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Directory Entry For: Ben Foster

Professor
College of Business - School of Accountancy

Biography

Benjamin P. Foster, Ph.D., CPA, CMA, is a Professor of Accountancy at the University of Louisville, beginning at U of L in 1994.  His doctorate degree in accounting is from the University of Tennessee.  He received an M.B.A. from Murray State University and a B.A. in accounting from Kentucky Wesleyan College. He has work experience in local CPA firms and served as controller and Vice President of Finance with a privately held corporation.  He has published articles in numerous accounting and finance journals including Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Accounting and Business Research, Accounting, Organizations & Society, The Review of Business Information Systems, Research in Accounting Regulation, Cost Management, and The CPA Journal.

Degrees and Certifications

BA Bachelor of Arts in Accounting
Kentucky Wesleyan College
MBA Master of Business Administration in Business Administration
Murray State University
PhD
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville