Foster School of Business
University of Washington
Box: 353226
Seattle, WA 98195-3200
Ever-decreasing information processing costs and ever-improving information systems technology are changing the way financial information is provided to the market. The days of the hard copy financial statement are limited. The role of the accountant and the auditor will change more in the next decade than it has since 1933.
Pete Dukes
- Professor Emeritus of Accounting
Education
- PhD Stanford University (1974)
- MBA Stanford University (1970)
- BSEE University of Illinois (1964)
Academic Expertise
- financial accounting
Current Research
- Investigating the kinds, formats, and timeliness of financial information disclosures made by firms on the Internet, Examining the relationship between intranet and Internet financial information.
Positions Held
- At the University of Washington since 1979
- Associate professor, 1978-1979
- Assistant professor, Cornell University, 1972-1980
- Visiting Professor, Cornell University, 1980, & 1992
- Visiting Scholar, University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, 1990
Selected Publications
- “Intermediate Accounting, Fifth Edition“Book:Dukes, R.E., Dyckman, T., and Davis, C., (2001). McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc
- “Instructional Case: Balmer Consulting Group“Journal Article:Burgstahler, D. C., R. E. Dukes and M. E. Peecher, (1998). Issues In Accounting Education, Vol. 13(4), pp. 905-930.
- “The Value of Information and Audits Coopers & Lybrand Monograph“Book:Sundem, G., Dukes, R.E., and Elliott, J. A., (1997). Coopers & Lybrand LLP.
Consulting
- Various firms, expert witness on financial reporting issues
Honors and Awards
- Durwood L. Alkire Professor, 1999-present
- William R. Gregory Faculty Fellow, 1994-1995
- Puget Sound Power Professor, 1985-1989
Academic Service
- Chair, Accounting Department, 1983-1992 & 1996-1999
- Dean, Pacific Coast Banking School, 1995-2000
- Member, Outstanding educators selection committee, 1994-1996
- Chairman, Corporate accounting policy seminar planning committee for the American Accounting Association, 1992-1993