This document answers many commonly asked questions about the Accounting Program at Oregon State University. Please read the following pages carefully before you seek assistance from others. In some instances, these pages may reference other materials and where they may be obtained.
Contents:
Nature of the Accounting Program
Mission
Accounting Faculty
Accounting Advisory Council
Benefits
Background for Success
Nature of the Accounting Program
The goal of the accounting program at OSU is to provide a professionally oriented program to prepare students for successful careers in the major fields of accounting. Career opportunities in accounting are among the best of those open to business graduates in terms of the number of jobs available, starting salaries, and opportunities for advancement. Success requires motivation, a commitment to service, and skills in analysis and communication.
The accounting program at OSU was the first separately accredited accounting program in the State of Oregon. It is one of less than 200 accounting programs out of over 1,200 programs nationally to hold this distinction of quality and continuous improvement. The program focuses exclusively on undergraduate education. The curriculum is designed expressly to reflect the professional nature of the accounting program.
The accounting faculty possesses an appropriate mix of educational background and professional practice. They are friendly, cooperative, and versatile. Students rank the accounting faculty among the best in the College of Business.
OSU graduates are actively sought after and recruited by employers who value the graduates' reputations for excellent technical skills, positive attitude, commitment, and a high degree of professionalism.
The accounting program is extremely rigorous. The technical requirements are extensive, as is the time commitment required for success. The program demands much from its students, including a professional orientation and a sense of self-sufficiency.
Accounting Advisory Council
The Accounting Advisory Council promotes an effective partnership among accounting professionals and the students and faculty of the Accounting Program in the College of Business at Oregon State University. The Council provides advice and guidance pertinent to maintaining and enhancing a distinguished program, the continued relationship with accounting professionals, and achieving the mission of the Accounting Program.
Membership
Donald Atkinson - Willamette Industries
Angela Babst
Molly Comer - Deloitte & Touche
Brittini Daniels - Oregon State student
Jerry Davies - R. V. Kuhns & Associates, Inc.
Rick Gardner - Boeing
Michael Highland - Tripwire
Scott Hildebrandt - Meranat
Bill Holmes - Holmes, Elliott and Royer, LLP
Robert Johnson - Hewlett Packard
Todd Johnston - Selectron Technologies, Inc.
John MacDonald - KPMG PeatMarwick LLP
Mike Marble - Luoma & Associates, LLC
Todd Nelson -Intel Corporation
Irva Kay Neyhart - Stover Neyhart & Co.
Scott Purcell - Moss Adams LLP
Dwayne Richardson - PricewaterhouseCoopers
Allison Rosario - PricewaterhouseCoopers
Julie Rowe
Eric Schoenstein
Scott South - Stevens Water Management Systems
Ron Susa - ChevronTexaco Corporation
Jason Timmons - Oregon State student
Eric Winston - Direct Focus Inc. | 
