From Dekemhare to Delaware

VITA

ARAYA DEBESSAY, Ph.D., CPA, CMA, CIA
PROFESSOR OF ACCOUNTING
(September 2001)

GENERAL INFORMATION	Address
	Academic Background
	Professional Certification
EXPERIENCE	ACADEMIC
	PROFESSIONAL
	CONSULTING
TEACHING ACTIVITIES	Teaching Awards and Recognitions Received
	Courses Taught
SERVICE ACTIVITIES	University Committees & Other University-wide Service Activities
	College Committees & Other College-wide Service Activities
	Departmental Committees and Special Assignments
SERVICE TO PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES	Membership in Professional Organizations
	Offices Held & Other Services in Professional Organizations
	Services to Other National and International Academic Institutions
	Offices Held and Committee Assignments in Community Organizations
OTHER HONORS AND AWARDS
	Books
	Refereed Journal Articles
	Miscellaneous Publications
	Book Reviews
	Proceedings
	Papers Presented at International Conferences
	Other Papers Presented

GENERAL INFORMATION
 
 

ADDRESS Office - Department of Accounting and Management Information System
College of Business and Economics
University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716
(302) 831-6890; Fax 302-831-4676
E-mail - debessay@udel.edu
URL: http://udel.edu/~debessay/

Home - 7 Spring Water Way
Newark, Delaware 19711
(302) 368-3351
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ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Ph.D. Syracuse University, 1979
Major: Accounting
Minor: Finance and Economics

 Dissertation: An Empirical Investigation of the Impact of Replacement Cost Disclosures on Capital Market Equilibrium. A Step Towards the Resolution of the Inflation Accounting Controversy.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION:

 ¨ Certified Management Accountant (CMA), 1980
¨ Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), 1984
¨ Certified Public Accountant (CPA), 1985, Delaware

EXPERIENCE

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

1990- present, Professor of Accounting, University of Delaware.
1997- 2000, Fellow, 2000- present, Advanced Fellow - The Institute to Transform Undergraduate Education at the              University of Delaware
1995-1996, Fellow, Center For Advanced Study, University of Delaware
1993 Spring Semester, Visiting Professor, University of Asmara, Eritrea.
1983-1990, Associate Professor of Accounting, University of Delaware. Tenure conferred, April 1983.
1978-1983, Assistant Professor of Accounting, University of Delaware.
1976-1978, Instructor of Accounting, Syracuse University.
1971-1974, Lecturer in Accounting, Haile Selassie I University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
1966-1969, Adjunct evening instructor of accounting, Haile Selassie I University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
1964-1965, Math teacher, Decamere Secondary School, Decamere, Eritrea.

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PROFESSIONAL and CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

 * The Siegfried Group, LLP. Involved in a variety of accounting, auditing, review, and compilation activities; internal inspection, and miscellaneous other activities. 1999 – present.
* Africa World Press and Red Sea Press, Inc., Lawrenceville, NJ, consulting on accounting, auditing, and financial matters. 1994 – 1998.
* Daney, Cannon, Truitt & Sarneck, P.A., Haggerty & Haggerty, P.A., Cover & Rossiter, and Siegfried and Associates, local CPA firms in Wilmington, Delaware, consulting on professional development programs. 1992.
* Coopers and Lybrand, General Audit Staff, while on sabbatical leave from the University of Delaware. I was involved in a wide variety of audit engagements, and participated in over 200 hours of in-house professional training programs. 1984-1985.
* E. I. duPont de Nemours & Co., Inc., 1981 to 1984, consulting Professional Development Program in Management Accounting, a program designed to develop managerial accounting skills leading to the Certificate in Management Accounting (CMA).
* Ethiopian Airlines, Finance Department, Systems and Procedures Analyst, 1968-1969; Manpower Planning and Development Department, Management Instructor, 1967-1968; Sales Department, 1966-67.
* Haile Selassie I University, Assistant to the Chief Accountant, part-time, 1965-1966.
* Imperial Ethiopian Air Force, Assistant to the Chief Accountant.  Summer  of 1963 and 1964.

