Since Professor Rivers arrived at the College of Business in 1978, he’s held several leadership positions including associate dean from March, 2000 to July, 2007. He is now back home in the School of Accountancy and he oversees an initiative to re-invigorate the College’s Asian programs in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan.

Rivers’ teaching interests are management accounting and control systems (masters level), accounting information systems, advanced cost accounting and introductory and intermediate financial accounting.

Every summer since 1998, Rivers teaches at the Harvard University Extension School in Cambridge, Mass.

Rivers earned a bachelor’s degree from Southern Methodist University and master’s and doctoral degrees from Kent State University.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Management Control Systems and Communications
• International Accounting
• Advanced Cost Accounting

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

“Accounting Theory – Missing in Action”, Management Accounting Quarterly, with G. R. Cluskey and C. Ehlen (Winter, 2007)

“A Four-Step Process for Integrating Collaborative Learning Into a Business Classroom,” Journal of Business Disciplines, Vol. II, No. 1, Fall 2001. With G. R. Cluskey, Jr. and Craig R. Ehlen.

“A Suggested Approach for Evaluating Securities,” Journal of Accounting and Finance Research, Vol. 8, No. 5 (Winter 2000). With Robert B. Welker, G. R. Cluskey, Jr. and Craig R. Ehlen.

“Reducing Stress From Workload Compression: Coping Strategies That Work in CPA Firms,” Journal of Applied Business Research, Vol. 16, No. 1 (Winter 2000).

AWARDS

Outstanding Graduate Teacher, 1998

Graduate Teaching Honor Roll, 1992, 1998

Outstanding Contribution to the Department of Accountancy, 1984 & 1980

INFORMS

American Accounting Association

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Beta Gamma Sigma

Omicron Delta Kappa

Beta Alpha Psi