William E. Fowler, M.S., CPA
Associate Professor of Accounting and Chairperson of the Accounting and Finance Department
Contact Information:
Office: 171 Mabee Business Building
Address: ACU Box 29305, Abilene, Texas 79699
E-mail: bill.fowler@coba.acu.edu
Office: 325-674-2080
FAX: 325-674-2564
Degrees, Licenses & Certificates:
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA), 1977
- MS, Walsh College, 1983
- BBA, Harding University, 1975
Academic Positions Held:
- Chair, Department of Accounting and Finance, 1993-present
- Assistant Professor of Accounting, ACU, 1991- present
Other Positions:
- Staff accountant, Deloitte & Touche, Memphis, Tennessee, 1975-1978
- Vice President of Finance, Michigan Christian College, 1978-1984
- Assistant Vice President of Finance, Abilene Christian University, 1984-1991
Professional & Teaching Awards:
- Accounting and Finance Teacher of the Year, 1998, 1996, 1994, 1992.
Courses Taught:
- Auditing
- Cost Accounting
- Principles of Accounting
- Advanced Auditing
- Income Tax
- Managerial Accounting
Consulting:
- Design of continuing education programs.
Research Areas:
- Auditing: Going Concern Report Modifications
Current Projects:
- An Investigation of the Relationship between Bankruptcies and Going Concern Reports by specific accounting firms
Professional Leadership:
- Consortium for Accounting Education Improvement
- Accounting and Finance Education Roundtable
- American Collegiate Business Schools & Programs (ACBSP) accounting - Program Evaluator
- Abilene Chapter of Institute of Management Accountants
- Abilene Chapter of Texas Society of CPA's
- Institute of Internal Auditors
Recent Publications:
- "The Senior Publications," with Dr. John Neill, Journal of Biblical Integration in Business, Fall, 2001.