TEACHING AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS RECEIVED

 * 1991 Innovation in Business Education Award, ($1,500 prize), from the Middle Atlantic Association of Colleges of Business Administration.
* University of Delaware Excellence-in-Teaching Award, ($2,500 prize),  May 1989.
* Outstanding Teaching Award, Department of Accounting, College of Business and Economics, University of Delaware, 1988, and 1980.
* Dean's nominee for a State Professor of the Year Competition, sponsored by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), 1988. Received Certificate of Recognition.
* Fellow, The Institute to Transform Undergraduate Education at the University of Delaware, 1997.
* Elected, Faculty Development Liaison for the Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Accounting Association, March 1997.
* Fellow, The Center For Advance Study, Instructional Improvement Project, University of Delaware, 1995-96.
* Department of Accounting Nominee for the College-Wide Excellence Award for Teaching. May 1995.
* Nominated for the Distinguished Alumni Professorship, 1992, 1993, 1994.
* Appointed by the President of the American Accounting Association to serve as member of an advisory group on introducing innovative changes in accounting education, 1994.
* Appointed by the Provost to serve as a member of the Provost's Advisory Committee to Promote Excellent in Teaching at the University of Delaware, 1991- 94.
* Coopers and Lybrand Foundation, "Excellence in Audit Education Grant," ($5,000.00), Summer 1988.
* Coopers and Lybrand, "Curriculum Development Grant," ($5,000.00) Summer 1986.
* Center for Teaching Effectiveness, University of Delaware, "Course Improvement Grant, ($3,500.00) Summer 1985.
* Center for Teaching Effectiveness, University of Delaware, "Course Development Grant," ($3,500.00) Summer 1983.

2. Graduate Program.
* Financial Statement Analysis.
* Management Accounting.
* Contemporary Issues in Accounting.
* International Accounting.

SERVICE ACTIVITIES (Only recent and/or major activities listed)

UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES AND OTHER UNIVERSITY-WIDE SERVICE ACTIVITIES

*  Member, Faculty Welfare and Privileges Committee of the Faculty Senate, 1999-
* Chair, President's Commission To Promote Racial and Cultural Diversity at the University of Delaware, 1994-2000
* University Grand Marshall, 1994-
* Member, Steering Committee, Preparing Report for the Mid States Accreditation Review Committee, 1999-2000; 1996-97.
* Member, Search Committee, Associate Dean, College of Business & Economics, 1997.
* Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee, Hotel Restaurant and Institutional Management, College of Human Resources, 1996-97.
* Member, Search Committee, University Treasurer, 1996.
* Member, Committee to Evaluate Proposals submitted to The Center For Advanced Study, University of Delaware, 1996-97.
* Member, Committee to Evaluate the Dean of the College of Business & Economics, 1995-96.
* Member, Search Committee, Vice President - Student Affairs, Sept. 1994-
* Member, "Step Three Grievance Panel," selected per Article 8.3 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement. 1994-2000.
* Member, Dissertation Committee, Dept. of History, Fall 1994.
* Provost's Advisory Committee on Promoting Excellence in Teaching, 1991-94.
* Center for Teaching Effectiveness Faculty Advisory Board, 92-95.
* Board of Trustee Committee on Honorary Degrees, alternate member, 1991-92.
* Board of Trustee Committee on Public Affairs and Advancement, 1989-90.
* Dean Search Committee, College of Business & Economics, 1988-89.
* Chairman, Faculty Senate Committee on Budget Review, 1986-88.
* Faculty Senate Representative to the Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees, University of Delaware, 1986-88.
* Faculty Advisor, African Students Association, 1983-84.
* Faculty Senate Committee on International Studies, 1985-87.
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COLLEGE COMMITTEES AND OTHER COLLEGE-WIDE SERVICE ACTIVITIES

* College Promotion and Tenure Committee, 1999-2001; Chair, 1990-91.
* College Strategic Planning Committee 1997-98
* Search Committee, Director of the MBA Program, 1998
* Arthur Andersen Business Ethics Coordinator, 1992-93.

DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE AND SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS

 * Chair, Department Curriculum Committee, 1997-98.
* Chair, Departmental Research Committee, 87-91.
* Department Graduate Committee, 1982-84, 1987-92.
* Chairman, Department Task Force to prepare policy guidelines and procedures for peer review of tenured faculty, 1987.
* AAUP Department Representative, 1988-91.

SERVICE TO PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

 * American Accounting Association (AAA)
* Delaware Society of Certified Public Accountants.
* American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) 1985-1995.
* International Accounting Section of the American Accounting Association
* Financial Reporting Section of the American Accounting Association.
* Teaching and Curriculum Section of the American Accounting Section.

Offices Held and Other Services in Professional Organizations

* President, Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Accounting Association. 1988-1989.
* Chairperson, Association of Eritrean Professionals and Academics for Development (AEPAD), 1997-98.
* Co-Chairperson, Ascociation of Eritrean Professionals and Scholars in the Americas  (AEPSA), 1996-97.
* President, Eritrean Accounting Association (EAA), 1996-98.
* Program Director for the 1989 Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Accounting Association.
* Member, Editorial Board, ACCOUNTING HORIZONS, 1997-2000.
* Moderator, Session on Teaching and Curriculum, 2000 Annual Meeting of the AAA.
* Moderator, Session on Teaching and Curriculum, 1999 Annual Meeting of the AAA.
* Faculty Development Liaison, Mid-Atlantic Region of the AAA. 1997-98.
* Member, Steering Committee, Mid-Atlantic Region of the AAA, 1983- 1998.
* Director of the Institute of Management Accounting (IMA) Programs for the  Delaware Chapter National Association of Accountants, 1979-84,1986-1987.
* Member, Council, American Accounting Association, 1988-89.
* Member, Continuing Professional Education Committee, Delaware Society of CPAs, 1988-95.
* Member, Program Committee of the International Section of the American Accounting Association, 1988-89.
* Member, Accounting History Research Methodology Committee of the Academy of Accounting Historians, 1986-88.
* Member, Research Committee - - Five Year Capacity, Federation of Schools of Accountancy, 1987-88.
* Moderator, and Manuscript Reviewer for several Regions of the American Accounting Association for several years, which continues.

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Services to Other National and International Academic Institutions

 * External Reviewer, Accounting Curriculum, University of Asmara, Eritrean, 1997.
* External Reviewer for Promotion to Full Professor for a candidate from Drexel University, December 1991.
* External Reviewer for the Post of Principal Lecturer at the City Polytechnic of Hong Kong, 1991.
* External Reviewer for Drexel University Research Scholar Award Program, 1988.
* External Evaluator, Promotion Dossier, The University of Wollongong, Australia, 1988.
* External Evaluator, Chair in Accounting, The Flinders University of South Australia, 1988.

Offices Held and Committee Assignments in Community Organizations

* Coordinator of the Eritrean World-Wide Peace March, March 26, 1999.
* Co-Chair Lobbying Activities, Association of Eritrean Professionals and Academic for Development (AEPAD), Spring 1999.
* Member, University of Asmara Support Association Organizing Committee, 1994
* Member, Referendum Observation Group, Eritrea, April 1993.
* Member, Executive Committee, Eritreans For Peace and Democracy, 1989-92.
* Chairman of the Board of the Eritrean Relief Committee, Inc., 1984-87; Board member, 1980-89.
* Treasurer, Eritrean Relief Committee, Inc., 1979-84.
* Board member, United Campus Ministry, 1982-92.
* Auditor, National Union of Eritreans in North America, 1980-83.
* Chairman, Eritreans in North America, Philadelphia Chapter, 1980-82.

