Dr. Raymond Elson, CPA/CITP, CGMA
Associate Dean and Professor of Accounting, Valdosta State University
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Dr. Raymond Elson is the Associate Dean and Professor of Accounting at Valdosta State University, and currently serves as the faculty advisor for Beta Alpha Psi Mu Zeta Chapter. Prior to academics, he worked in public accounting and internal auditing with such organizations as Coopers and Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers), American International Group and AXA-Equitable, all in New York.
Dr. Elson holds a Doctor of Business Administration degree and is a Certified Public Accountant. His research areas are non-profit accounting & reporting Issues and internal controls. Dr. Elson teaches Managerial Accounting, Government & Not-for-Profit Accounting, and Auditing. He has presented his research at various regional and national meetings and has been published in a number of academic and practitioner journals.
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