Dr . Billy Brewster
A FINE FACULTY AND STAFF
Members of the Adkerson School of Accountancy faculty are ( from left , front row ) Dr . Mark Lehman , Dr . John Rigsby , Dr . Shawn Mauldin , ( 2nd row ) Dr . Nathan Berglund , Dr . Noel Addy , Dr . Clyde Herring , ( 3rd row ) Dr . Ryan Seay , ( 4th row ) Dr . Billy Brewster , Dr . Brad Lang , Dr . Alan Stancill , ( 5th row ) Steve Sanders , Angela Pannell , Dr . Frances McNair and ( 6th row ) Dr . Brad Trinkle .
The Adkerson School of Accountancy ’ s faculty and staff are among the finest there are . Faculty members bring recognition to Mississippi State nationally and regionally through publication of their research and resultant high rankings , as well as through their leadership and service with a range of organizations . They are also known for the way they prepare skilled future accountants , not only in the classroom but also in the support and advice they share with students .
Joining our highly reputed team at the beginning of the fall semester were three faculty members and a new key staff member . They have already proven to be strong contributors !
Dr . Billy Brewster
Dr . Billy Brewster comes to ASAC as a Visiting Assistant Professor . Previously , he was an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Arlington , where he served on the faculty for six years . Brewster began his career as a practitioner with Grant Thornton LLP in Dallas in 1997 , after earning bachelor ’ s and master ’ s degrees at UT Arlington . He soon moved to Ernst & Young LLP in Fort Worth , where he was an Audit Manager for several years . His academic career began in 2002 , when he became a doctoral student and graduate research assistant at the University of Illinois . In 2008 , his PhD was conferred , and he served at Illinois for a year as a Visiting Assistant Professor . Brewster has published in The Accounting Review and Auditing : A Journal of Practice & Theory . He has served as an ad hoc reviewer for The Accounting Review , Auditing : A Journal of Practice & Theory , the International Journal of Auditing and Accounting , Organizations and Society .
Dr . Clyde Herring
Dr . Clyde Herring returns to the Adkerson School of Accountancy as an Associate Clinical Professor . A member of the MSU faculty from 1987 to 2010 , he has rejoined us after six years in various roles at Carson-Newman University , including Dean of the Business School , Professor of Accounting and MBA Director . During the fall semester he has been teaching Advanced Accounting , Survey of Accounting and MBA Accounting and in the spring will add Accounting Principles I & II . Previously recognized as the Mississippi Society of CPAs ’ Outstanding Educator , Herring ’ s research interests are student-oriented , focusing on accounting education . Currently he serves on the MSCPA ’ s Long Range Planning Committee . Herring is an MSU accounting alumnus , having earned his BPA here in 1980 , followed by his MPA in 1981 . The
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