Dr. Jomo Sankara

Professor of Accounting

Accounting

Office

SFHB State Farm Hall of Business 312

Office Phone

(309) 438-2266office
phone

jlsanka@ilstu.eduemail

About
Education
Awards & Honors
Research

Current Courses

ACC 230.003 Cost And Management Accounting

ACC 403.001 Sustainability & ESG Reporting

ACC 303.001 Sustainability and ESG Reporting

PhD Business Administration

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida

MBA Accounting specialization

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida

ADM Accounting Scholar for 2018

ADM

2020

2018-2019 COB Outstanding Service Award for Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty

Illinois State University

2019

ADM Accounting Scholar for 2019

ADM

2019

Outstanding Educator Award - Nomination

Illinois CPA Society

2019

ADM Accounting Scholar for 2018

ADM

2018

Outstanding Educator Award - Nomination

Illinois CPA Society

2018

ADM Accounting Scholar for 2017

ADM

2017

Faculty Advisor of the Year Award

NABA Chicago Professional Chapter

2017

IMA Case Writing competition

Institute of Management Accountants

2017

SAS / RSM Professor of the Year

Student Accounting Society / RSM

2017

Journal Article

Nowland, J., Cannavan, D., & Sankara, J. What did Relegated Clubs do Wrong : Evidence from the English Premier League. Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal (2025): 21.

Sankara, J., & Trimble, M. Prevalence of Sustainability Metrics within Executive Compensation Schemes in Large US Companies. Journal of Management and Sustainability / Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education Vol. 15,.No. 1; (2025): 12.

Ames, D., Lao, B., Sankara, J., & Wood, J. The Influence of Uncertainty on Financial Reporting Behavior: The Case of P&C Insurers. Peter F. Pope; Andrew Stark (EDs). Journal of Business Finance & Accounting 51.5-6 (2024): 1193-1216.

Nowland, J., & Sankara, J. New players? New managers? New stadiums? Which investments drive football club performance?. Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal 14.4 (2024): pp. 540-556.

Nowland, J., & Sankara, J. Stadium investments and club performance: Evidence from the English Premier League. International Journal of Sport Finance 19.2 (2024): 15.

Presentations

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Nyiano Enterprises. Sustainability, ESG and Accounting. American Accounting Association. (2024)

Sexting Has Many Costs. Mid-America Council IMA Leadership Training Seminar. (2020)

The Impact of Uncertainty on Financial Reporting Behavior. 2020 BYU Accounting Research Symposium. BYU. (2020)

The impact of catastrophes on accounting quality in the P&C industry. Brigham Young University Research (BYU) Conference. Brigham Young University. (2020)

Sexting Has Many Costs. Institute of Management Accountants - Central Illinois Chapter Annual Spring Conference. (2019)

Sexting Has Many Costs. IMA Central Illinois Chapter Spring Conference. Institute of Management Accountants. (2019)

Sexting Has Many Costs. IMA Mid-America Educational Conference. Institute of Management Accountants. (2019)

Are Board Diversity and Earnings Management Associated with Ethical Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosures? The Case of the Mandatory Conflict Minerals Reporting Requirement D. Management Accounting Section - Doctoral Colloquium and Midyear Research Conference. (2017)

Market Reaction to the Conflict Minerals Disclosure Report: Form SD's effect on the CARs of Filers, Non-filers and Late Filers. 29th ICSEAR UK Conference, St. Andrews, Scotland. (2017)

Grants & Contracts

Faculty Development (FD) grant. Katie School of Insurance. Illinois State University. (2019)

Faculty Development (FD) grant. Katie School of Insurance. Illinois State University. (2015)

Faculty Development (FD) grant. Katie School of Insurance. Illinois State University. (2014)

Katie School of Insurance Faculty Development Grant. Katie School of Insurance - Illinois State University. Illinois State University. (2013)