Jonathan E. Duchac
Jonathan Duchac is the Merrill Lynch and Co. Associate Professor of Accounting Policy
and Director of the Program in Enterprise Risk Management at Wake Forest University.
He earned his Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Georgia, and currently
teaches introductory and advanced courses in financial accounting. Dr. Duchac has
received a number of awards during his career, including the Wake Forest
Graduate Accounting Student Teaching Award, the T.B. Rose award for
Instructional Innovation, and the University of Georgia Outstanding Teaching
Assistant Award.
In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Dr. Duchac serves as
Accounting Advisor to Merrill Lynch Equity Research, where he works with
research analysts in reviewing and evaluating the financial reporting prac-
tices of public companies. He has testified before the U.S. House of
Representatives, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, and the Securities
and Exchange Commission; and has worked with a number of major public
companies on financial reporting and accounting policy issues.
In addition to his professional interests, Dr. Duchac is the Treasurer and
Director of the Finance Committee for The Special Children’s School of Winston-
Salem; a private, nonprofit developmental day school located in Winston-
Salem, North Carolina, serving children with and without special needs.
Dr. Duchac is an avid long-distance runner, mountain biker, and snow
skier. His recent events include the Grandfather Mountain Marathon, the
Black Mountain Marathon, the Shut-In Ridge Trail run, and NO MAAM
(Nocturnal Overnight Mountain Bike Assault on Mount Mitchell).James M. Reeve
Dr. James M. Reeve is the William and Sara Clark Professor of Accounting and Business
at the University of Tennessee. Professor Reeve has been on the accounting faculty
since 1980, after graduating with a Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University.
His teaching effort has focused on undergraduate accounting principles and
graduate education in the Master of Accountancy and Senior Executive MBA
programs. Beyond this, Jim is also very active in the Supply Chain
Certification program, which is a major executive education and research
effort of the College. His research interests are varied and include work in
managerial accounting, supply chain management, lean manufacturing, and
information management. He has published over 40 articles in academic and
professional journals, including the Journal of Cost Management, Journal of
Management Accounting Research, Accounting Review, Management Accounting
Quarterly,Supply Chain Management Review, and Accounting Horizons. In addi-
tion to his research, Jim is also a co-author on six textbooks, including
Thomson’s market-leading introductory textbook, Accounting. He has con-
sulted or provided training around the world for a wide variety of organiza-
tions, including, Boeing, Procter and Gamble, Norfolk Southern, Hershey
Foods, Coca-Cola, and Sony. When not writing books, Jim plays golf and is
involved in faith-based activities.About the Authors