Dr. L. Murphy Smith, CPA
is a Professor in the Accounting Department at Texas A&M
University. He
serves as director of A&M's Internal Auditing Program. Dr. Smith
has worked
as a faculty resident in the auditing area for an international
accounting
firm. With over 100 articles published in refereed journals, numerous
other
papers and monographs, 18 coauthored books, and over 100 competitive
papers
presented at academic conferences, he ranks in the top 1 percent of
accounting
scholars in the United States, according to recently published guides
of
research productivity among accounting professors. His key research
areas are
ethics, information technology, and international accounting. Dr. Smith
has
provided expert witness consulting for a number of legal cases on
matters such
as accounting ethics, intellectual property, international accounting
standards, business valuation, and mergers and acquisitions.
Among
the journals in which
he has published are the following: Contemporary
Accounting Research; Accounting
Horizons; Journal of Information
Systems; Journal of Business Ethics; Research
on Professional Responsibility
and Ethics in Accounting; Journal of
Accounting, Auditing and Finance; Issues
in Accounting Education; Advances in
International Accounting;
International Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Performance
Evaluation; International Journal of Accounting; Internal
Auditing; and The CPA Journal. His work has been
cited
in various news media, including Fortune, USA Today,
and The
Wall Street Journal. In 2002 he provided expert
witness
testimony in Washington, D.C. at a Congressional Hearing concerning
business
and accounting ethics. In 2003 he served on the Ethics Task Force for
the Texas
State Board of Public Accountancy.
Dr. Smith has received a
number of recognitions for teaching and research, including the
following:
| • |
Distinguished
Teaching Award 2007, Academy of Educational
Leadership. |
| • |
Outstanding Accounting
Educator Award 2006,
American Accounting Association Southwest Region. |
| • |
Outstanding Educator
Award 2004,
Texas Society of CPAs. |
| • |
Outstanding Educator
Award 2002, American
Accounting Association Artificial Intelligence and
Emerging Technologies Section. |
| • |
Invited Speaker,
Congressional Hearing regarding
Accounting and Business Ethics in Washington,
D.C., July 26, 2002. |
| • |
Price Waterhouse
Teaching Excellence Professor, 1993-94. |
| • |
Outstanding Faculty
Member Award, Beta Alpha Psi, 1993. |
Dr. Smith
is involved in a
number of service roles in the university and the local community. He
has
served as a faculty senator and as a faculty representative on the
Texas
A&M University Honor Council. He is a member of TAMU Mentors, an
organization
of faculty dedicated to helping students in their academic and personal
progress. He and his wife are members of Grace Bible Church of College
Station,
Texas. Dr. Smith serves on the advisory board to Hope Pregnancy Centers
of the
Brazos Valley. He and his wife, Kathy, have been married 29 years and
have
three children.
Address: Dr. L. Murphy Smith, CPA
Professor of Accounting
Mays Business School
Texas A&M University
Wehner Building Room 460, Olsen
Blvd.
4353 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4353
Phone: 979-845-3108
Fax: 979-845-0028
Email: Lmsmith@tamu.edu
Homepage: http://acct.tamu.edu/smith
Links:
Vitae
IFRS Speaker Profile
My
Personal Story @ Leadership U
Quotations
on Ethics (cool quotes and movie clips)
Accounting Web
Sites
Texas A&M
University
