ROBERT W. WILLIAMSON

Mendoza College of Business

University of Notre Dame

Current Position

  • Professor Emeritus of Accountancy

Education and Certification

  • University of Chicago, MBA (1963) and PhD (1971)
  • University of Notre Dame, BBA cum laude (1961)
  • Certified Public Accountant, Indiana (1972)

Professional Experience

  • University of Notre Dame, Accountancy Faculty (1967-2002) and Chairman (1976-79)
  • Notre Dame Santiago MBA Program, Resident Director (Fall, 2000 and 2004)
  • Notre Dame London BBA Program, Resident Coordinator (Spring, 2000)
  • Notre Dame London MBA Program, Resident Director (Fall, 1997)
  • Notre Dame Australia BBA Program, Resident Coordinator (Fall, 1996)
  • University of Notre Dame Australia, Visiting Lecturer (Fall, 1996)
  • Notre Dame Collegiate Sequence in International Business, Director (1992-2000)
  • University of Notre Dame, Associate Dean, College of Business (1987-1994)
  • Deloitte & Touche, Audit Senior, Chicago (1973)

Teaching and Research Interests

  • Cost and managerial accounting
  • Quantitative methods in accounting and auditing
  • Accounting and business education
  • International business

Professional Memberships

  • American Accounting Association
  • American Institute of CPAs

Professional Committees

  • AAA Model Library Committee (1988-89)
  • AAA Mgmt Acctg Section, Instruction Committee (1984-87)
  • AAA Committee on Academic Independence (1979-81)
  • AAA Chairpersons Group, Treasurer (1978-79)
  • AAA Chairpersons Group, Education Committee (1977-78)
  • AAA Committee on Cost Acctg Standards, Chairman (1977-78)
  • AAA Basic Committee on Education (1971-72)

Other Professional Service

Ad Hoc Reviewer for several academic journals, including The Accounting Review, Decision Sciences, and Accounting Horizons and for several professional journals and book publishers

  • Publications: Articles
  • "Evidence on the Selective Reporting of Financial Ratios" The Accounting Review, 1984.
  • "Accreditation of Accounting Programs: Administrators' Perceptions of Proposed AACSB Standards" Issues in Accounting Education, 1983. (Coauthored with David Campbell)
  • "An Opportunity for Local and Regional Firm Practice Development" The Ohio CPA Journal, 1982. (Coauthored with David Campbell)
  • "Presenting Information Economics to Students" The Accounting Review, 1982.
  • "Capitalizing Interest: A Look at FASB Statement No. 34" The Michigan CPA, 1980. (Coauthored with William Nichols)
  • "Comments on Proposed [CASB] Standards" Accounting Education News, 1978.
  • "Measuring Divisional Profitability" Management Accounting, 1975.
  • "Uncertainty in Present Value Calculations" Management Advisor, 1973.
  • "Marginal Cost Pricing and the Regulation of Public Utilities" Marquette Business Review, 1972.

Publications: Books and Proceedings

  • "Professional Ethics" in Cashin's Handbook for Auditors, 2nd ed, 1985.
  • Accounting for Management, McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1983, 1976. (Both editions translated into Spanish) (Coauthored with Richard Lynch)
  • "Integrating the Microcomputer into the Business School Curriculum" AIDS Proceedings, 1983. (Coauthored with Hemmeter, et al)
  • "Evaluation of the CASB" Cost Accounting Standards Board Evaluation Conference, Washington, D.C., 1977.
  • "Accounting for the Cost of Interest" AAA Midwest Region Meeting, St. Louis, 1976.

Significant Campus Committees

  • Masters of Science in Accountancy Committee (1997)
  • London BBA Proposal Committee, Chair (1997)
  • University Committee on International Programs (1995-1997)
  • College of Business AACSB Reaccreditation Committee, Chair (1994-1996)
  • Academic Comm on Affirmative Action (1983-94, Chair 1992-93)
  • Center for Social Concerns Advisory Committee (1987-94)
  • Foreign Study Programs Advisory Committee (1987-94)
  • Management Dept Chair Search Committee (1991-92)
  • Andersen Chair Search Committee (1991-92)
  • Faculty Committee on Governance (1990-92)
  • Internal Review Committee, Department of Economics (1988-89)
  • Lizzadro Chair Search Comm, Chairman (1986-89)
  • College of Business Dean Search Comm (1980-81, 1986-88)
  • Comm to Review the VP for Advanced Studies (1982)
  • Comm to Review the Dean of the College of Bus Adm (1979-80)
  • Dean of Freshman Year Search Comm (1976)
  • Executive Comm of Academic Council (1974-76)
  • College Council, College of Business (1974-76, 1981-84, 1987-94)
  • Dept Comm on Appointments and Promotions (various)
  • Faculty Senate (1974-76, 1985-87)
  • Freshman Year Comm (1974-77)
  • Academic Council (1971-76, 1979-82)

Updated July, 2004

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