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John A. Elliott
Dr. Elliott is Irwin and Arlene Ettinger, Professor of Accountancy and Dean of the Zicklin School of Business. He received his B.S. and MBA degrees from the University of Maryland and his Ph.D. degree from Cornell University. A certified public accountant, Elliott worked for Arthur Andersen & Co. and for Westinghouse before returning for his advanced degrees. Prior to becoming Dean, he taught financial accounting, international accounting, intermediate accounting, financial statement analysis, auditing and taxation at the Johnson School of Business at Cornell University. With over 25 years as an educator, Professor Elliott has taught at the University of Maryland, St. Lawrence University, Central Washington State College, and the University of Chicago. In addition to executive teaching for Cornell, he has conducted various corporate training programs in the United States and internationally.
As a member of the American Accounting Association, he was the founding president of the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section. As a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Committee, he frequently responded to FASB exposure drafts and worked to integrate academic study with practice. His research has been published in accounting and economic journals and deals primarily with the use of accounting information to assess the financial condition of an enterprise. He is a co-author of Introduction to Financial Accounting, 8th edition, published by Prentice Hall.
Professor Elliott served on the Hangar Theatre Board of Trustees for nine years, and was president for four of those years. He also served on the Board of the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca for nine years and was president for the final three years.