Professor of Accounting
Chair of the Accounting Department
434.544.8845
bush.hf@lynchburg.edu
Schewel 356
Experience
- Professor, University of Lynchburg
- Professor, Virginia Military Institute
- Associate Professor, Virginia Military Institute
- Assistant Professor, Bradley University
- Acting Assistant Professor, University of Kansas
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy- Business Administration – University of Florida, May 1989
- Master of Accountancy – The Ohio State University, June 1977
- Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics – State University of New York at Buffalo, June 1973
- Certified Public Accounting, Florida, June 1981 (retired)
Publications
Textbooks
- Essays on Environmental Leadership and Management. with Erchul, and Maisano. VMI Press. 2006.
- Essays on Environmental Leadership, Editor, with Erchul and Maisano, Virginia Military Institute. 2004.
- Essays on Leadership in Environmental Management, Editor, with Erchul and Maisano, Virginia Military Institute. 2004.
Papers
“The Effectiveness Of Daily Assessments: A Preliminary Study In Principles Of Financial Accounting,” with Walsh, American Journal Of Business Education, Third Quarter 2014.
“Crib Work An Evaluation of a Problem-Based Learning Experiment: Preliminary Results,” with Walsh, Contemporary Issues in Education Research, Fourth Quarter 2013.
“The Results of a Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Network Delays on Learning,” (with Sullivan, Squire, and Walsh). Journal of College Teaching & Learning. Third Quarter 2013.
“A Multicenter Study of Students’ Sensitivity to Screen Update Delay,” (with Walsh, Squire and Sullivan), Contemporary Issues In Education Research, June 2011.
“Today’s Program Is Brought to You by the Letters Debit and Credit and the Number Income,” (with Walsh). American Journal of Business Education. May 2011.
“Teaching Ethics to Undergraduates: An Empirical Examination of Contextual Approaches” (with Gutermuth and West). Journal of Contemporary Issues in Education Research. 2009.
“An Investigation of the Effect of Network Latency on Pedagogic Efficacy: A Comparison of Disciplines.” Vol. 1. No. 4. Contemporary Issues in Education Research. 2008.
“Blackboard and VMI: Where We Are Now.” The College Teaching Methods and Styles Journal. Vol. 4. No. 3. 2008.
“Results from a Multi-Center Investigation of the Effect of Network Latency on Pedagogic Efficacy,” (with Squire, Walsh, Sullivan, and English). Computers in Education Journal. Vol. 18. No. 1.2008.
“Using The Major Field Test-Business As An Assessment Tool And Impetus For Program Improvement,” (with Duncan, Sexton, and West). Journal of College Teaching and Learning. Vol. 5. No. 2. 2008.
“Regression Towards the Mean versus Efficient Market Hypothesis: An Empirical Study.” (with Canning). Journal of Business and Economics Research. 2006.
“The Impact of Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation on Predicting the Risk of Bankruptcy.” Journal of Financial and Economic Practice. 2006.
“Independence: The Fall of Andersen and the Rise of Sarbanes-Oxley.” Journal of Business and Economics Research. 2005.
“Auditor Choice: After Enron,” Journal of Business and Economics Research, 2005.
“Financial Data as Predictor of Firm Failure: A Look Thirty Years Later,” (with Sen, Gutermuth and Chesler), Virginia Economic Journal, Virginia Association of Economists, 2003.
Awards
- Distinguished Teaching Award, Virginia Military Institute
- Award for Distinguished Teaching from the Corps of Cadets, Virginia Military Institute
- Phi Chi Theta Teaching Award, Bradley University
- Delta Upsilon Faculty Service Award, Bradley University
- Faculty Advisor Award, College of Business Administration, Bradley University
- Faculty Advisor of the Year, Student Activities Center, Bradley University
- Man of Nobility Award, Elogeme Adelphi Sorority, Bradley University
- IFC-Panhellenic Faculty of the Semester Award, Bradley University
- Midwest Grain Products Teaching Award, Bradley University
- Phi Chi Theta and Alpha Kappa Psi Teaching Award, Bradley University
- Delta Upsilon Faculty Service Award, Bradley University
- Beta Gamma Sigma Outstanding Educator, University of Kansas
- Department of Accounting Outstanding Educator, University of Kansas
- Semi-Finalist H.O.P.E. Award, University of Kansas
- Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Florida
Teaching Areas
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Accounting Information Systems
- Financial Accounting: Advanced, Intermediate, and Introductory
- Cost/Managerial Accounting
- Industrial Accounting
- Statistics
- Environmental Management Seminar
- Homeless in Peoria
- Freshman Experience
- Cultural Diversity
