College of Business, CSU, Chico
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Faculty & Staff
Steven J. Adams, PhD
- Professor of Accounting
Education
- BS, Business, Miami University
- MBA, University of Cincinnati
- PhD, Accounting, University of Cincinnati
Teaching/Research
Joining the Chico State faculty in 1982, Professor Adams has taught a variety of courses in accounting, with an emphasis on managerial accounting and cost management. Dr. Adams has served as interim dean, associate dean and department chair and is a certified management accountant (CMA) as well as a certified public accountant (CPA). Prior to becoming an academic he was a cost analyst for a Fortune 500 company and has consulted for firms in the electronics, retail, and equipment manufacturing industries. He has published in numerous journals in the areas of management control systems and accounting education and co-authored two management accounting text books. Dr. Adams received the joint American Accounting Association/Institute of Management Accountants 1997 James Bulloch Award for Innovations in Management Accounting Education. The Bulloch Award was for the California Car Company case contained in this book. He has also received the College of Business Outstanding Faculty Award, the College of Business Outstanding Research Award, and the MBA Outstanding Teacher Award.