About the Author
----------------
Jerry J. Weygandt, PhD, CPA, is Arthur Andersen Alumni Professor
of Accounting at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He holds a
Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Illinois. Articles by
Professor Weygandt have appeared in the Accounting Review,
Journal of Accounting Research, Accounting Horizons, Journal of
Accountancy, and other academic and professional journals. These
articles have examined such financial reporting issues as
accounting for price-level adjustments, pensions, convertible
securities, stock option contracts, and interim reports.
Professor Weygandt is author of other accounting and financial
reporting books and is a member of the American Accounting
Association, the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants, and the Wisconsin Society of Certified Public
Accountants. He has served on numerous committees of the American
Accounting Association and as a member of the editorial board of
the Accounting Review; he also has served as President and
Secretary-Treasurer of the American Accounting Association. He is
the recipient of the Wisconsin Institute of CPAs Outstanding
Educator's Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2001 he
received the American Accounting Association's Outstanding
Accounting Educator Award.
Paul D. Kimmel, PhD, CPA, received his bachelor's degree from
the University of Minnesota and his doctorate in accounting from
the University of Wisconsin. He is an Associate Professor at the
University of Wisconsin -Milwaukee, and has public accounting
experience with Deloitte & Touche (Minneapolis). He was the
recipient of the UWM School of Business Advisory Council Teaching
Award and the Reggie Taite Excellence in Teaching Award, and is a
three-time winner of the Outstanding Teaching Assisting Award at
the University of Wisconsin. He is also a recipient of the Elijah
Watts Sells Award for Honorary Distinction for his results on the
CPA exam. He is a member of the American Accounting Association
and has published articles in Accounting Review, Accounting
Horizons, Advances in Management Accounting, Managerial Finance,
Issues in Accounting Education, Journal of Accounting Education,
as well as other journals. His research interests include
accounting for financial instruments and innovation in accounting
education. He has published papers and given numerous talks on
incorporating critical thinking into accounting education, and
helped prepare a catalog of critical thinking resources for the
Federated Schools of Accountancy.
Donald E. Kieso, PhD, CPA, received his bachelor's degree from
Aurora University and his doctorate in accounting from the
University of Illinois. He is currently the KPMG Peat Marwick
Emeritus Professor of Accounting at Northern Illinois University.
He has public accounting experience with Price Waterhouse & Co.
(San Francisco and Chicago) and Arthur Andersen & Co. (Chicago)
and research experience with the Research Division of the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (New York).
He has done postdoctorate work as a Visiting Scholar at the
University of California at Berkeley and is a recipient of NIU's
Teaching Excellence Award and four Golden Apple Teaching Awards.
Professor Kieso is the author of other accounting and business
books and is a member of the American Accounting Association, the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the
Illinois CPA Society. He is currently serving on the Board of
Trustees and Executive Committee of Aurora University, as a
member of the Board of Directors of Castle BancGroup Inc., and as
Treasurer and Director of Valley West Community Hospital.
Read more ( javascript:void(0) )