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Kathy R. O'Donnell

Adjunct Assistant Professor
Assistant to the Department Chair
Accounting and Law Department

Education

MBA, University at Buffalo
BA, Saint Mary's College (Notre Dame, IN)
CPA (Licensed in New York State)

 Vita

Professional Interests

Professor O'Donnell's teaching responsibility includes auditing. She also has experience in teaching principles of accounting, intermediate accounting, research in accounting and auditing and advanced accounting at both undergraduate and graduate levels. She is responsible for the organization of the junior orientation and handbook, and she is currently serving as the assistant chair of the Department of Accounting and Law. Her professional accounting interests are in the areas of auditing, business combinations, foreign currency, governments and not-for-profit organizations. Prior to joining the School of Management, she was a senior auditor at Ernst & Young, Buffalo.

Current Teaching

• MGA 402 - Auditing

Awards

• Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
• Outstanding Young Women of America
• Kappa Gamma Pi National Honor Society
• Beta Gamma Sigma National Honor Society
• Beta Alpha Psi National Honor Society
• Helen Crosby Fellowship

Professional Associations

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants

Teaching Experience

• Principles of Accounting
• Intermediate Financial Accounting I and II
• Auditing
• Advanced Financial Accounting
• Research in Accounting and Auditing Standards

Industry Experience

• 1978-1981: Auditor, Ernst and Whinney (now Ernst and Young)-Buffalo, NY
• 1993-1994: Membership Director, Chamber of Commerce and Industry-Palatine, IL

Other Experience

• Consultant to several businesses

Administrative Responsibilities

• Assistant Chair, Department of Accounting and Law
• Junior Orientation and Handbook, Department of Accounting and Law
• Editor, Accounting and Law Newsletter