The School  of  Accounting Faculty

School  of  Accounting

Dr. Paul A. Copley, Director

Phone: (540) 568-3081  

Office: ZSH 335

Mail Stop Code: 0203

E-mail Address:  copleypa@jmu.edu

 

Professors

C. Baril, P. Copley, D. Fordham, A. Gabbin, T. Louwers, D. Riordan, M. Riordan, B. Roof

Associate Professors

N. Nichols, R. Richardson

Assistant Professors

J. Briggs, D. Hayes, W. VanDenburgh

Instructors

M. Brown, S. Ferguson, S. Floyd, K. Foreman, L. Manktelow, T. Pike, I. Scott, E. Shifflett

 

Charles P. Baril

• Professor
• Frank & Company Faculty Fellow
• A.B., M.B.A., College of William and Mary
• Ph.D., University of Florida (1986)
• Joined JMU in 1989
• Area: Financial Reporting, Financial Statement Analysis
• Phone: (540) 568-3092
• Office: ZSH 345
• Mail Stop Code: 0203
• Email Address: barilcp@jmu.edu

 

 

John W. Briggs

• Assistant Professor
• Ph.D, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• B.S., College of William and Mary
• M. A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Certified Management Accountant
• Joined JMU in 2002
• Area: Accounting Information Systems
• Phone: (540) 568-3206
• Office: ZSH 331
• Mail Stop Code: 0203
• Email Address: briggsjw@jmu.edu       
• Home Page: http://cob.jmu.edu/briggs           

Molly G. Brown

• Instructor
• Beta Alpha Psi Johnson & Lambert Veris Consulting Faculty Fellow
• B.S., James Madison University 
• M.S.A., James Madison University (1999)
• Certified Public Accountant  
• Joined JMU in 2000
• Areas: Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting
• Phone: (540) 568-1697
• Office: ZSH 425
• MSC 0204
• Email Address: brownmg@jmu.edu

 

 

Paul A. Copley

 

• Director, School of Accounting
• Professor
• KPMG Professor
• Editor: Research in Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting
• Ph.D, University of Alabama
• MAcc. University of Alabama
• BBA, College of William and Mary
• Certified Public Accountant
• Joined JMU in 2004
• Area:  Financial Accounting, Governmental and Nonprofit Reporting
• Phone:  (540) 568-3081
• Office:  ZSH 334
• Mail Stop Code:  0203
• Email Address:  copleypa@jmu.edu

 

Susan Q. Ferguson

 

• Instructor
• MS in Accounting-Tax Consulting, University of Virginia
• BBA, College of William and Mary
• Certified Public Accountant
• Phone: (540) 568-3089
• Office: ZSH 340
• Mail Stop Code: 0203
• Email Address:  fergussq@jmu.edu

Susan K. Floyd

 

• Instructor
• B.A., Mary Baldwin College (1990)
• M.S.A., James Madison University (2006)
• Certified Public Accountant
• Joined JMU in 2006
• Area: Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting
• Phone: (540 568-3256
• Office: ZSH 320
• MSC 0203
• Email Address: floydsk@jmu.edu

 

David R. Fordham

• Professor
• PBGH Faculty Fellow
• B.S., Jones College of Jacksonville (1978)
• M.B.A., University of North Florida(1981)
• Ph.D., Florida State University (1993)
• Certified Public Accountant
• Certified Management Accountant
• Joined JMU in 1992
• Areas: Accounting Information Systems, Information Technology, Information Security, Telecommunications
• Phone: (540) 568-3024
• Office: ZSH 513
• Mail Stop Code: 0205
• Email Address: fordhadr@jmu.edu
• Home Page: http://cob.jmu.edu/fordham

KimberleyA. Foreman

• Associate Dean for Human Resources and Administration
• Lecturer
• B.B.A., James Madison University 
• M.S.A., James Madison University (1996)
• Certified Public Accountant
• Joined JMU in 1996
• Areas: Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Cost Accounting
• Phone: (540) 568-3090
• Office: ZSH 632
• Mail Stop Code: 0207
• Email Address: foremaka@jmu.edu

Alexander L. Gabbin

• Professor
• KPMG Professor of Accounting
• B.A., Howard University
• M.B.A., University of Chicago
• Ph.D., Temple University Graduate School of Business (1986)
• Certified Public Accountant
• Joined JMU in 1985
• Area: Financial Accounting
• Phone: (540) 568-3093
• Mail Stop Code: 0204
• Email Address: gabbinal@jmu.edu
• Home Page: http://cob.jmu.edu/gabbinal/

 

 

David C. Hayes

 

• Assistant Professor
• Ph.D., University of South Florida
• MBA, University of West Florida
• BSBA, University of Arkansas
• Certified Public Accountant
• Joined JMU in 2007
• Area: Accounting Information Systems
• Phone: (540) 568-3234
• Office: ZSH 539
• Mail Stop Code: 0205
• Email Address: hayesdc@jmu.edu

