Positions

Vice-President, American Accounting Association, 2009 - 2010
Consultant and Witness, U.S. Attorneys Office/Department of Justice, Chicago, IL, 2007 - 2008
Consultant, Law Firm, 2005 - 2007
Consultant and Witness, Law firm, 2004 - 2006
Consultant, US Securities Exchange Commission, 1996 - 2004
KPMG Peat Marwick Distinguished Professor of Accountancy, University of Illinois, 1987 - 2001
Consultant, Law Firm, 1997 - 1998
Testimony Preparation Expert, National CPA Firm, 1992 - 1993
Associate Professor of Accountancy, University of Illinois, 1983 - 1987
Assistant Professor, University of Arizona, 1978 - 1983
Consultant and Witness, Law Firm, 1983

Research Interests

Honors and Awards

Collaboration Award for "Auditing Organizations Through a Strategic Systems Lens," with T. Bell, F. Marrs, and H. Thomas., Joint American Institute of CPAs/American Accounting Association, November , 1998

Distinguished Invited Lecturer, Irish Accounting and Finance Society, March , 2002

Incomplete List of Excellent Teachers, University of Illinois , 1984-2001

Outstanding Auditing Dissertation Chairperson, American Accounting Association Auditing Section, Huntington Beach, California, January , 2003

Outstanding Auditing Educator, American Accounting Association Auditing Section, presented in Dallas, Texas, August , 1997

Outstanding Graduate Student Mentor (Finalist), University of Illinois Graduate College, presented April , 1997

Shaw Foundation Professor & Visiting Distinguished Scholar, Singapore., Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, June , 1999

Visiting Distinguished Scholar, Chinese University of Hong Kong, March , 1999

Innovations in Auditing and Assurance Education Award, American Accounting Association Auditing Section, presented in New Orleans, Louisiana, January , 2005

Excellence in Teaching Award, St. Louis Accountancy Committee of UIUC, presented in St. Louis, Missouri, May 14 , 1996

Distinguished Visiting Faculty, American Accounting Association Doctoral Consortium, Tahoe City, California, June , 1994

Visiting Distinguished Scholar, University of Memphis, April , 1994

Resident Faculty, Big-10 Doctoral Consortium, Michigan State University/Coopers & Lybrand, East Lansing, Michigan, July , 1992

American Accounting Association/Deloitte & Touche Wildman Medal for Research Opportunities in Auditing: The Second Decade, Presented at the 1990 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada , 1990

Norton M. Bedford Scholar, Department of Accountancy , 1987-1988

Resident Faculty, Big-10 Doctoral Consortium, The Ohio State University/Coopers & Lybrand, Columbus, Ohio, June , 1993

Visiting Distinguished Scholar, Michigan State University, August , 1993

Outstanding Faculty Member Award, Beta Alpha Psi, University of Arizona , 1983

Teaching Distinction List, Department of Accounting, College of Business and Public Administration, The University of Arizona , 1978-1983

Outstanding Teacher Award, Department of Accounting, College of Business and Public Administration, The University of Arizona, November , 1981

Ph.D. Excellence Award, University of Texas , 1976-1977

Dean's Award for Academic Excellence, University of Texas, May , 1974

Special Award of Merit, Illinois CPA Society, Chicago, Illinois, May , 2009

Award for Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Washington D.C., April , 2009

Visiting Distinguished Scholar & Ratcliffe Lecturer, University of New South Wales, February-March , 2008

Notable Contributions to the Literature Award, American Accounting Association Auditing Section, presented in Austin, Texas, January , 2008

Distinguished Service Award, American Accounting Association Auditing Section, Charleston, South Carolina, January , 2007

Outstanding Auditing Dissertation Chairperson, American Accounting Association Auditing Section, presented in Newport Beach, California, January , 2000

Outstanding Auditing Dissertation Chairperson, American Accounting Association Auditing Section, presented in Dallas Texas, August , 1997

Indefinite Term Membership, University of Illinois Graduate Faculty, February , 1986

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