Dennis Williams
Adjunct Professor of Accounting
E-mail: dlwillia@calpoly.edu
Phone: (805) 756-2946
Fax: (805) 756-1473
Website: http://www.dennis-williams.com
Office: 03-319
Education
- DBA, Management Information Systems, Golden Gate University
- MBA, California State University, Stanislaus, 1978
- BA, Accounting, California State University, Fullerton, 1973
Professional Certification
Certified Public Accountant, California, 1975
Teaching Specializations
Introduction to Management Information Systems, Introduction to Neural Networks and Expert Systems, Financial Accounting, Intermediate Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Computerized Accounting and Tax Accounting
Additional College / University Experience
Adjunct Professor of Accounting, California State University Stanislaus, 1978-1984; Adjunct Professor of Accounting and Finance, University of Redlands, 1996-1997; Tec de Monterrey, Cuernavaca, Mexico, 2003; University of Applied Science - Furtwangen, Germany 2001 & 2002
Research Interests
Expert system and applications in accounting: neural networks and their application to the prediction of bankruptcy
Professional Organizations
AICPA - American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Honors
- Outstanding Business Faculty (1997)
- Outstanding Business Faculty (1998)
- Outstanding Business Faculty (1999)
Business and Industrial Experience
Auditor, Windes McClaughry and Company, 1973-1975; Internal Auditor, E&J Gallo Winery, 1975-1977; Corporate Controller 1977-1979; Self-employed CPA, 1979-1993.
Foreign Travel
Hong Kong, Europe, Mexico
Outside Interests
Restoration and racing of motorcycles, windsurfing, surfing, travel