Joe B. Hoyle, University of Richmond

Joe B. Hoyle is Associate Professor of Accounting at the Robins School of Business at the University of Richmond, where he teaches Intermediate Accounting and Advanced Accounting. In 2009, he was named one of the 100 most influential people in the accounting profession by Accounting Today. He was named the 2007 Virginia Professor of the Year by The Carnegie Foundation for the advancement of Teaching and the Center for Advancement and Support of Education. He has been named a Distinguished Educator five times at the University of Richmond and Professor of the Year on two occasions. Joe recently authored a book of essays titled Tips and Thoughts on Improving the Teaching Process in College which is available without charge at http://oncampus.richmond.edu/~jhoyle/

Thomas F. Schaefer, University of Notre Dame

Thomas F. Schaefer is the KPMG Professor of Accounting at the University of Notre Dame. He has written a number of articles in scholarly journals such as The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of Accounting & Economics, Accounting Horizons, and others. His primary teaching and research interests are in financial accounting and reporting. Tom is active with the Association for the Advancement of Collegiate Schools of Business International and is a past president of the American Accounting Association’s Accounting Program Leadership Group. Tom received the 2007 Joseph A. Silvogo Faculty Merit Award from the Federation of Schools of Accountancy.

Timothy S. Doupnik, University of South Carolina

Timothy S. Doupnik is Vice Provost and Professor of Accounting at the University of South Carolina, where he teaches Financial and International Accounting. Tim has published extensively in the area of international accounting in journals such as The Accounting Review; Accounting, Organizations, and Society; Abacus; International Journal of Accounting; and Journal of International Business Studies. Tim is a past president of the American Accounting Association’s International Accounting Section, and he received the section’s Outstanding International Accounting Educator Award in 2008.