| Belverd E. Needles, Jr. |
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Ernst & Young Distinguished Professor of Accounting, DePaul University |
 Belverd
E. Needles, Jr. received BBA and MBA degrees from Texas Tech University and
the Ph.D. degree from the University of Illinois. He teaches financial
accounting, managerial accounting, and auditing at DePaul University, where
he is an internationally recognized expert in international accounting and
education. He has published in leading journals and is the author or editor
of more than 20 books and monographs. His Principles of Accounting text was
translated into Russian and is now the leading textbook in Russia on Western
accounting.He is active in many academic and professional organizations and currently serves as Vice-President of Education of the American Accounting Association. He is past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Illinois CPA Society and past-president of the International Association for Accounting Education and Research (IAAER). He served as the elected U.S. representative to the European Accounting Association, chair of the International Accounting Section of the American Accounting Association, director of continuing education for the American Accounting Association, and president of the Federation of Schools of Accountancy. He served as chair of the Academic and Career Development Executive Committee and on the Information Technology Executive Committee of the American Institute of CPAs. He served as the United States representative on the Education Committee of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) and on the Consultative Group of the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC). He has received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Texas Tech University, the Illinois CPA Society Outstanding Educator Award, the Joseph A. Silvoso Faculty Award of Merit from the Federation of Schools of Accountancy, the Ledger & Quill Award of Merit, and the Ledger & Quill Teaching Excellence Award. He was named Educator of the Year by the American Institute of CPAs, Accountant of the Year for Education by the national honorary society Beta Alpha Psi, and Outstanding International Accounting Educator by the American Accounting Association. He has received the Excellence in Teaching Award from DePaul University. He serves on the Board of Directors and is Chair of the Audit Committee for Ziegler Companies, Inc., an Investment Services Firm. |