Thomas P. Edmonds, Ph.D., is the Friends and Alumni Professor of Accounting at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Dr. Edmonds has taught in the introductory area throughout his career. He has coordinated the accounting principles courses at the University of Houston and UAB. He currently teaches introductory accounting in mass sections and in UAB’s distance learning program. He is actively involved in the accounting education change movement. He has conducted more that 50 workshops related to teaching introductory accounting during the last decade. Dr. Edmonds has received numerous prestigious teaching awards including the 2005 Alabama Society of CPAs Outstanding Educator Award and the UAB President’s Excellence in Teaching Award. Dr. Edmonds’ current research is education based. He has written articles that appeared in many publications including among others the Accounting Review, Issues in Accounting, Journal of Accounting Education, and Advances in Accounting Education. Dr. Edmonds has been a successful entrepreneur. He has worked as a management accountant for a transportation company and as a commercial lending office for the Federal Home Loan Bank. Dr. Edmonds began his academic training at Young Harris Community College. His Ph.D. degree was awarded by Georgia State University. Dr. Edmonds’ work experience and academic training has enabled him to bring a unique Perspective to the classroom.

Cindy D. Edmonds, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Accounting at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She serves as the coordinator of the introductory accounting courses at UAB. Dr. Edmonds has received five prestigious teaching awards. Dr. Edmonds’ articles appear in numerous publications including Advances in Accounting Education, Journal of Education for Business, Journal of Accounting Regulation, Advances in Accounting, Management Accounting, CMA Journal, Disclosures, and Business & Professional Ethics Journal. Dr. Edmonds is heavily involved in service activities. She is a past president of the Birmingham Chapter of the American Society of Women Accountants. Dr. Edmonds has worked in the insurance industry, in a manufacturing company, and in a governmental agency. This work experience has enabled her to bring a realworld flavor to her writing. Dr. Edmonds holds a B.S. degree from Auburn University, an M.B.A degree from the University of Houston, and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Alabama.

Frances M. McNair holds the KPMG Peat Marwick Professorship in Accounting at Mississippi State University (MSU). She has been involved in teaching principles of accounting for the past 12 years and currently serves as the coordinator for the principles of accounting courses at MSU. She joined the MSU faculty in 1987 after receiving her Ph.D. from the University of Mississippi. The author of various articles that have appeared in the Journal of Accountancy, Management Accounting, Business and Professional Ethics Journal, The Practical Accountant, Taxes, and other publications, she also coauthored the book The Tax Practitioner with Dr. Denzil Causey. Dr. McNair is currently serving on committees of the American Taxation Association, the American Accounting Association, and the Institute of Management Accountants as well as numerous School of Accountancy and MSU committees.

Edward E. Milam, Ph.D., CPA, is a Professor of Accounting at Mississippi State University (MSU). Dr. Milam has been the recipient of several prestigious teaching awards including the Federation of Schools of Accountancy Outstanding Educator Award, and the Mississippi Society of CPA’s Educator of the Year Award. Dr. Milam is a past President of the Federation of Schools of Accountancy, and has served on various committees of the ATA, FSA, AICPA, American Accounting Association, and the Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants. He has authored numerous articles that appeared in publications including Journal of Accountancy, Taxes, Management Accounting, Financial Executive, Estate Planning, Trusts and Estates, the CPA Journal, and others. He has also coauthored seven books.

Philip R. Olds is Associate Professor of Accounting at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). He serves as the coordinator of the introduction to accounting courses at VCU. Professor Olds received his A.S. degree from Brunswick Junior College in Brunswick, Georgia (now Costal Georgia Community College). He received a B.B.A. in Accounting from Georgia Southern College (now Georgia Southern University) and his M.P.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Georgia State University. After graduating from Georgia Southern, he worked as an auditor with the U.S. Department of Labor in Atlanta, Georgia. A CPA in Virginia, Professor Olds has published articles in various professional journals and presented papers at national and regional conferences. He also served as the faculty adviser to the VCU chapter of Beta Alpha Psi for five years. In 1989, he was recognized with an Outstanding Faculty Vice-President Award by the national Beta Alpha Psi organization.