Accounting Vice President

CURRICULUM VITAE

Leonard Eugene Berry

September 2011

I. Personal Data:

Professor and Director Emeritus, School of Accountancy, Georgia State University

Residence:

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Jasper, GA 30143

e-mail: *********@***.***

II. Education and Certification:

BSBA, The Ohio State University, 1964, Accounting

MBA, The University of Dayton, 1967, Business Administration

Ph.D., The University of Colorado, 1976, Accounting and

Administrative Policy

CPA, State of Ohio, 1972; State of Georgia, 1985

CIA, The Institute of Internal Auditors, 1983

III. Experience in Education:

Currently: Retired, Professor and Director Emeritus, School

of Accountancy, Georgia State University.

July 1997 to April 2000:

Professor and Director Emeritus, School of Accountancy, Georgia State University,

Administrator of the GSU Controllers RoundTable, teach courses in managerial accounting

and control systems.

July 1996 to July 1997, Professor of Accountancy, Georgia State University

June 1986 to July 1996:

Director, School of Accountancy, Georgia State University.

1977 to 1986:

Associate Professor and Professor of Accountancy, Georgia University. Taught financial

accounting, managerial accounting and control systems, and government and nonprofit

accounting. My primary interest is managerial accounting (undergraduate and MBA).

1972 to 1977:

Instructor, Assistant Professor and Associate Professor in Accounting and Economics,

United States Air Force Academy, Colorado. Taught financial accounting and economics.

1971 to 1972:

Part time lecturer in accounting and finance, California State College, San Bernardino,

California.

1969 to 1991:

Part time instructor in accounting and management, University of Maryland.

IV. Professional and Managerial Experience:

1964 to 1972:

Auditor, Resident Auditor, and Research Auditor, Air Force Audit Agency.

Performed and supervised compliance, financial and operational audits. Managed a

decentralized staff of seven professional auditors. Performed research and staff studies

for the Auditor General of the United States Air Force (a Major General) on audit matters.

V. Experience/Service in Professional Associations and Societies:

American Accounting Association

Member of the Technical Program Committee for the l982 Annual Meeting of the

American Accounting Association.

Member, American Accounting Association Council, 1985-86.

Education Committee Member, American Accounting Association, 1987 to 1988.

Editorial Board, Issues in Accounting Education, 1995-present.

Administrators of Accounting Programs Group, AAA: This is the

national organization for accounting administrators (department chairpersons and

Directors).

Southeastern Vice President, 1989-90.

Newsletter Editor, 1987 to 1989.

1996 Annual Program Committee

Government and Nonprofit Section, AAA: This is the national

organization of academicians who have an interest in promoting and assisting teaching and

research in government and nonprofit accounting.

Chairperson, 1985-86.

1984 85 Chairperson-Elect.

Secretary, 1983-84.

Chair, 1983-84 Public Sector Accounting Committee.

Chairman, 1983-84 Selection Committee, Award for Notable Contribution to Public Sector

Accounting Literature.

Editor, Public Sector Section News, the newsletter of the Public Sector Section,

1982-83.

Chair, Public Sector Section Research Committee, 1981-82. Member, 1978-81.

American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business

Member, Accounting Accreditation Peer Review Teams, 1988-Present.

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Member of the Curriculum and Instruction in Accounting Education

Subcommittee, American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), 1993 to present. The 300,000+ member

AICPA is the leading professional organization of CPAs.

Federation of Schools of Accountancy. The Federation

of Schools of Accountancy is the national organization of accredited graduate programs in

accounting. Its mission is to promote, assist, and support the development of

high quality, accredited postbaccalaureate education for the profession of accounting.

President, 1993

Vice President and President Elect, 1992

Secretary, 1987-1991

Member of the Board of Directors, 1987-1994

Strategic Planning Committee, 1992-1995. Chair, 1994.

Chair, Nominating Committee, 1994, member 1995.

Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants

Atlanta Chapter, Georgia Society of CPA's (1,600 members):

President: 1990-91

Vice President: 1989-90

Secretary: 1988-89

Member of the Board of Directors, 1987 to 1989.

