Sharon
M. Lightner, Ph.D., CPA
William E. Cole Director of the School of Accountancy
Sharon Lightner is the William E. Cole Director of the School of Accountancy and an Associate Professor in the department.
She teaches financial accounting at the graduate and undergraduate
level. She is a three time recipient of the Most Outstanding Faculty
Award in the School of Accountancy and has been selected the Most
Influential Professor by the Most Outstanding Accounting Student
on three separate occasions. She currently serves as faculty advisor
to the MSA students entering the professional track. Sharon also
serves as faculty advisor to Beta Alpha Psi. She received an Aztec
Achievement Award at SDSU for the outstanding faculty advisor on
campus and was selected as one of the six Beta Alpha Psi faculty
advisors nation wide to receive a 1995-1996 Arthur Andersen Richard
E. Claire Outstanding Faculty Adviser Award.
She is committed to utilizing technology in the learning process.
She has spearheaded the use of collaborative software in the accounting
curriculum. She was a recipient of the AICPA/AAA Collaboration Award
for her development of an international accounting class that was
offered in real time to students in four countries. She has shared
her applications of technology via numerous presentations and publications.
Her degrees include a Bachelor of Science from the University of
Montana, a Master of Science from San Diego State University, and
a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Oregon .She has published
in Journal of Accounting Education, Journal of Accountancy, Auditing:
A Journal of Practice and Theory, and The Practical Accountant.
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