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    Name: Sharon L. Kimmel
Title: Associate Professor of Accounting
Department: George W. Daverio School of Accountancy
Office: CBA 263
Phone: 330-972-6088
Fax: 330-972-8597
Email: skimmell@uakron.edu
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George W. Daverio School of Accountancy
College of Business Administration
The University of Akron
Akron, Ohio 44325
Curriculum Vitae: Download in PDF format
   
       
         
Education:

  • DBA, 1986, Kent State University, Accounting
  • MBA, 1975, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Accounting
  • BA, 1973, The College of Wooster, Economics
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Professional & Academic Experience:

  • Associate Professor of Accounting; The University of Akron (1981 - present)
  • Assistant Professor; The College of Wooster (1979 - 1981)
  • Instructor; Walsh College (1978 - 1979)
  • Instructor; Kent State University (1977 - 1978)
  • Touche Ross & Co. (Deloitte & Touche, LLP) (1976 - 1977)
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Teaching Interests:

  • Financial Accounting (Governmental, Advanced)
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Research Interests:

  • Students’ professional/academic success
  • Government finance-related activities
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Recent Publications:

  • Articles

    • “Recruiting the Best Accounting Students in a Tight Market: Some Guidance,” The CPA Journal, October 2008, with P. Keltyka and E. Ofobike.
    • “Diffusion of Sophisticated Access Controls in Financial Systems: The Case of Biometrics,” Oil, Gas & Energy Quarterly, September 2007, Volume 56 No. 1, with T. Calderon and Melissa Minnich.
    • "Recruiting New Accounting Graduates: Maximizing Your Returns”, The CPA Journal, April 2003, with P. Keltyka and D. Olsen.
    • ”Web Surveys in Business Research: Use, Design and Construction Issues,” Review of Business Information Systems, Fall 2003, with D. Olsen and P. Kelytka
    • “Outcomes Assessment Programs: Historical Perspective and State of the Art,”, Issues in Accounting Education, November 1998: 851-868 with P. Marquette and D. Olsen.
    • “Towards Integrating Advanced Database Concepts into Accounting,” Review of Accounting Information Systems, Summer 1998: 57-76, with D. Olsen.
    • “An Integrative Classroom Project in Accounting Information Systems”, Journal of Accounting and Computers, Fall 1998: 31-46, with D. Olsen and T. Scurti.
    • "The Silent Interview", The New Accountant, April 1995, pp. 14-18, with Diana Reep and R. P. Marquette.
    • "The Progress of Women in Internal Auditing," The Internal Auditor, June 1991, pp. 79-86, with R. P. Marquette
    • "Stock Splits and Stock Dividends," ABER, Fall 1991, pp. 20-33, with R.P. Marquette
    • "Using the Accounting Equation to Teach the Statement of Cash Flows," The Accounting Educators' Journal, September 1989, pp. 23-29, with D. Kimmell and S. Fisher
    • "Is U.S. GAAP in Conformity with International Accounting Standards," AIC-Journal of Business, Fall 1988, pp. 58-62, with S. Fisher
    • "Internal Auditing Internships," The Internal Auditor, August 1988, pp. 27-30, with D. Kimmell


  • Study Guides

    • Study Guide to Accompany Advanced Accounting (Haried/ Imdieke/Smith), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Sixth Edition, 1994
    • Study Guide to Accompany Advanced Accounting (Haried/ Imdieke/Smith), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Fifth Edition, 1991, with Orville Keister


  • Book Reviews

    • The Effective Supervisor's Handbook by Louis B. Imundo, 2nd Edition in The Internal Auditor, August 1993
    • Introduction to Fund Accounting by J. Norvelle in Issues in Accounting Education, Fall 1992

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Awards:

  • 2008 Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence, The University of Akron
  • 2007 KPMG Teaching Excellence Award, The University of Akron
  • 2000 KPMG Faculty Fellowship Award, The University of Akron
  • 1997 Outstanding Faculty Advisor, Beta Alpha Psi National Advisory Council

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