Institute of Management Accountants (Formerly National

Association of Accountants)

Atlanta Chapter:

Chapter Manuscripts Director, 1978-79

Professional Development Director, 1979-80

Vice President Education, 1980-81

Member Dixie Council, Regional Professional Development Conference Committee, l98l-82

Association of Government Accountants

Member, Editorial Board, Government Accountants Journal,

l979-1990. Member National Committee on Relations with State and Local Government

Organizations, Accountants, 1982-83.

Atlanta Chapter:

Director of Research, 1982-84, 1985-86

Director of Education, 1986-87

VI. Publications in Refereed Journals:

"The Controller's Good Intentions," Financial Executive, March/April

1998, pp.23-27. With Jon Scheumann.

"Performance of Auditing Procedures by Governmental Auditors:

Some Preliminary Evidence," The Accounting Review, January 1987, pp. 14-28,

With Gordon Harwood and Joseph Katz.

"Governmental Auditing Research: An Analytic Framework,

Assessment of Past Work, and Future Directions," Research Governmental and

Non Profit Accounting, 1986, with Wanda A. Wallace.

"The Internal and External Auditors' New Coordinated

Environment," The Internal Auditor, October 1985, pp. 57-60.

"Strategies for Controlling Audit Costs," Sloan

Management Review, Fall 1985, pp. 63-68.

"New Treatment of Health Care Costs." Management

Accounting, April 1984, pp. 58-61.

"Budgeting and Reporting Operations: Revenue Recognition,

Expense/Expenditure Measurement," Research in Governmental and Nonprofit

Accounting, 1985.

"Curriculum Requirements for Government Operational

Auditing," The Government Accountants Journal. Spring l982, pp. 16-22.

"Government Accounting Standards: The Compliance Issue,"

The Government Accountants Journal, Winter l98l-82, pp. 30-36. With Fred Jacobs.

"Deciding on Discretionary Costs: A Cost Benefit Analysis

Approach," Cost and Management, July August 1982, pp. 38-44.

"An Approach to Advising Clients on the Pricing

Decision," The Journal of Accountancy, March l980, pp. 34-38.

"Controlling the Growing Firm With Responsibility

Accounting," Business, Sept. Oct. 1979, pp. 30-34. With Gordon Harwood. (Abstracted

in Management Literature In Brief, Winter 1980, p. 4; and Accounting and Data

Processing Abstracts, Jan. 1980, p. 77.)

"Using Accounting Information To Make Better Decisions,"

Business, March/April 1981, pp. 24-27. With Gordon Harwood. (Abstracted in Small

Business DART, June 1981, p. 3.)

"Policies and Programs for a Competent Audit Staff:

Perceptions of Government Internal Auditors," The Internal Auditor, October

1979, pp. 91-95.

"Quantitative Criteria for Evaluating Overall Performance of

a Government Audit Organization: An Empirical Study," The Government Accountant's

Journal, Summer 1978, pp. 43-52.

"Accounting Power, the Political Element, and the Cost

Accounting Standards Board," The Government Accountants Journal, Summer,

1976,

pp. 20-26.

"Are You a Thick Skinned Auditor?" The Internal

Auditor, January/February, 1976, pp. 41-51.

VII. Books and Monographs:

Financial Accounting Demystified. McGraw-Hill, Inc., 2011

Management Accounting Demystified.

McGraw-Hill, Inc., 2006.

Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting: A Book of Readings,

Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1984. With Gordon Harwood.

Coordinating Total Audit Coverage: Trends and Practices.

The Institute of Internal Auditors Research Foundation, 1983.

Editor/Contributor of Research Monograph: Research in

Government Accounting, Reporting, Budgeting and Auditing: Evaluation and Issues for

Research. 1981-82 Government and Non Profit Section Research Committee, American

Accounting Association. June 1982.

A Study of the Needs in Federal and State Government for

Broader Curriculum Coverage of Operational Auditing in Colleges and Universities

(Arlington, Va.: The Association of Government Accountants, 1981).

