Before  joining UT Dallas, Messer was employed in the Texas State Auditor’s Office.

She has worked with students in the Endorsed Internal Audit Program in the UT Dallas  School of Management.

ACUA is an international professional organization serving institutions of higher education across the globe.

Since its establishment in 1958, ACUA has provided its members a collegial forum for exchanging and sharing knowledge and generating new ideas. ACUA is committed to increasing members’ knowledge of auditing, regulatory compliance and risk management in higher education.

She has been active not only in ACUA but also in the Dallas Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors and the Texas Association of College and University Auditors.

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