The Michael G. Foster School of Business faculty has been rated 11th of 1,300 US schools in research productivity. Many professors consult with businesses around the world, enabling them to stay current with global issues and trends. Several of the faculty currently involved with the MPAcc – A&A Program have had substantial professional accounting and business experience along with excellent teaching credentials, permitting them to share their “real-life” experiences and bring real world perspective into the classroom.

Take a look at the faculty’s real-world experience, and you quickly see that at the University of Washington you get more than an instructor.

The faculty is dedicated to delivering a successful and enriching experience to each student that is applicable and challenging and are available to meet with students outside of class.

The Program also includes valuable interaction with the business community through guest speakers, joint projects with practicing auditors and their clients, team competitions, and internship opportunities.

Excellence in Research

The first-ever ranking of cross-disciplinary business research* placed the UW Business School Faculty at 11th nationally. Individual departments ranked as follows:

• Accounting - 5th
• Management -15th
• Finance - 16th
• Information systems - 16th

*Study authored by business researchers at University of Georgia, University of Illinois and Southern Methodist University included 1,300 business schools.

MPAcc – Auditing & Assurance Faculty

Patricia Angell

Shuping Chen is an assistant professor in the accounting department. She holds a Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Southern California. Her research papers are published in top academic journals, such as Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Accounting Research, and the Review of Accounting Studies. She has served as the Faculty Advisor for the 2005 and 2006 Executive MBA International Study Seminars and is currently teaching Intermediate Accounting (III) to in the undergraduate program and Advanced Financial Statement Analysis in the MPAcc - A&A program.

Jim Gillick, CPA, is the Director of the MPAcc – A&A Program. He received his BBA from Manhattan College and EMBA from Stanford University. He has over 30 years of experience in public accounting. In 1986, he retired from Deloitte, Haskins & Sells (now Deloitte & Touche), where he was managing partner –in-charge of the Northwest Area. He is or has been a member of several boards of directors and audit committees of for-profit corporations and charitable organizations. He has been a member of the faculty of the Business School since 1987, and has taught auditing, financial accounting, managerial accounting, and accounting information systems. In the MPAcc A&A Program, he teaches the courses on Advanced Auditing Cases, and Communications. He has received several teaching awards.

John McLean

Elizabeth Widdison, Lecturer of Accounting, has been a lecturer in accounting since 1981, joining the University of Washington faculty in 1999. Active in the professional accounting community, she serves on the advisory board for the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants and chaired the membership committee of that organization in the development of a new strategic membership plan. Course coverage in the Business School includes introductory and intermediate financial accounting and managerial accounting. In the Masters of Professional Accounting Program (MPacc – Auditing and Assurance track), Ms. Widdison is responsible for teaching professional communications, and she is the academic advisor and faculty leader for the internship and thesis components of the program.