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    The J. E. Bush Professor of Accounting
    BBA, MBA, Baylor University; PhD, University of Texas
    Areas of Expertise: Accounting Curriculum and Education; Auditing,
    Attestation and Assurance (fraud prevention, detection); Financial
    Accounting and Reporting; Taxation (corporations, partnerships)

    Bill Thomas' scholarly work focuses on fraud prevention and detection,
    as well as ethical issues among accountants in public practice. He
    serves as the technical editor, as well as the accounting and auditing
    editor of Today's CPA, the journal of the Texas Society of Certified
    Public Accountants. He also has served as an expert witness on several
    occasions in accounting malpractice cases.

    Bill is the author of a textbook in auditing, as well as many articles in
    auditing, financial accounting and reporting, taxation, accounting
    education, and ethics. A member of the Hankamer School of Business
    faculty since 1971, he was recognized as an Outstanding Faculty
    Member at Baylor in 1984 and presented with the Outstanding Faculty
    Award for the Executive MBA Program in Dallas for 2000, 2001 and for
    the Austin program in 2006. Bill received the award as the Distinguished
    Professor of the Hankamer School of Business in 2002. In 2004, he was
    recognized as a Master Teacher of Baylor University.

    Prior to becoming a professor, Bill was an accountant with the firms of
    KPMG LLP, and BDO Seidman LLP.  He is a member of the American
    Accounting Association, the American Institute of Certified Public
    Accountants and the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Dr. Bill Thomas
Board Treasurer