ACCOUNTING
AND FINANCE

Education

Our faculty hold EdD, DDA, or PhD degrees from some of the best universities in the country: Michigan State University, Oklahoma State University, Southern Illinois University,  University of Central Florida, University of Kentucky, University of Minnesota-Minneapolis, University of Missouri-Columbia, University of Texas-Dallas, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Professional Certifications

Our faculty have obtained a number of professional certifications such as
Certified Financial Manager, Certified Financial Planner, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Management Accountant, Certified Management Auditor, and Certified Public Accountant.

Awards

Outstanding Teaching

• International Association for Computer Information Systems Computer
  Educator of the Year: Dr. Susan Haugen, (2004)
• UW-Eau Claire Excellence in Teaching award: Dr. Lucretia Mattson
  (2000); Dr. Larry Ozzello (1985), Dr. J. Roger Selin (1974, 2005)
• Wisconsin Institute of CPAs Accounting Educator of the Year: Dr.
  Lucretia Mattson (1993)
• Wisconsin Teaching Fellow, University of Wisconsin System: Ms. Ingrid Ulstad (2004)

Outstanding Service
UW-Eau Claire Excellence in Service award: Dr. Lucretia Mattson (2000)
Wisconsin Institute of CPAs Spirit award: Dr. Lucretia Mattson (1995)

Outstanding Scholarly Activity

• Allied Academies Best Paper Award: Dr. D'Arcy Becker and Dr. Susan Haugen (2005); Dr. D'Arcy Becker, Ms. Jan Connolly, and Dr. Paula Lentz (2004)
• American Accounting Association Best Paper Award: Dr. D'Arcy Becker and Ms. Ingrid Ulstad (2007)
• McGraw Hill/Irwin Distinguished Paper Award-MBAA: Dr. Rajarshi Aroskar, (2004, 2003)

Service

Community Service
Our faculty and staff give back to the community through their ongoing involvement with organizations, such as City of Eau Claire Revolving Loan Committee, Eau Claire Babe Ruth, Eau Claire City Council, Epilepsy Foundation of Western Wisconsin, Royal Credit Union, The ARC, TRY Mediation, United Church of Christ, and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program.

Professional Service
Our faculty and staff hold leadership roles in many professional organizations, such as American Accounting Association, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Beta Alpha Psi, Midwest Accounting Society, Midwest Business Association, and Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

University Service
Our faculty and staff play an active role in the university community. They are involved in many department, college, university and system-wide committees, such as Network for Excellence in Teaching (NET), Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Collaborative Initiative (SOTL), COB technology committee, department and college curriculum committees, university senate, university budget committee, and the UW-System tax sheltered annuity review committee.