Earl Keller
Professor of Accounting
E-mail: eckeller@calpoly.edu
Phone: (805) 756-2588
Fax: (805) 756-1473
Office: 03-433
Education
- Professor of Accounting, Ph.D., University of Washington - Seattle, 1973
- MBA University of Washington - Seattle, 1970
- BBA, University of Houston, 1963
Professional Certification
CPA
Teaching Specializations
Financial Accounting, Not-For-Profit Accounting, Federal securities regulations
Additional College/University Experience
Member of the Accounting faculty at The University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, 1973 - 1987
Research Interests and Experience
Securities regulation and financial reporting issues
Areas Published
Not-for Profit accounting and reporting, Public Utility accounting and rate-making, Securities regulations
Professional Organizations and Positions Held
Brookings Institute Task Force to Study Issues Involving the Measurement and Reporting of Intangibles, 1998-2000; Technical Consultant to the AICPA Examinations Division, 1993-present; AICPA SEC Regulations Committee, 1992-95; Editorial Board of Accounting Horizons, 1992-94; Auditing Standards Board Task Force on Reporting on Condensed or Consolidated Statements of Municipalities, 1981-85; Accounting Practice Subcommittee of the AICPA Board of Examiners, 1979-82; AICPA Committee on State and Local Government Accounting, 1978-81; Ad hoc Review Committee of The Accounting Review, 1977-81; Michigan State Treasury Department Committee on Governmental Accounting and Auditing, 1977-87; Editorial Board of The Accounting Review, 1976-77.
Business, Industrial, Government Experience
Controller, Universal Telephone, Inc. and Subsidiaries, Milwaukee, 1965 - 1971; Auditor, Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, Madison, 1963 - 1965; Staff, Zender CPAs, Houston, 1962 - 1963
Consulting Experience
Expert witness before Federal and Local courts on Accounting, Auditing, S.E.C. and Public Utilities matters
Outside Interests
Fine dining, computers, auto mechanics and travel