Box: 353200
Educating accountants for the information age is a great challenge. How well accounting programs meet that challenge will determine their stature in the twenty-first century.
Gary L. Sundem
- Professor Emeritus of Accounting
Education
- PhD Stanford University (1971)
- MBA Stanford University (1969)
- BA Carleton College (1967)
Current Research
- Ethical issues in accounting, Future of the accounting profession
Positions Held
- At the University of Washington since 1971
- Visiting professor, Nanyang Business School in Singapore, 2003
- Visiting professor, INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France, 1987
- Visiting professor, Cornell University, 1977-1978
- Visiting professor, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, 1974-1975
Selected Publications
“Introduction to Management Accounting, 16th Edition”
Horngren, C., Sundem, G., Burgstahler, D., and Schatzberg, J., (2013). Prentice Hall.
“Introduction to Financial Accounting, 11th Edition”
Horngren, C., Sundem, G., Elliott, J., and Philbrick, D., (2013). Prentice Hall.
“Research for Accounting Policy: An Overview”
May, R., and Sundem, G., (1976). The Accounting Review, Vol. 51(4), pp. 747–764.
Honors and Awards
- Ron Crocket Award for Academic Excellence, 2008
- American Accounting Association (AAA) Outstanding Educator Award, 1998
- American Accounting Association Distinguished International Lecturer, 1990
- Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants Outstanding Accounting Educator, 1987
- AICPA/AAA Notable Contribution to the Accounting Literature Award, 1977
Academic Service
- Chair, AACSB Accounting Accreditation Committee, 1997-99
- President of the American Accounting Association, 1992-1993
- Executive director of the Accounting Education Change Commission, 1989-1991
- Editor of The Accounting Review, 1982-1986