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W. Thomas Porter
Lecturer of Finance

PhD, Columbia University, 1964
MBA, University of Washington, 1959
BS, Rutgers University, 1954



Phone:   
Mailing Address:
Fax:
206-543-7472 Michael G. Foster School of Business
Office:
Email:

djoporter@msn.com

Finance Department
Box 353200
Seattle, WA 98195-3200
     

Specialties

    Personal finance

Positions Held

    University of Washington
    Lecturer of Finance (2007-present)
    Professor of Accounting, Information Systems and Management Control (1971-74)
    Associate Professor of Accounting, Information Systems and Management Control (1966-71)
    Director of Executive Development Programs (1966-70)
    Director of Planning for the University and member of the President's cabinet (1967-68)

    Chairman, Porter Investments LLC
    Executive Vice-President, Bank of America (1992-99)
    Rainier Bank
    Vice Chairman (1988-92)
    Executive Vice President (1984-88)

    Touche Ross
    National Director of Executive Financial Counseling (1978-84)
    National Director of Planning (1975-78)
    National Directof of Professional Development (1963-66)
    Staff Consultant

Selected Publications

  • A Football Band of Brothers: Forging the University of Washington’s First National Championship, Trafford Publishing, January 31, 2007, 278 pages.

  • Husky Stadium: Great Games and Golden Moments, Parker Hood Press, 2004.

  • The Glory of Washington: The People and Events That Shaped the Husky Athletic Tradition, Sports Publishing; October 2001, 300 pages.

  • Bank of America Guide to Financial Solutions, Bensussen, Deutsch & Associates, 1996, 286 pages, (2nd edition revised December 1, 1998).

  • The Touche Ross Personal Financial Management and Investment Workbook, Prentice Hall Trade; 3rd edition, March 1989 , 361 pages.

  • Touche Ross Guide to Personal Financial Management, Prentice Hall Publishing Company, 1984 (revised in 1985 and 1987).

  • Wealth: How to Achieve It, with Durwood Alkire, Reston Publishing Company, March 1976.

  • EDP: Controls and Auditing, with William E. Perry, Kent Publishing Company 5th edition, February 1987, 617 pages.

  • Auditing Electronic Systems, Wadsworth Pub. Co. , 1966, 116 pages.

Honors and Awards

    Salvation Army’s Others Award (highest award given to layperson)
    Washington Society of CPAs Humanitarian Award
    National Association of College Athletic Directors’ National Volunteer of the Year Award
    Deloitte & Touche Northwest Distinguished Alumnus Award
    Frank Oricco Distinguished Service Award for contributions to the University of Washington’s Athletic Department

Academic Service

    Beta Gamma Sigma (Business School Honorary Society)
    Who’s Who in America (listed since 1985)
    Certified Public Accountant - in Washington and New York






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