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David GreerDr. Dennis P. Greer, CPA, CMA
Professor of Accounting and Management Information Systems
College of Business
Alfaisal University
Riyadh, KSA

Email: dgreer@alfaisal.edu
Tel: +(966-1) 215-7706 office


 

Education:    
Ed.D. 1988 Utah State University, USA, Business Information Systems
M.S. 1970 Brigham Young University, USA, Public Administration
B.S. 1969 Brigham Young University, USA, Accounting Minor: Business Management and Economics
     

 

Professional Certifications (current or non) :

  • CPA – States of Utah and Hawaii
    American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
  • CMA – Certified Management Accountant
    Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)

Employment:

  • Professor of Accounting and Management Information Systems- 2009/present
    Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • Professor of Foreign Language – 2007/2008
    Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), Shanghai, China
    BYU David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies - China Teachers Program
  • Professor of Accounting - 1978/2007
    Utah Valley University (UVU), Orem, Utah, USA
    Taught most four year Accounting and Computer Applications courses leading students to BS degrees in Accounting. Faculty Senate member and “Teacher of the Year”, School of Business AACSB accredited
  • Associate Professor of Accounting - 2006, 1986/87, 1971/73
    Brigham Young University-Hawaii (BYUH), Laie, Hawaii, USA
    Taught students from the pacific rim Accounting, Business and Computer Application courses to earn BS degrees
  • Collegiate Professor of Accounting - 2002
    University of Maryland University College (UMUC), Hanau, Germany
    Taught accounting courses for the U.S. Army’s 1st Armored Division
  • U.S. Foreign Service Officer (FSR)– Controller (IDI) - 1976/78
    United States Agency for International Development (USAID), West Africa
    Accounted for U.S. foreign aid projects as a “certifying officer” at the American Embassies in Ghana, Chad, Cameroon, and Nigeria.
  • Assistant Controller and Senior Auditor -1974/76
    Utah Bank Corporation (ZUB), Salt Lake City, Utah
    Supervised personnel in charge of the financial reports for the largest financial institution in the Rocky Mountain West and audited many subsidiaries and branch offices
  • Tax Specialist and Auditor - Two Years
    KPMG Peat Marwick, Los Angeles, California & Honolulu, Hawaii
    Prepared individual and corporate tax returns and audited financial institutions for this “Big 4" international public accounting firm.

Research Interests:

  • Computerized Information Systems
  • International Business and Accounting
  • Acquiring Professional Certifications

Publications & Presentations:

  • The Effect on Achievement of Using Microcomputer General Ledger Software as a Problem Solving tool in the Principles of Accounting I Course, 1988
  • Integrating Commercial Microcomputer General Ledger Software into the first College Accounting Course, Fall 1991, Volume VII, Kent/Bentley Journal
  • Tax and Other Benefits for University Faculty to Teach Summers Overseas – Acapulco, Mexico - 2005

Recognition:

  • Beta Gamma Sigma – 2007 (UVU)
  • Outstanding Educator of the Year - 2004/2005 - Alumni Award (UVU)
  • Outstanding Service and Commitment to Students Award 1993/1994 (UVU)
  • Teacher of the Year - School of Business – 1990/1991 (UVU)
  • Member of the Accounting Education Change Committee - 1989 (AECC)
  • Co-Membership Chairman of the American Accounting Association - 1989 (AAA)
  • Beta Alpha Psi -1988 (USU)

Teaching:
Utah Valley University (Utah, USA) (1978-2007)

  • ACC 1150 Fundamentals of Business Math
  • ACC 2010 Financial Accounting
  • ACC 2020 Managerial Accounting
  • ACC 3010 Intermediate Accounting I
  • ACC 3020 Intermediate Accounting II
  • ACC 3300 Cost Management
  • ACC 3400 Individual Income Tax
  • ACC 2610 Accounting Systems Applications
  • ACC 3510 Accounting Information Systems
  • ACC 4110 Auditing
  • ACC 4030 Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting
  • MGMT 495R Executive Lecture Series
  • Cooperative Education Internships
  •  MGMT Introduction to Business Management

Brigham Young University (Hawaii, USA) (2006, 1986-1987, 1971-1973)

  • ACCT 199R Service Leadership in Accounting
  • ACCT 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting
  • ACCT 203 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
  • ECON 200 Principles of Microeconomics
  • ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics
  • ACCT 232 Finance and Accounting Software Applications
  • BUSM 242 Ethics and the Legal Environment of Business
  • ACCT 399R Internship in Accounting
  • ACCT 365 Auditing and Assurance Services
  • BUSM 467 Organizational Behavior and Change
  • ACCT Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting
  • BUSM Executive Lectures

University of Maryland University College (Hanau, Germany) (2002)

  • ACCT 220 Principles of Accounting I

Utah State University (Utah, USA) (1984-1985)

  • ACCT 4500 Accounting Information Systems
  • OSS 1400 Microcomputer Applications

University of Hawaii - Manoa (Hawaii, USA) (1973-1974)

  • ACC 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting
  • ACC 202 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
 

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