 

Timothy J. Louwers

• Professor
• Jackson E. Ramsey Centennial Chair in Business
• B.S., The Citadel (1984)
• M.B.A., The Citadel (1989)
• Ph.D., Florida State University (1993)
• Certified Public Accountant
• Certified Information Systems Auditor
• Certified Internal Auditor
• Joined JMU in 2005
• Areas: Auditing, Financial Statement Analysis, Fraud Auditing and Forensic Accounting, Information Security
• Phone: (540) 568-3027
• Office: ZSH 523
• Mail Stop Code: 0205
• Email Address: louwertj@jmu.edu

 

M. Loretta Manktelow

 

• Lecturer
• BBA University of Texas at Austin
• MBA University of Miami
• MST University of Miami
• Certified Public Accountant
• Areas:  Financial and Managerial Accounting
• Office Phone (540) 568-3091
• Office:  ZSH 341
• Mail Stop Code:  0203
• Email address:  mankteml@jmu.edu

Nancy B. Nichols

• MSA Program Director
• Associate Professor
• Deloitte Faculty Fellow
• B.A., University of South Florida
• M.S., Ph.D., University of North Texas (1997)
• Certified Public Accountant
• Joined JMU in 1997
• Area: Tax, Financial Accounting
• Phone: (540) 568-8778
• Office: ZSH 344
• Mail Stop Code: 0203
• Email Address: nicholnb@jmu.edu

 

Thomas H.  Pike

 

• Instructor
• B.S., University of Utah 
• M.B.A. University of Georgia
• Certified Public Accountant  
• Certified Management Accountant
• Certified Production and Inventory Management
• Areas: Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting
• Phone: (540) 568-3207
• Office: ZSH 440
• MSC 0204
• Email Address: piketh@jmu.edu 

  Mitzie Preston         

• Administrative Support
• Joined JMU in 1996
• Phone: (540) 568-3071
• Office: ZSH 332
• Mail Stop Code: 0203
• E-mail Address:  prestomh@jmu.edu

Robert C. Richardson

• Associate Professor
• Beers & Cutler Faculty Fellow
• B.A., Clemson University
• M.A., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1998)
• Certified Public Accountant
• Certified Fraud Examiner
• Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) Advisor
• Joined JMU in 2001
• Area: Auditing, Fraud Prevention and Detection, Managerial Accounting
• Phone: (540) 568-6005
• Office: ZSH 526
• Mail Stop Code: 0205
• Email Address: richarrc@jmu.edu
• Home Page: http://cob.jmu.edu/richarrc

Diane A. Riordan  

• Professor
• Journal of Accounting Education Research Professor
• B.S., University of Rhode Island
• M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1988)
• Certified Management Accountant
• Joined JMU in 1989
• Areas: Financial and Managerial Accounting, Tax, International Accounting
• Phone: (540) 568-3208
• Office: ZSH 424
• Mail Stop Code: 0204
• Email Address: riordada@jmu.edu
• Web Page: http://cob.jmu.edu/riordada

Michael P. Riordan

• Professor
• B.S., American International College
• M.S., University of Rhode Island
• Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1989)
• Joined JMU in 1989
• Areas: Financial, Managerial Accounting, Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting
• Phone: (540) 568-3209
• Office: ZSH 527
• Mail Stop Code: 0205
• Email Address: riordamp@jmu.edu

Bradley M. Roof

• Professor
• Hantzmon Wiebel LLP Faculty Fellow
• B.A., Catawba College
• M.I.M., American Graduate School of International Management
• Ph.D., Colgate Darden School of the University of Virginia (1985)
• Certified Management Accountant
• Certified Public Accountant
• Joined JMU in 1977
• Areas: Auditing, International Accounting, Financial Accounting
• Phone: (540) 568-3087
• Office: ZSH 523
• Mail Stop Code: 0205
• Email Address: roofbm@jmu.edu
• Web Page: http://cob.jmu.edu/roofbm

  Eileen M. Shifflett         

• Instructor
• B.B.A.,  JMU (1989)
• M.B.A., JMU(1998)
• Certified Public Accountant
• Joined JMU in 2002
• Areas: Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting
• Phone: (540) 568-3088
• Office: ZSH 347
• Mail Stop Code: 0203
• Email Address: shifflem@jmu.edu  

 

 

 

William M. VanDenburgh

 

• Assistant Professor
• PhD. Louisiana State University
• Master of Science in Accounting Taxation Option, University of New Orleans
• Master of Business Administration, Loyola University
• Bachelor of Business Administration, Millsaps College
• Enrolled Agent, IRS, 1993
• Certified Public Accountant (inactive), 1990
• Areas: Tax policy, tax practice, and public administration
• Office: ZSH 529
• Phone: (540) 568-3026
• Email Address: vandenwm@jmu.edu