Corresponding Academician
Social Sciences: PhD in Economics
Date of admission: July 8, 2014
Reply by: Dr. Oriol Amat i Salas, PhD in Economics
Prof. STEPHEN A. ZEFF
- Born in Chicago, 1933.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- PhD in Business Administration from the University of Michigan (1962).
ACADEMIC ACTIVITY
- Keith Anderson Professor of Accounting at the Rice University (Houston, USA).
- President of the American Accounting Association (AAA) (1985–1986).
- Editor of The Accounting Review (1978–1983).
- Visiting Professor at universities in Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Oceania.
- Honorary Doctorate from the Turku School of Economics (Finland, 1990), the University of Waterloo (Canada, 2010), and the University of Alcalá (Spain, 2011).
PUBLICATIONS
- Author of more than 80 academic and professional articles.
- Notable books:
- Insights from Accounting History (2010).
- Aiming for Global Accounting Standards (2015).
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
- Member of the Accounting Hall of Fame (Ohio State University, 2002).
- Outstanding Accounting Educator Award, American Accounting Association (1988).
- IFAC International Gold Service Award (2011).
- Anthony G. Hopwood Award for Academic Leadership, European Accounting Association (2009).
