Jan R. Williams is Dean and Professor Emeritus of the College of Business Administration at the University of Tennessee--Knoxville, where he has been a faculty member since 1977. He received a BS degree from George Peabody College, an MBA from Baylor University, and a PhD from the University of Arkansas. He previously served on the faculties at the University of Georgia and Texas Tech University. A CPA in Tennessee and Arkansas, Dr. Williams is also the coauthor of three books and has published over 70 articles on issues of corporate financial reporting and accounting education. He served as president of the American Accounting Association in 1999-2000 and has been actively involved in Beta Alpha Psi, the Tennessee Society of CPAs, the American Institute of CPAs, and AACSB International--the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business--the accrediting organization for business schools and accounting programs worldwide. He served as chair of the Board of Directors of AACSB International in 2011 through 2012. He retired from the University of Tennessee in 2013, and remains active in several business and accounting professional organizations.
