News & Events - Department of Accounting

St. Bonaventure students attend a presentation by FBI agents in the Murphy Professional Building.  

FBI agents discuss white collar crime in BAA presentation on campus

Three FBI agents, one a St. Bonaventure University graduate, discussed white collar crime in a presentation on campus hosted by the Bonaventure Accounting Association (BAA).

In addition to presenting a case scenario on fraud, the agents discussed job opportunities within the bureau.

Presenters included (from left to right in photo at right) Special Agent Luke Humphrey, a 1991 accounting graduate; Stephanie Bifano, a forensic accountant; and Special Agent Gary Jensen.

Dean Balthazard co-authors paper accepted for publication

Dr. Pierre Balthazard, professor of management and dean of the School of Business at St. Bonaventure University, has co-authored a paper that has been accepted as the feature article in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Applied Psychology.

Other co-authors of the paper, titled “The Psychological and Neurological Bases of Leaders Self-Complexity and Effects on Adaptive Decision-Making," include Dr. Sean Hannah of Wake Forest University, Dr. David Waldman of Arizona State University, Maj. Peter Jennings of the U.S. Army, and Dr. Robert Thatcher of the University of South Florida.

The study examined 103 military leaders, including 29 captains and majors that had recently returned from combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.

King, Case analyze mission statements of largest firms in 10 countries

Darwin L. King, professor of accounting, and Dr. Carl J. Case, professor of management, presented a paper at the Allied Academies International Conference held in Las Vegas, Nev., Oct. 10-13, 2012. The paper was titled “2012 Mission Statements: A Ten Country Global Analysis.” The paper was selected for publication in the Allied Academies Strategic Management Journal. A maximum of 25 percent of accepted papers are selected for publication in the journal. The paper discussed similarities and differences in the mission statements of the largest 25 firms in 10 countries. The mission statement content was studied with emphasis on the stakeholders and goals/objectives mentioned in the statements. 

Journal accepts professors paper on AACSB accredited schools

Dr. Carl J. Case, professor of business information systems, and Darwin L. King, professor of accounting had their paper "Web 2.0 Implementation: An Analysis of AACSB Accredited Schools of Business From An International Perspective" accepted to be published in the Academy of Educational Leadership Journal. The paper was also presented at the Allied Academies 2012 Fall International Conference held in Las Vegas, Nev., on Oct. 11, 2012. The paper was also published in the Summer 2012 edition of Journal of Business and Behavioral Sciences. 

Accounting lecturer named NCAA faculty athletic representative

Kasperski will serve as a liaison between the university and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. His role is to help maintain an appropriate balance between academics and athletics on campus. Read more 

~ October 2012 

St. Bonaventure students get chance to Meet the Accountants

The Accounting Department, in conjunction with the Career and Professional Readiness Center, hosted the annual Meet the Accountants Night Sept. 26 in the Doyle Dining and Trustees rooms. Nineteen firms and organizations

set up tables so that recruiters could interact with potential job candidates. 

To read more about the event, click here, and to see more images from the event, click here. To see a video from the event, click here.

~September 2012  

Fischer named member of accounting journal editorial and review board

Dr. Carol Fischer, associate dean of the School of Business and professor of accounting at St. Bonaventure University, was named a member of the Editorial Advisory and Review Board for the journal Issues in Accounting Education.

Accounting Education is one of three primary publications of the American Accounting Association. Read more 

~ September 2012 

Entrepreneurs discuss business with St. Bonaventure students

Olean entrepreneurs Frank Jester, who owns Jester’s Hot Rod Garage, and his son Adam, who owns a computer networking business, spoke to Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) students in Murphy Professional Building on campus, then went out to a parking lot behind Plassmann Hall to see part of Frank’s business -- about 10 classic hot rods.

The Entrepreneurship Club, a subdivision of SIFE, sponsored the event. Matt O’Connell, co-president of the Entrepreneurship Club, said the presentation helped students realize that business dreams do come true through hard work, passion and dedication. Read more. 

~September 2012 

VITA volunteers earn local taxpayers $700,000 in refunds

St. Bonaventure accounting students volunteering with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program earned local Cattaraugus county residents a combined $700,000 in tax returns. The students gave 2,000 hours of their time from Jan. 26 through April 3, and filed a total of 450 tax returns. Read more about VITA's accomplishments during the 2012 tax season.

E-Journal publishes professors's paper on income tax legislation

Darwin L. King, professor of accounting, and Dr. Carl J. Case, professor of business information systems, had a paper titled “Early United States Income Tax Legislation and Its Influence on Current Practices” published in the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences (ASBBS) E-Journal. The paper was presented at the 19th Annual ASBBS Conference that was held in Las Vegas on Feb. 23-26, 2012. This paper was selected as best paper in the Accounting History Track.

