Background Narrative

Larry Lewis is a Professor of Accounting at the University of Portland?s Pamplin School of Business. He earned his B.A. from the University of Missouri, his M.A. from the University of Missouri, and his Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska. He served as the Dr. Robert B. Pamplin, Jr. School of Business Dean from June of 2001-June of 2006. He currently teaches accounting at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Larry has spent 33 years in higher education; 20 of those years he was at the Gonzaga University. He is a consultant to businesses, government organizations, and non profits. In addition to his consulting, teaching, and deanship experience, he also hosted a radio talk show.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy, Univ Nebraska Lincoln*
• Master of Science, Univ Missouri Kansas City
• Bachelor of Business Admin., Univ Missouri Kansas City

Curriculum Vitae

Awards

• Radio Talk Show Host, KXLY (Spokane, WA) 2000-02. The Spokane Business Connection
• Faculty Member of the Year Award (1984-85). Gonzaga University Business Association
• Jepson Faculty Fellowship Award Recipient (1990, 92, 93).

Publications

• Guilty: The Enron Verdict/Education Review . Chartered Accountant's Journal (2006)
• Overcoming The Constraints of an Activity-Based Cost System . Central Business Review (Summer 2004)
• Business Practices of the Entrepreneur--A Study . Southwest Business Symposium, Proceedings
• Social Accounting Analysis: Can we Borrow and Improve? . Psychology (1993)
• An MIS for Benchmarking and TQM . The Journal of Corporate Management (1992)
• Activity-Based Costing: A Tool For Management . Central Business Review (Summer 1992)
• Teachers and Collective Bargaining . DeKalb Journal of Business and Economics (Summer 1975)
• The Common Body of Knowledge of Managerial Accounting: Argum . Decision Sciences Institute, Western Reg
• Small Business Valuation . Business (July/September 1988)
• Costs, Equality and Efficiency in University Tuition . Social Science Perspectives Journal
• The Use of Accounting Data in Small Business Valuation . Small Business Institute Directors Association (1987)
• Demographic/Marginality Advertising for Marketing . International Journal of Management
• Social Accounting Analysis: Can We Borrow and Improve? . American Institute of Decision Sciences, Midwest Mtg
• Activity-Based Costing: An Introduction . New England Business Administration Association

Professional Affiliations

• Beta Alpha Psi
• Omicron Delta Epsilon
• American Accounting Association
• Institute of Certified Management Accountants