OTHER HONORS AND AWARDS

* “Certificate of Appreciation” for service as the Chair of the President’s Commission to Promote Racial and Cultural Diversity at the  University of Delaware. March 2000.
* "Certificate of Appreciation" from the Minster of Trade and Industry, Government of the State of Eritrea, for presenting a paper at the National Business Conference and Exhibition, Asmara, Eritrea, December 17, 1995.
* Department of Accounting Nominee for the College-Wide Excellence Award for Service. May 1995.
* "Certificate of Appreciation, " in recognition for contribution to the 1995 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's Birthday Celebration, from the DuPont Company and the University.
* "Certificate of Appreciation," in recognition for service to the Center for Teaching Effectiveness (CTE), May 1992, May 1994.
*. "Certificate of Appreciation," June 1992, in recognition for service as a member of The University of Delaware Commission to Promote Racial and Cultural Diversity.
* Fellow in the Center for Teaching Effectiveness at the University of Delaware, and awarded an Improvement of Instruction Grant. Summer 1988 and 1983.
* Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of "Outstanding Service" to the Center for Teaching Effectiveness of the University of Delaware, May 1988.
* Faculty Internship Program, Coopers and Lybrand, September 1984 - September 1985.
* Certificate of Appreciation from NA Delaware Chapter for contribution to Management Accounting, May 1984; May 1981
* Leroy H. Mitchell Manuscript Award for Best Manuscript. National Association of Accountants (NA) Delaware Chapter, (May 1983).
* Leroy H. Mitchell Manuscript Award For Outstanding Literary Efforts. National Association of Accountants (NA) Delaware Chapter, (May 1982).
* Certificate of Merit, National Association of Accountants, for "A Critique of FAS 33," with Robert Bloom, in Management Accounting, (May 1981).
* American Accounting Association 1977 Doctoral Consortium Participant.
* 1974 Winner of the African Graduate Fellowship Award (AFGRAD) for Ph.D. Studies.
* 1971 Winner of Haile Selassie I University Scholarship for Graduate Studies Abroad, sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development.
* Beta Gamma Sigma.
* Beta Alpha Psi.
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RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
 

BOOKS

 * Inflation Accounting, co-authored with Robert Bloom, Praeger Publishing Inc., New York, N. Y., 1984.
* Behavioral Accounting: A Reader, edited with Robert Bloom and David Croll, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., Dubuque, Iowa, 1982.
* An article in a book, "The Role of Accounting, Auditing, and Reporting Requirements in Promoting an Active and Efficient Securities Market in Eritrea," pp. 156-165, in EMERGENT ERITREA: Challenges of Economic Development, edited by Gebre Hiwet Tesfagiorgis, Red Sea Press, 1993. This article was earlier published as a refereed article in a proceeding.

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REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES

