Jefferson P. Jones
Jefferson P. Jones is the PricewaterhouseCoopers associate professor of accounting at Auburn University. He received his bachelor's and master of accountancy degrees from Auburn University and his PhD in accounting from Florida State University. While earning his CPA, he worked for Deloitte & Touche. He has received numerous teaching awards, including the Outstanding Master of Accountancy Professor Award, the Beta Alpha Psi Outstanding Teaching Award (six times), the Auburn University College of Business McCartney Teaching Award, and the Auburn University School of Accountancy Teaching Award. In addition to writing an intermediate accounting text, he has published articles in Advances in Accounting, Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Issues in Accounting Education, International Journal of Forecasting, The CPA Journal, Managerial Finance, Journal of Accounting and Finance Research and The Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance. Jones has made numerous presentations around the country on research and pedagogical issues. He is a member of the American Accounting Association (AAA), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and the Alabama Society of CPAs (ASCPA).
Donald P. Pagach
Dr. Donald P. Pagach is Professor of Accounting at the Poole College of Management at North Carolina State University. He received his PhD from Florida State University and his BA and MA in accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research interests focus on financial accounting and enterprise risk management, with a specific focus on forecasting and financial statement analysis. He has published articles in numerous journals, including Journal of Accounting Research, Contemporary Accounting Research, Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance and The CPA Journal. Dr. Pagach has been named a University Outstanding Teacher and has received awards for his research on Enterprise Risk Management. Previously, Dr. Pagach taught at Louisiana State University, and he gained public accounting experience working for Coopers and Lybrand as an auditor. He holds a CPA certificate in North Carolina and is a member of the American Accounting Association (AAA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). In 2017, he was named the chair of the Financial Accounting and Reporting Examinations Committee for the AICPA, which oversees the CPA exam. Dr. Pagach is married, has three children, and enjoys traveling, especially if the trip includes a beach.