King article focuses on hike in timber casualty losses, tornados in 2011

 Darwin L. King, professor of accounting, and Edward D. King had an article titled “The Timber Casualty Loss Audit Process” published in the December 2011 issue of the Oil, Gas & Energy Quarterly. With a record number of tornados in 2011, the number of timber casualty losses increased tremendously. This article discussed what the IRS does when conducting a casualty loss audit. The article was based on auditor training materials, including the IRS Audit Technique Guides. This is the 29th article published by King in the Oil, Gas & Energy Quarterly since 2000.

~ January 2012 

Alumnus offers advice to young job-seekers in SIFE magazine article

Andrew Mantilia credits Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) for helping him land a position as senior associate in the Global Grants Program with KPMG, one of the world's largest professional services networks and one of the Big Four auditors. In the "Alumni Insights" column in the Fall 2011 issue of Career Connections, a SIFE publication, Mantilia says his opportunity with KPMG was the result of attending a career fair during a SIFE regional competition right after his junior year at SBU. In the article, Mantilia offers advice on getting a good job and growing in it. Mantilia earned his BBA, with a concentration in business information systems, in 2008, and his MBA, with a concentration in finance and accounting, in 2009. Read complete article  

Fall 2011 

Bysiek receives Forty Under 40 honor

 Edward J. Bysiek III, an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Accounting since 2006, was selected as one of Buffalo Business First’s 2011 Forty Under 40 honorees. This award recognizes business leaders throughout Western New York who have demonstrated exemplary leadership skills in business, civic and educational endeavors. Bysiek, owner and chief executive officer of Bysiek CPA, PLLC, was selected for his professional success, community involvement and contributions to higher education.

An awards ceremony was held on Nov. 10 in Buffalo to honor the recipients.

In addition to his accounting practice, Bysiek is a member of the Olean Rotary Club, a past president of the Institute of Management Accountants, and has volunteered his time as assistant basketball coach at Archbishop Walsh Academy. He has also authored two books. 

SBU students quiz alumnus on international business

Richard (Dick) P. Kearns, ’72, who retired in 2010 as chief administrative officer at Zurich Financial Services Group, told St. Bonaventure students that their grounding in the Franciscan tradition and the SBU connections they cultivate can be keys to success in the international business community.

Kearns took questions from a panel of students representing various majors in the School of Business. The event was held in the Rigas Theater of the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

Kearns began his career at Price Waterhouse in 1972, was admitted as a partner in 1984. He was appointed leader of global partner affairs following the merger that created PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1998.

He joined Zurich's senior management team in Switzerland in 2002, and continues to serve as a senior advisor for the firm.

November 2011 

Eugene McQuade, '71, Citibank CEO, offers advice to students

McQuade shared with accounting and finance majors his experiences in the business world. He urged students to think globally, study abroad, be able to conduct business in the local language and be credentialed.

He also met with School of Business faculty to review plans for the McQuade Center for Accounting Excellence endowment. McQuade and his wife, Peggy, recently committed $2 million to establish the endowment, which will provide scholarship aid to promising incoming accounting majors; funding to recruit, retain and support the work of highly qualified, dedicated faculty; and support for student programming, advisement and professional development. The gift is a significant step in helping the University reach its goal of $15 million for the construction of a new Business Center.

A veteran banker, McQuade has held executive positions at Merrill Lynch, Bank of America Corporation and FleetBoston. He served as a member of the University’s Board of Trustees from 1998 to 2007, and presently serves as director of XL Group plc, an Ireland-based insurance and reinsurance company.

-- October 2011 

'82 grad receives Phyllis Goldman Encouragement Award for Women

Accountant Elaine Buffington of Auburn, N.Y., a 1982 St. Bonaventure graduate, received the 2011 Phyllis Goldman Encouragement Award for Women based on her success as an entrepreneurial businesswoman.

The award, given by the Cayuga County Chamber of Commerce, goes to women who have pursued an entrepreneurial endeavor and encouraged other women to do the same. Read more 

-- October 2011 

Paper by business faculty earns research award

Darwin King, professor of accounting, Dr. Carl Case, professor of management information systems, and Kathleen Premo, lecturer in management, presented a paper titled “An International Mission Statement Comparison: United States, France, Germany, Japan, and China” at the Allied Academies International Conference held in Las Vegas on Oct. 12-14, 2011, in Las Vegas.

The paper earned a Distinguished Research Award, which was awarded to only 18 percent of the papers at the conference. Earning this award insures that the paper will be published in the Academy of Strategic Management Journal (ASMJ).

-- October 2011 

Business school faculty publish paper on Twitter usage

Dr. Carl J. Case, professor of business information systems, and Darwin L. King, professor of accounting, had a paper titled “Twitter Usage in the Fortune 50: A Marketing Opportunity?” published in the Journal of Marketing Development and Competitiveness.

-- August 2011 

Journal publishes state timber tax article by King and King

Darwin L. King, professor of accounting, and Edward D. King had an article titled “State Timber Taxes: A Brief Overview” published in the June 2011 issue of the Oil, Gas & Energy Quarterly. The paper reviewed the various types of taxes assessed by states upon the sale of timber. The timber taxation system of seven states is reviewed in detail. This is the 28th article Darwin King has published in this journal since 2000. 

-- August 2011