* "Gilman's Contribution to Accounting Thought: A Golden Anniversary Retrospective," Accounting History, Vol. 2, No. 2, 1990, pp. 107-123, with Robert Bloom and Marllynn Collins.
* "The Development of Deprival Value and the Controversy Underlying It," (with R. Bloom), International Journal of Accounting ,Volume 22, Number 1, Fall 1987, pp.159-172.
* "The Desirability of Social Responsibility Reporting: An Assessment," (with Robert Bloom, N. Ramsey and P. A. Rau), Certified Management Accountant, CMA Magazine, (Canada), March-April 1987, pp. 34-40.
* "The Development of Schools of Accounting and The Underlying Issues," with Robert Bloom and William Markell, Journal of Accounting Education, Spring 1986, pp. 6-29.
* "An Appraisal of the Conceptual Issues on Backlog Depreciation and A Comparative Analysis of International Accounting Practices," (with Robert Bloom), International Journal of Accounting ,Vol. 21, No. 1, Fall 1985, pp. 107-120.
* "Professional Schools of Accounting: Has The Time Come?", with Robert Bloom and William Markell Management Accounting, September 1985, pp. 18 & 77.
* "A comparative Analysis of the Objectives and Provisions in Inflation- Accounting Standards," (with Robert Bloom), International Journal of Accounting ,Vol. 20, No. 2, Spring 1985, pp. 119-138.
* "Accounting for Monetary Items Under Conditions of Changing Prices" (with Robert Bloom), The Chartered Accountant in Australia, October 1984, pp. 33-37.
* "An International Perspective on Accounting For Monetary Items," (with Robert Bloom). The Chartered Accountant in Australia, November 1984, pp. 52-56.
* "Educating Professional Accountants for the Twenty-first Century: A Point of view", (with Bloom), Journal of Business Education, January 1984, pp. 159-62.
* "Computers Don't Commit Crime, People Do", (with Robert Bloom), Data Management, July 1983, pp. 14-17.
* "The Treatment of Monetary Items in Selected Inflation Accounting Pronouncements", (with Robert Bloom), The Chartered Accountant in Australia, August 1982, pp. 24-28.
* "A Critique of FAS No. 33", (with Robert Bloom), Management Accounting (May 1981), pp. 48-53. (Winner of a Certificate of Merit from the National Accounting Association).
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MISCELLANEOUS PUBLICATIONS

* "Critical Appraisal of the Accounting Curriculum at the University of Asmara," a 44-page monograph submitted to the University of Asmara, April 1997.
* "Perspectives on Diversity in Higher Education," University of Delaware, UPDATE, November 14, 1996.
* "The Role of Eritreans in the Diaspora in the Diaspora within the context of Eritrea’s Macro-Economic Policy," ERITREA PROFILE, Vol. 2, No. 51, & 52, March 2 & 9, 1996. A summary of this article was translated into Tigringna and published in HADAS ERITREA, Megabit 6, 1996.
* Editor, Proceedings of the 1989 Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Accounting Association, April 1989, Wilmington, Delaware, 250 pages.
* "Course Syllabus for Introduction to Auditing (ACCT 417)," Accounting Trends XXII: Innovative Accounting and Information Systems Course Outlines, edited by Thomas J. Burns, McGraw-Hill, August 1988.
* "ACCT 327 - COST ACCOUNTING COURSE SYLLABUS," Behavioral Implications of Accounting: Course Syllabi, Robert E. Holtfreter, Editor, School of Business Administration, Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kansas, 1988.
* "Alpha, Inc.: An Analytical Review Case" with R. L. Paretta, S. M. Groomer, and C. W. Thomas, Computer Integration into the Accounting Curriculum: Case Studies, edited by Robert W. Ingram, Coopers and Lybrand Foundation and the American Accounting Association, Accounting Education Series, Volume No. 8, 1988.
* "A Discussion of An Unresolved Problem - - Purchasing Power Gain and Loss on Monetary Items Under the FASB's Current Cost/Constant Dollar Accounting", (With Robert Bloom) The Monthly Closing (A Publication of the Delaware Chapter of the National Association of Accountants), Vol. 15, No. 1, June 1987, pp. 2-4.
* "A Checklist on Interviewing for Academic Positions" (with Robert Bloom) AAA Accounting Education News, June 1985.
* "Inflation Accounting: An Analysis of Different Accounting Models," (with Robert Bloom and Hans Heymann), Research Bulletin (Institute of Cost and Works' Accountants of India). January 1985, pp. 1-9.
* "Should Free Standing Schools of Accounting be Established?", (with Robert Bloom and William Markell), Federation of Schools of Accountancy News-letter, October 1984, pp. 9-11.
* "Syllabus for Seminar in contemporary Issues in Accounting" (ACCT 840), developed in collaboration with Robert Bloom, Accounting Trends XVI: Innovating Accounting and Information Systems Course Outlines, edited by Thomas J. Burns, McGraw-Hill, 1982.
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BOOK REVIEWS

