William Wells

Senior Lecturer Emeritus of Accounting at Foster School of Business

Schools

  • Foster School of Business

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Biography

Foster School of Business

Education

  • MPAcc University of Washington (1989)
  • MBA Syracuse University (1973)
  • BA University of California, Berkeley (1962)

Academic Expertise

  • financial accounting
  • government / nonprofit accounting

Positions Held

  • At the University of Washington since 1989
  • Rigos Professional Education Programs, Ltd., Seattle, WA, 1992-2004
  • Executive Director of Davis Wright and Jones, Seattle, WA, 1986-1987
  • Director of Administration at Arthur Young and Company, San Francisco, CA, 1983-1986
  • Office Administratior at Spence Fain, Britt and Browne, Kansas City, MO, 1982-1983
  • Comptroller, Financial Analyst and Military Intelligence Officer, U.S. Army, 1976-1982
  • Lecturer, University of Maryland and Boston University, SHAPE and Brussels, Belgium, 1978-1980
  • Combat and counterintelligence for U.S. Army, 1962-1976

Honors and Awards

  • Accounting Professor of the Year, 2012-2013
  • Washington Society of CPAs Special Award - Promoting the value of the profession, 2012
  • 2010 Ernst & Young Inclusive Excellence Award for Accounting and Business School Faculty
  • Undergraduate Professor of the Quarter for Accounting for Winter, 2009
  • Panhellenic Association Excellence in Teaching Award, 2007, & 2008
  • James Jiambalvo Award in honor of eight years of excellence to Beta Alpha Psi, 2008
  • Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Washington, 2006
  • Mortar Board Excellence in Teaching Award-awarded, University of Washington, 2004
  • Wells Fargo/Dean''s Faculty Award for Undergraduate Teaching, 2004
  • Outstanding business educator at the sophomore level, 1997, 1999, & 2000-2004
  • Alpha Kappa Psi Business Professor of the Year, 1994
  • Beta Alpha Psi Accounting Professor of the Year, 1995
  • Outstanding Contribution to Education in Accounting, 1997, & 1999

Academic Service

  • Board Member, Washington CPA Foundation 2013-2015
  • Member, Board of Directors, Washington Society of CPAs, 2009-2012
  • Regional Director, Beta Alpha Psi, 2005-2008
  • Faculty advisor to Beta Alpha Psi, 2000-2005

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