Paul Copley, (PhD, CPA, CGFM) is the Journal of Accounting Education Professor and Commonwealth of Virginia Eminent Scholar at James Madison University. He has been recognized as an Outstanding Educator by the Association of Government Accountants and received the Enduring Lifetime Achievement Award from the Government Nonprofit Section of the American Accounting Association. A former Vice President of Finance of the American Accounting Association, he has served on the Comptroller General's Advisory Council on Governmental Auditing Standards, the AACSB: Accounting Accreditation Committee, and task forces addressing federal government reporting for both the AICPA and FASAB.