* Helen S. Mann, Charles Ezra Sprague (New York: Arno Press, 1978),The Accounting Historians Journal, Volume 14, No. 2, Fall 1987, pp. 128-129.
* S. J. Gray, L. G. Campbell and J. C. Shaw, International Financial Reporting: A Comparative International Survey of Accounting Requirements and Practices in 30 Countries, (New York: St. Martine's Press, 1984). The Government Accountants Journal, Winter 1985-1986; pp. 65-66.
* G. W. Deans and M. C. Wells, eds., Current Cost Accounting: Identifying the Issues, (University of Sydney, Australia, 1979). The Accounting Historians Journal, (Spring 1980), pp. 88-90.
* John G. Gibbs and Robert W. McGee, Let Accounting Help You Manage: A Managerial Accounting Primer (Prentice-Hall, 1981), Accounting Review, July 1982, p. 648.
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PROCEEDINGS
*"Introducing Technology-Mediated Distance Learning In Eritrea: A Critical Appraisal of the Benefits and Costs," Proceedings of the Eritrean Studies Association, forthcoming 2002.
* "The Role of Accounting, Auditing, and Reporting Requirements in Promoting an Active and Efficient Securities Market in Eritrea," Proceedings of the Economic Policy Conference on Eritrea, Asmara, Eritrea, forthcoming, August 1992.
* "Integrating Oral and Written Communication Skills, Computer Application, and International Dimensions in the Auditing Course: A Successful Experiment at the University of Delaware," Proceedings of the American Accounting Association 1989 Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, Wilmington, Delaware, April 6-8, 1989.
* "Gilman's Contribution To Accounting Thought: A Golden Anniversary Retrospective," (With Robert Bloom and Marllynn Collins), Proceedings of the Fifth World Congress of Accounting Historians, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, August 21-24, 1988.
* "The Development of Deprival Value and the Controversy Underlying It", with R. Bloom, Proceedings of the American Accounting Association 1987 Midwest Annual Meeting, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, April 15-17, 1987.
* "Purchasing Power Gain and Loss on Monetary Items Under the FASB's current cost/constant dollar accounting: A Discussion of an Unresolved Problem", (with Robert Bloom and Desta Damtew) Proceedings of the American Accounting Association, Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, New Brunswick, NJ May 1-3, 1986, p. 145.
* "On the Evolution of Schools of Accounting: A Re-Examination of the Issues," (with Robert Bloom and William Markell), Proceeding of the American Accounting Association, Mid-Atlantic Region, Baltimore, Maryland, 1984, pp. 233-238.
* "A History of Accounting for Price-Level Changes in the United States," (With Robert Bloom), Proceedings of the Fourth International Congress of Accounting Historians Pisa, Italy, August 1984, pp. 35-39.
* "Toward A Revision of FAS 33 "Financial Reporting and Changing Prices" (with R. Bloom) American Accounting Association 35th Annual Meeting, Southeast Region Proceedings, U.K. Motekat ed. Virginia Beach, Virginia, April 28-30, 1983, pp. 173-177.
* "The Consistency of the Stated Objectives and Required Inflation Accounting Disclosures in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia," (with R. Bloom), Proceedings of the American Accounting Association Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting, H.V.V. Rao ed., Philadelphia, April 21-23, 1983, pp. 166-173.
* "An Appraisal of the Conceptual Issues on Backlog Depreciation and a Comparative Analysis of International Accounting Practices," (with Robert Bloom), Proceedings Of The American Accounting Association Southwestern Regional Meeting, Houston, Texas, March 9-12, 1983. pp. 357-360.
* "FASB Statement No. 33: A Step in the Right Direction?", (with Robert Bloom), Ohio Regional Meeting, American Accounting Association, May 1981.
* "A Comparative Study of the Objectives and Reporting Requirements of Recent Inflation-Accounting Pronouncements", (with Robert Bloom) Proceedings: Midwest Regional Meeting, American Accounting Association, Chicago, April 1981, 179-192.
* "A Critical Appraisal of FASB Statement No. 33, Financial Reporting and Changing Prices" (1979), with Robert Bloom, 1981 Southwest Regional AAA Proceedings, New Orleans, pp. 251-158
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PRESENTATIONS AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

