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Dr. George Aldhizer, III

Emeritus Associate Professor of Accountancy
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HONORS

  • 2019 - Horace Kelly Alumni Teaching Award, Wake Forest School of Business
  • 2018 - Horce Kelly Alumni Teaching Award, Wake Forest School of Business
  • 2014 - PwC xACT National Finals, Faculty Advisor, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
  • 2012 - High Impact Research Award, Wake Forest University Schools of Business
  • 2012 - KPMG Southeast Business Case Competition Champions, Faculty Coach, KPMG (International CPA Firm)
  • 2012 - MSA Teaching Award, Wake Forest University Schools of Business
  • 2012 - Outstanding Educator Award, North Carolina Association of CPAs
  • 2011 - KPMG Global Business Case Competition Champions, Faculty Coach, KPMG (International CPA Firm)
  • 2011 - MSA Teaching Award, Wake Forest University Schools of Business
  • 2011 - 2011 Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Award Nomination, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (350,000 members)
  • 2010 - Accounting Alumnus Business School Donation in My Name
  • 2010 - KPMG Global Business Case Competition Champions, Faculty Coach, KPMG (International CPA Firm)
  • 2009 - , 9th Annual Wake Forest Graduate Student Research Day
  • 2009 - Faculty Adviser to Mark Stone (MSA '09), Runner Up in Social Sciences Division for "The Impact of the Current Financial Crisis on the Global Business Community", 9th Annual Wake Forest Graduate Student Research Day
  • 2008 - SEC (SOX) Section 404 Research Grant, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  • 2008 - MSA/Graduate Class Teaching Award, Wake Forest University/Calloway School
  • 2007 - PwC xACT National Finals, Faculty Advisor, PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • 2007 - Outstanding Contribution to the Strategic Finance Journal, Institute of Management Accountant
  • 2007 - University National Expert Designation, Wake Forest Media Relations Office
  • 2007 - Certificate of Appreciation/Merit, Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)
  • 2007 - PwC xACT National Champions, PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • 2006 - PwC xACT National Finals, PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • 2006 - University National Expert Designation, Wake Forest Media Relations Office
  • 2006 - PricewaterhouseCoopers Professorship, Calloway School of Business and Accountancy
  • 2006 - Jim Steadman Outstanding Alumnus Award, Lamdba Chi Alpha Fraternity
  • 2006 - TB Rose Fellowship in Business, Wake Forest University
  • 2005 - PwC xACT National Finals, PwC
  • 2005 - University National Expert Designation, Wake Forest Media Relations Office
  • 2005 - Outstanding Contribution to the Internal Auditor Journal, Institute of Internal Auditors
  • 2005 - MSA/Graduate Class Teaching Award, Wake Forest University/Calloway School
  • 2004 - University National Expert Designation, Wake Forest Media Relations Office
  • 2003 - Outstanding Contribution to the Strategic Finance Journal, Institute of Management Accountant
  • 2003 - PwC xACT National Finals, PricewaterhouseCoopers
  • 2001 - International Educator of the Year, Institute of Internal Auditors
  • 2001 - Lawrence B. Sawyer Award, The Institute of Internal Auditors

IN THE MEDIA

  • August 16, 2012 - "Prevent a Peregrine Repeat for Less Than a Dollar a Day" , Fortune.com
  • December 1, 2008 - "When Sales Meet SOX" , Synygy: the Sales Performance Management Magazine
  • September 12, 2008 - SEC Lays Out Plans for Shift to International Accounting , Triad Business Journal
  • May 1, 2008 - Banking on Change , Corporate Secretary: The Goverance, Risk and Compliance Monthly
  • September 16, 2005 - Women Outpace Men in Accounting , Triad Business Journal
  • September 15, 2005 - The Numbers Game , Triad Business Journal
  • September 12, 2005 - , Triad Business Journal
  • September 9, 2005 - Accounting Schools See Increase in Enrollment , Triad Business Journal
  • May 13, 2004 - "Sarbanes-Oxley and Health Plans" , CFO.com
  • August 22, 2003 - Sarbanes-Oxley Still a Volatile Issue , Triad Business Journal
  • March 6, 2003 - Message in a Bottle , Triad Business Journal
  • February 28, 2003 - Accounting Changes Boil Down to Principles Vs. Rules , Triad Business Journal
  • November 15, 2002 - Triad CPA Firms Brace for Next Wave of Fraud Act , Triad Business Journal
  • May 27, 2002 - Enron in the Classroom , WGHP Fox 8

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Data Analytic Cases
  • Negotiation Cases
  • Social Media Case Assignments

TEACHING INTERESTS

  • Fraud Auditing and Enterprise Risk Management
  • Forensic Investigation and Analytical Procedures
  • Accounting Information Systems/IT Auditing
  • Negotiation/Conflict Resolution for Auditors and Deal Makers
  • Introductory and Advanced Auditing

EDUCATION

  • Ph D, Texas Tech University (Research Methods/Accounting) - 1994
  • BS, University of Richmond (Accounting) - 1984