VIII. Other Publications:

"Needed: Accountants to Solve Government Cost/Management

Accounting Problems." Management Accounting News and Views, Management

Accounting Section, American Accounting Association.

"Recent Research in Government Auditing: Evaluation and

Recommendations for Research Needs." In Research in Government Accounting,

Reporting, Budgeting and Auditing: Evaluation and Issues for Research.

1981 82 Public

Sector Section Research Committee, American Accounting Association, June 1982, pp.

119-138.

"Quality Control in Government Audit Organizations: An

Empirical Study," Working Paper #5 Public Sector Section, American Accounting

Association, April 1978.

IX. Presentations at Professional Meetings:

"Research in Governmental Auditing," Conference on

Academic Careers in Governmental Accounting and Auditing, Washington, DC, April, 1985.

"Performance of Auditing Procedures by Government Auditors:

Some Preliminary Evidence," Midwest Regional Meeting American Accounting Association,

Chicago, Illinois, March 1985. With Gordon Harwood and Joseph Katz.

"Some Preliminary Variables for Explaining Governmental Units

Contracting for External Audit," Governmental and Nonprofit Research Symposium,

Chicago, Ill., November 1984.

"Current Governmental Auditing Issues." Colloquium on

Governmental Auditing, The Institute of Internal Auditors, Washington, DC, October

17, 1983.

"Improving Total Audit Coverage Through a Joint

Internal/External Auditor Coordination System." North American Conference, The

Institute of Internal Auditors, Detroit, Michigan, July l8, 1983.

"Establishing Joint Research With the Academic

Community," American Society of Military Comptrollers, Atlanta, Georgia, May

1983.

"Current Research Issues in Government Auditing,"

American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, California, August

1982.

"Curriculum Requirements for Government Auditing in U.S.

Colleges and Universities," Canadian Comprehensive Auditing Conference, Toronto,

Canada, September 15, 1981.

"A Study of The Need for Broader Curriculum Coverage of

Government Operational Auditing in Colleges and Universities," American Accounting

Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, August l98l. (Included in proceedings).

Discussant, "An Analysis of Alternative Methods of

Establishing Financial Accounting Standards for Municipal Governments," American

Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, August l980. (Included in

proceedings).

Discussant, "Use of a Multivariable Multirater Model to

Assess the Validity of Not For Profit Performance Measures An Empirical

Evaluation," American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii,

August, l979. (Included in proceedings).

"Quality Control in Government Audit Organizations:

Perceptions of Government Auditors," Southeast Region/American Accounting

Association, Miami Beach, Florida, April, l979. (Included in proceedings).

X. Awards:

Recipient of the 1985 College of Business Administration, Georgia

State University, Research Award.

Recipient of the 1984 Outstanding Service Award, Atlanta Chapter

Association of Government Accountants.

Recipient of Certificate of Merit in the National Association of

Accountants 1983 84 Manuscript Competition.

Recipient of Service Award, The Institute of Internal Auditors,

1983.

Recipient of the 1981 National Research Award, Association of

Government Accountants.

Recipient of the 1982 Association of Government Accountants

Authors Award for an article published in the Government Accountants Journal.

XI. Editorial Boards:

Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Research in Governmental

and Nonprofit Accounting, 1984 1986

Member, Board of Reviewers, Georgia Journal of Accounting.

1984-1986

Ad Hoc Reviewer, The Accounting Review, 1983 84; Accounting

Horizons, 1992.

Member, Editorial Board, Issues in Accounting Education,

1995-97.

Member, Editorial Board, Accounting Education: A Journal of

Theory, Practice and Research, 1996 to 1997.

XII. Recent Service to the University:

Executive Committee Member, College of Business Administration,

1986 to 1996. Served on various sub-committees.

Member, University Chairs Council, 1993 to present.

Member of various search committees 1990 to present, including

University Vice President for Financial Affairs; University Associate Vice President for

Financial Affairs; Department of Finance Chair; and Department of Risk Management Chair.

Member of Review Committee, Structure and Governance of the

College of Business Administration, Georgia State University, 1989-1990.

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