* "Introducing Technology-Mediated Distance Learning In Eritrea: A Critical Appraisal of the Benefits and Costs," presented at the 10th Annual Meeting of the Eritrean Studies Association, Asmara, Eritrean, July 25-29, 2001.
* "Standardization of Financial Accounting and Reporting: A Requisite in Business and Industrial Development," presented at the National Business Conference and Exhibition, Asmara, Eritrea, December 11-14, 1995.
* "Promoting An Active and Efficient Capital Market Operation: A Prerequisite Towards Privatization," presented at the Third Annual Conference on the Ethiopian Economy, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 25-28, 1993.
* "The Role of Eritrean Academicians and Professionals Residing Abroad in the Economic Reconstruction of Eritrea," at the Institute of Research and Development, University of Asmara, Eritrea, April 1993.
* "The Role of the Eritrean Government in Promoting an Active and Efficient Capital Market Operation in Eritrea," at the Institute of Research and Development, University of Asmara, Eritrea, May 1993.
* "The Role of Capital Markets in the Economic Development of a Nation," at the University of Asmara, Eritrea, May 1993.
* "The Role of Eritrean Accountants in the Economic Development of Eritrea, a talk given to the Association of Eritrean Accountants, Asmara, Eritrea, May 1993.
* "Group-based Active Interactive Collaborative Learning: An Alternative to the Traditional Lecture Approach, University of Asmara, Eritrea, June 1993.
* "Group-based Active Interactive Collaborative Learning: An Alternative to the Traditional Lecture Approach, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, July 1993.
* "The Role of Accounting, Auditing, and Reporting Requirements in Promoting an Active and Efficient Securities Market in Eritrea," at the Economic Policy Conference on Eritrea, Asmara, Eritrea, July 1991.
* "Gilman's Contribution To Accounting Thought: A Golden Anniversary Retrospective," at the Fifth World Congress of Accounting Historians, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, August 21-24, 1988. With Robert Bloom and Marllynn Collins.
* "Contemporary Issues in Accounting in the U. S.", paper presented at Tokyo Keizai University, to a joint session of the accounting faculty and Ph.D. candidates of Meiji University and the accounting faculty at Tokyo Keizai University, Tokyo, Japan, April 24, 1986.
* "Purchasing Power Gain and Loss on Monetary Items Under the FASB's current cost/constant dollar accounting: A Discussion of an Unresolved Problem," with Robert Bloom presented at the Southeast Asian University Teachers Conference, held in Singapore, April 1986.
* "A History of Accounting for Price-Level Changes in the United States," at the Fourth International Congress of Accounting Historians, Pisa, Italy, August 1984, (with Robert Bloom).
* "Educating Professional Accountants For The Twenty-First Century: A Point of View", with Robert Bloom, presented at the International Conference on Accounting Education, Monterrey, Mexico, October 15, 1982.
* "Objectives and Content of Accounting Education in Developing Countries with Special Reference to Eritrea," presented at an International Conference to be held at the University of Asmara, Eritrea, August 25-31,1992.
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OTHER PAPERS PRESENTED

