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Mark Alford
Visiting Associate Professor
School of Accountancy and Management Information Systems (MIS)
1 E. Jackson Blvd.
DePaul Center 6040
Chicago, IL 60604
(312) 362-5633
ralford@depaul.edu

Academic Degrees


Ph.D. Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, Accounting, 1978
M.B.A. Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, Accounting, 1976
B.B.A. Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas, Accounting, 1974

Academic Experience


Visiting Associate Professor (most recent), DePaul University (2003 - Now).
Associate Professor, University of Texas at San Antonio (1986 - 2003).
Assistant Professor, University of Houston (1979 - 1986).
Visiting Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University (1978 - 1978).
Lecturer, Baylor University (1977 - 1978).

Professional Interests

Research: Financial and Managerial Accounting, Accounting Education and Ethics-Related IssuesTeaching: Financial Accounting, Management Accounting

Selected Publications

Article

Alford, M., Briner, R., Noble, J. (2003). Activity-Based Costing for State and Local Governments. Management Accounting Quarterly (Spring).
Alford, M., Strawser, J., Strawser, R. (1990). Does Graduate Education Improve Success in Accounting?. Accounting Horizons (March).
Alford, M., Edmonds, T. (1989). Environmental Complexity and the Level of Information Processing: An Experimental Study of Introductory Accounting Students. Issues In Accounting Education (Fall).
Alford, M., Skekel, T. (1988). How the Amt Affects Corporate Decisions. Management Accounting (December).
Alford, M., Edmonds, T. (1981). A Replication: Does Audit Involvement Affect the Quality of Interim Report Numbers?. Journal of Accounting Auditing and Finance (Spring).

Selected Consulting

2007: I edited and reviewed CPA Examination materials, Kaplan CPA Review
2005: Completed an external assessment of undergraduate curriculum for the D, Dunham School of Business, Aurora University

Selected Professional and Community Service

Other Community Service Activities

2005: Wheatland Athletic Association , Coached son's baseball and basketball teams.
2004: Wheatland Athletic Association , Baseball coach for my son's team.
2004: Wheatland Athletic Assiciation , Basketbal coach for my son's team.

Positions Held in Civic Organizations

2003: Seton Home, Board of Directors and Treasurer at Seton Home. Seton Home provides shelter and other forms of emotional, spiritual, and physical support for unwed, homeless teenagers and their unborn and/or infant children.