Phone: 206-543-7694
Email: wellsbil(at)uw.edu
Foster School of Business
University of Washington
Box: 353226
Seattle, WA 98195-3200
You've got to know accounting to survive in the real world.
William L. Wells
- Associate Teaching Professor Emeritus of Accounting
Education
- MPAcc University of Washington (1989)
- MBA Syracuse University (1973)
- BA University of California, Berkeley (1962)
Academic Expertise
- financial accounting
- government / nonprofit accounting
Positions Held
- At the University of Washington since 1989
- Rigos Professional Education Programs, Ltd., Seattle, WA, 1992-2004
- Executive Director of Davis Wright and Jones, Seattle, WA, 1986-1987
- Director of Administration at Arthur Young and Company, San Francisco, CA, 1983-1986
- Office Administratior at Spence Fain, Britt and Browne, Kansas City, MO, 1982-1983
- Comptroller, Financial Analyst and Military Intelligence Officer, U.S. Army, 1976-1982
- Lecturer, University of Maryland and Boston University, SHAPE and Brussels, Belgium, 1978-1980
- Combat and counterintelligence for U.S. Army, 1962-1976
Consulting
- Seattle-based law firm, analyzed accounting methods and recommended improvements
Honors and Awards
- Accounting Professor of the Year, 2012-2013
- Washington Society of CPAs Special Award - Promoting the value of the profession, 2012
- 2010 Ernst & Young Inclusive Excellence Award for Accounting and Business School Faculty
- Undergraduate Professor of the Quarter for Accounting for Winter, 2009
- Panhellenic Association Excellence in Teaching Award, 2007, & 2008
- James Jiambalvo Award in honor of eight years of excellence to Beta Alpha Psi, 2008
- Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Washington, 2006
- Mortar Board Excellence in Teaching Award-awarded, University of Washington, 2004
- Wells Fargo/Dean's Faculty Award for Undergraduate Teaching, 2004
- Outstanding business educator at the sophomore level, 1997, 1999, & 2000-2004
- Alpha Kappa Psi Business Professor of the Year, 1994
- Beta Alpha Psi Accounting Professor of the Year, 1995
- Outstanding Contribution to Education in Accounting, 1997, & 1999
Academic Service
- Board Member, Washington CPA Foundation 2013-2015
- Member, Board of Directors, Washington Society of CPAs, 2009-2012
- Regional Director, Beta Alpha Psi, 2005-2008
- Faculty advisor to Beta Alpha Psi, 2000-2005