* "Investment Opportunities in Eritrea and how to form a Business Venture," a talk presented at the 1996 Eritrean Festival, Washington, D.C., August 31, 1996.
* "The Attitude of Eritreans in the Diaspora towards Repatriation," with Amanuel Melles, presented at the 1996 DEHAI RETREAT, Poconos, PA, May 30, 1996.
* "The Role of Eritreans in the Diaspora within the context of the Government’s Macroeconomic Policy," Omni Shoreham Hotel, Washington, D.C., February 10, 1996.
* "Group-based Active Interactive Collaborative Learning Approach," presented at the Center For Teaching Effectiveness Retreat, Sandy Hill Conference Center, May 29- June 1, 1995.
* "Innovative Group-based Active Learning: A Teaching Approach Designed To Better Prepare Accounting Graduates For The Challenges of the Workplace,'' presented at the DuPont Country Club Technical Dinner Meeting of the Institute of Management Accountants, Delaware Chapter, May 17, 1994.
* "The Application of Group-based Active Learning Approach in the Auditing Course,"presented at the 1994 Annual Price Waterhouse AAA Audit Education Conference, Mandalay Beach Resort, Oxnard, California, February 17-19, 1994.
* " Guide for Consideration of the Internal Control Structure in a Financial Statement Audit," continuing professional education program, to Daney, Cannon, Truitt & Sarneck, P.A., Haggerty & Haggerty, P.A., Cover & Rossiter, November 12, 1990, and to Siegfried and Associates, May 2, 1991.
* "Integrating Writing in the Accounting Curriculum," at the University of Delaware Center For Teaching Effectiveness Colloquium on Teaching Academic Writing Across the Curriculum, January 26, 1988
* "Career Opportunities for Accounting Graduates and the Requirements for a Degree in Accounting," a talk given to the Business Students Association in the College of Business & Economics, November 7, 1987.
* "Career Opportunities in Management Accounting and the requirements to become a Certified Management Accountant (CMA)," a talk given to the accounting students at the University of Delaware, April 22, 1987.
* "Some insights about professional life in public accounting: Reflections of personal experience," a paper presented to the Beta Alpha Psi group at the University of Delaware, March 13, 1986.
* "An International Comparison of the Accounting Standard Setting Process", presented at the Fifth Annual monthly Financial Issues Luncheon Series for financial and accounting executives, sponsored by the College of Business and Economics, University of Delaware, December 18, 1986.
* "The Accounting Treatment of Monetary Items Under Conditions of Changing Prices: International Perspective", with Robert Bloom, presented at Syracuse University, Finance Department Colloquium, Nov. 5, 1983.
* "Integrating International Accounting into the Curriculum", presented at the Department of Accounting Professional Seminar Series, October 19, 1983.
* "Behavioral Implications of Accounting Information," presented at a Luncheon Speaker Series for Financial and Accounting Executives, the College of Business and Economics, University of Delaware, February 15, 1983.
* "Impact of Inflation on Accounting Reports, and How Best to Account for Inflation", paper presented at the Management Development Breakfast Program, College of Business and Economics, University of Delaware, April 13, 1982.
* "Economic and Accounting Implications of Foreign Currency Translations" presented at the University of Delaware, College of Business and Economics Faculty Research Seminar Series, April 21, 1982.
* "The Evolution of Accounting Literature of FASB Statement No. 33" with Robert Bloom presented at the American Accounting Association Midwest Regional Conference, Chicago, April 23-24, 1982.
* "FASB Standards: Rules or Guiding Principles" with Robert Bloom and V. K. Venkataraman, presented at the 1982 American Accounting Association Southeast Regional Conference, Jacksonville, April 29 - May 1, 1982.
* "Protecting Data Systems Assets", with Robert Bloom and William Hawthorne, paper presented at the American Trucking Association, Management Systems Committee, National Conference, Williamsburg, Virginia, April 7, 1981.
* "Impact of Inflation on Financial Statements of Banks versus Industrial Firms," College Research Seminar Series, College of Business and Economics, University of Delaware, November 2, 1981.
* "A Primer on Comprehensive Current Value Accounting Method" with Robert Bloom at the Fourteenth Annual Seminar, Trends in The Education of Accountants, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, November 6, 1981.
* "An Appraisal of the Conceptual Issues and Problems of Implementing the SEC's Replacement Cost Disclosure Rule and a Probable Market Reaction Hypothesis," paper presented at the American Accounting Association Northeast Regional Meeting, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, April 20, 1979.
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