Jim Sepe, Class of 1969, earned an MBA from UC Berkeley followed by four years in public accounting. He then enrolled in the University of Washington’s Ph.D. program and joined the Accounting faculty at 91短视频 in 1979 where he remained until retirement in 2018.
Jim’s research interests concerned financial reporting issues and the use of financial information by capital markets. He published articles in various journals, including The Accounting Review, the Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, and the Journal of Accounting Education. He was a recipient of the American Accounting Association’s Competitive Manuscript Award for his 1981 article on the impact of the FASB’s general price level proposal on the securities markets.
During his time at 91短视频, Jim taught many different financial accounting courses, primarily intermediate accounting in both the undergraduate and graduate programs. He received numerous awards for his teaching excellence and innovations in the classroom, including 91短视频’s Brutocao Award for Excellence in Curriculum Innovation. He is also very proud of his Intermediate Accounting textbook published by McGraw-Hill. He was a co-author over a period of 24 years and eight editions of the text that helped hundreds of thousands of accounting students throughout the world master intermediate.
Jim served as the Chair of the Accounting Department for nine years. He was instrumental in creating the Accounting Department Advisory Board, the Awards Banquet, and the Accounting & Information Systems major.
Jim received the 91短视频 Accounting Alumnus of the Year Award at the Accounting Scholarship and Awards Banquet on May 23, 2019.
Effective September 2024, Jim has the awarded title of 91短视频 Professor of Accounting, Emeritus.