Presentations

“Practitioners’ Views on Accounts Receivable Confirmations,” presentation at the 2012 annual meeting of the North American Accounting Society, March 2012, Chicago, Illinois.

“An Examination of the Experience Requirement for CPA Licensure,” presentation at the 2011 annual meeting of the North American Accounting Society, March 2011, Chicago, Illinois.

“Creating Effective Public Sector Audit Committees,” poster presentation at the 11^th World Congress of Accounting Educators, November 2010, Singapore.

“Public Sector Audit Committee Charters,” presentation at the 2010 North American Accounting Society Annual Meeting, March 2010, Chicago, Illinois.

“Professional Ethics: Its Role in the Accounting Curriculum,” invited presentation at the Academy of Economic Studies in Moldova, Chisinau, Moldova, April 17, 2009.

“Academicians’ and Practitioners’ Views on the Content and Importance of the First Auditing Course,” presentation at the 2008 North American Accounting Society Annual Meeting, April 2008, Chicago, Illinois.

“Study of Topic Importance in University Level Auditing Courses from the Viewpoint of Accounting Practitioners,” presentation at the 2007 North American Accounting Society Annual Meeting, March 2007, Chicago, Illinois.

“Changes in the Importance of Topics in Auditing Education Between the Years 2000 and 2005,” presentation at the 10^th World Congress of Accounting Educators, November 2006, Istanbul, Turkey.

“The Changing Importance of Topics in Auditing Education in the USA Between 2000 and 2005,” presentation at the 2006 North American Accounting Society Annual Meeting, March 2006, Chicago, Illinois.

“Peer Review Effectiveness: A Descriptive Analysis of Potential Loopholes within the AICPA Peer Review Program," presentation at the 2005 North American Accounting Society Annual Meeting, March 2005, Chicago, Illinois.

“Photo Lighting Supply, Inc.: An Auditing Teaching Case,” research forum presentation at the AAA 2004 Midyear Auditing Conference, January 2004, Clearwater Florida.

“Auditing Standards Update,” presentation at the 2003 North American Accounting Society Annual Meeting, March 2003, Chicago, Illinois.

"Accounting Reform in the Republic of Moldova," presentation at the 9^th IAAER World Congress of Accounting Educators, November 2002, Hong Kong.

"2002 Auditing Standards Update," invited presentation to the Nebraska Society of CPAs Annual Fall CPE Conference, November 2002, Council Bluffs, Iowa.

"Accounting Practice and Education Reforms in the Republic of Moldova," presentation at the 2002 North American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, February 2002, Chicago, Illinois.

"Accounting Reform in Moldova," presentation to the Omaha Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors, April 2001.

"Using Benford's Law to Enhance Student Interest and Learning in Auditing Classes," presentation at the 2000 North American Accounting Association Annual Meeting, March 2000, Chicago, Illinois.

"Benford's Law," presentation for the First National Bank of Omaha Internal Auditing Department, May 12, 1999.

"An Examination of the Return of Confirmation Requests Containing Fictitious Names and/or Addresses," presentation at the 1998 Midwest Business Administration Association Annual Meeting, March 1998, Chicago, Illinois.

"Using Classroom Assessment to Improve Accounting Education," Presentation at the 8^th IAAER World Congress of Accounting Educators, October 1997, Paris, France.

"Classroom Assessment Techniques for Accounting Education," Presentation at the 1997 Midwest Business Administration Association Annual Meeting, March 1997, Chicago, Illinois.

"Latest Accounting and Auditing Issues," Presentation at the Nebraska Business and Industry Conference, October 1994, Omaha, Nebraska. (With Barbara Oliver)

"An Examination of Audit Committee Characteristics Between Firms Cited in SEC Enforcement Releases and Non-cited Firms," Presentation at the 1994 Midwest Business Administration Association Annual Meeting, March 1994, Chicago, Illinois.

"A Learning Curve Exists in Autologous Transplantation for Hodgkin's Disease and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma as Evidenced by Improvements in Cost and In-Hospital Mortality," Presentation at the American Society of Hematology Meeting, December 1994, St. Louis, Missouri. (With C.L. Bennett, G.O. Armitage, C.E. Schwartz, P.J. Bierman, J.M. Vose, J.O. Armitage, and J.R. Anderson; presentation given by Dr. Bennett)

"Health Care Costs of New Technology In a Fee-For-Service System and a National Health Insurance System: Experience from the United States and France," Presentation at the 1993 Midwest Business and Health Administration Association, March 1993, Chicago, Illinois. (With Charles L. Bennett)

"Audit Committee Characteristics of Firms Cited in SEC Enforcement Releases," Presentation at the 1993 Midwest Accounting Society Annual Meeting, March 1993, Chicago, Illinois.

"Hematopoietic Growth Factors Have Different Economic Effects in a National Health Service System as in a Fee-For-Service System," Presentation at the American Society of Hematology Meeting, December 1992, Anaheim, California. (With Charles L. Bennett, N. Claude Gorin, Subhash C. Gulati, and James O. Armitage; presentation given by Dr. Bennett)

"Accounts Receivable Confirmation Usage and Effectiveness: Perceptions of Practicing CPAs," Presentation at the Midwest Business Administration Association Annual Meeting, April 1991, Chicago, Illinois.

"Competitive Bidding, Fees and Auditor Changes: Additional Evidence," Presentation at the Midwest Meeting of the American Accounting Association, April 1991, Kansas City, Missouri. (With H. Perrin Garsombke)

"An Examination of the Advanced Financial Accounting Course in College and University Curricula: A Comparison of Academicians' and Practitioners' Views," Presentation at the Midwest Business Administration Association Annual Meeting, March 1990, Chicago, Illinois.

"Effectiveness of Audit Confirmations for Trade Accounts Receivable," Presentation at the Midwest Meeting of the American Accounting Association, April 1989, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Note: This paper was used by the American Institute of CPAs Auditing Standards Board for their June 20, 1989 meeting dealing with the use of confirmations, which led to the issuance of Statement on Auditing Standards No. 67.

"Should Franchisor and Franchisee Elect Identical Accounting Conventions?" Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Franchising, September 1986, Omaha, Nebraska. (With Robert Raymond)