Accounting Phd Program News Today

A look at the life and legacy of Dan Collins (BBA68/PhD73) as he retires from the Tippie College of Business.

Dave Piercey has been on the accounting faculty at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (“UMass”) since 2006, where he is currently the John F. Kennedy Endowed Professor and Accounting Department Chair, after serving as the Accounting PhD Program Coordinator. Prior to his position at UMass, Dave earned his BS and MAcc degrees in accounting at Brigham Young University, worked as an auditor for KPMG and as the accounting controller of Standard Life & Casualty Insurance Company (where he ha...