About the Authors
Thomas R. Weirich, PhD, CPA, Jerry & Felicia Campbell Endowed Professor of Accounting, received his BS and MBA degrees from Northern Illinois University, and a doctorate in accountancy from the University of Missouri–Columbia. Dr. Weirich, former chair of the School of Accounting, has served on special assignment as the Academic Accounting Fellow to the Office of the Chief Accountant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. He has completed a Faculty in Residence position with a major accounting firm in their Business Fraud & Investigative Services Division whereby he participated in various fraud and background investigations. He has served as a member of the Technical Working Group for Education in Fraud and Forensic Accounting funded by the U.S. Department of Justice that created the “Model Curriculum in Forensic Accounting.” He also served as a consultant to the Public Oversight Board's Panel on Audit Effectiveness. Dr. Weirich was recently reappointed by the governor of the state of Michigan to serve on the Michigan State Board of Accountancy. He currently serves as the chair of its board.
Dr. Weirich has public accounting experience with an international firm as well as with a local firm. He has served on the editorial advisory board to the Journal of Accountancy as well as various committees of the AICPA, American Accounting Association, Michigan Association of CPAs, and the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy. ...
